Susan Jaffe, for 22 years a principal dancer with the American Ballet Theater, has been named to succeed Kevin McKenzie as the company’s artistic director. Jaffe, most recently in the same post with the Pittsburgh Ballet Theater, starts at … » Read

Jeremy Frank is to be the next chorus director of the LA Opera Chorus, stepping into the role long held by Grant Gershon, who announced last fall that he would be making his exit at the end of the season. The transition should be painless, since … » Read

Yu-an Chang , a former assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony, is the new principal conductor of the Taipei Chinese Orchestra (TCO) with immediate effect. He succeeds Qu Chun Quan, who left at the end of last season after eight years in the … » Read

Jonathan Bailey Holland, recent chair of composition, contemporary music and core studies at Boston Conservatory at Berklee, has been appointed as head of the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, as of August 1. He succeeds Denis Colwell, … » Read

Pianist Orli Shaham has joined Colbert Artists for representation as a soloist and chamber musician. Shaham is on the Juilliard college and pre-college piano and chamber-music faculties. She is also co-host of NPR’s From the Top , and is … » Read

Any Russian director or producer who speaks out against their country’s invasion of Ukraine can almost be guaranteed of the cancellation of their upcoming projects. This week alone Moscow’s Bolshoi Theater, without explanation, … » Read

Yarmila Alfonzetti [pictured] is to take over as chief executive of the Queensland Symphony as of July 11. She succeeds board member Valmay Hill, who has been serving as executive director since Craig Whitehead exited in 2021 to take over at the … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra’s artistic staff has undergone a reorganization, prompted by the  departure of Mark Williams as chief artistic and operations officer. Williams is now CEO of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. As a result, … » Read

James O’Donnell, an internationally recognized concert organist, choral conductor, and liturgical musician, is joining the faculty of the Yale Institute of Sacred Music and the Yale School of Music in January 2023. He succeeds Thomas Murray … » Read

In a sudden an unexpected move, Elisa Citterio resigned her post as music director of Toronto’s acclaimed Baroque ensemble Tafelmusik. The Italian violinist’s departure was reported on April 25, one day prior to the group’s … » Read