Beginning anew in a foreign country is never easy. For Mikhail Voskresensky, an 87-year-old Russian pianist, his decision to defect to the U.S. after his country invaded Ukraine set in motion a series of events—still underway—that … » Read

José Martinez, former director of the National Dance Company of Spain and Étoile dancer of the Ballet de l'Opéra de Paris, is to be the next director of the Paris Opera Ballet. He starts in December, succeeding Aurélie … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra has added another associate principal concertmaster to its ranks. She is Angela Wee, a recent Juilliard alumna currently teaching in the school’s pre-college program. At the Met she joins a top-drawer … » Read

Competing with nature’s own surround-sound orchestra, open-air performances aren’t the optimal context for a soloist to shine. But Zlatomir Fung kept me riveted at last summer’s Bravo! Vail Festival, eager not to miss a single … » Read

Singaporean conductor Kahchun Wong has signed with HarrisonParrott for general management. The 2016 winner of the Gustav Mahler Conducting Competition, he recently completed his final season as Nürnberger Symphoniker’s chief conductor … » Read

Fort Worth Opera will lose its third general director in recent years; Afton Battle, in the post since 2020, has resigned as of next month. She succeeded Tuomas Hiltunen, in the job two years , who succeeded Darren K. Woods, who was fired in … » Read

At the request of Matthias Schulz, who will become intendant and artistic director of the Zurich Opera House in the 2025-26 season, the organization has extended the contract of Gianandrea Noseda as general music director for an additional three … » Read

First impressions can make or break a relationship. For the Danish conductor Thomas Søndergård, his first rehearsal with the Minnesota Orchestra in December 2021 “was one of the best first impressions I’ve ever had of an … » Read

Carol Becker will step down as dean of Columbia University’s School of the Arts at the end of this academic year. The announcement came today in a letter from President Lee C. Bollinger. In the top job since 2007, she’ll remain on the … » Read

Intermusica Artist Management, now in its 40 th year, with offices in London, Munich, Vienna, and Berlin, has added two staff members to work with its growing roster. Nathan Morrison is the new associate director of the Vocal and Opera … » Read