BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Two years after the debut of the Bayreuth Festival’s first female conductor, Nathalie Stutzmann became the second to lead a Wagner opera in the Festpielhaus’s famous covered pit. The 58-year-old former … » Read

Isaac Thompson, Managing Director of the New York Philharmonic, is to be the next President and CEO of the Oregon Symphony, moving from No. 2 at the former to No. 1 in Oregon. He starts in October. In New York, Thompson was the first top hire in … » Read

Peter Otto, longtime first associate concertmaster of the Cleveland Orchestra and acting concertmaster from 2018-2022, is to be the new concertmaster of the Nashville Symphony as of January, 2024. He succeeds Jun Iwasaki, who assumed the same job … » Read

In a classic example of understatement, Felix Klieser, born without arms, calls his becoming a French horn player “a little miracle.” But his characterization has little to do with his physical condition. Instead, it tracks his need … » Read

New Jersey’s Symphony in C, which identifies as a “training orchestra,” has a new music director who arrived earlier this month. She is Israeli-born conductor Noam Aviel, the first to hold the position since Stillian Kirov … » Read

The Music Teachers National Association (MTNA), defined as the oldest professional organization of independent and collegiate music teachers (est. 1876), will soon see its Executive Director and CEO of three decades make his exit. Gary Ingle has … » Read

Patrick Quigley is Ryan Brown's hand-picked successor as artistic director of Opera Lafayette. Brown, the company's founder, plans to step down at the close of the company's 30th-anniversary season in 2025. Quigley is founder and artistic … » Read

After less than three years, Erica Muhl , hired with considerable fanfare as president of Berklee College of Music in October 2020, is gone. In a concise email to staff and faculty, Board Chairman Martin Mannion noted, “While we are unable … » Read

Earlier this week, the Philadelphia Orchestra announced the  cancellation of a planned four-concert tour of California in March of 2024, citing "unforseen circumstances."  Nathalie Stutzmann, the orchestra’s principal guest … » Read

“I never wanted to play trombone,” declared Hillary Simms, the new trombonist of the American Brass Quintet. “I wanted to play trumpet because I loved the solo in the middle of Nat King Cole’s song … » Read