SFJAZZ has appointed Terence Blanchard to the newly created position of executive artistic director. The seven-time Grammy Winner and two-time Academy Award Nominee will oversee the organization’s artistic programming and creative … » Read

After a five-month investigation, The Juilliard School has fired Robert Beaser, 69, a noted composer and chair of the composition department from 1994 to 2018. Independent investigators found “credible evidence,” the school said, that … » Read

Timothy Myers will move from the role of principal conductor and artistic director of the Austin Opera to that of music director, effective next season. He has been at the artistic helm in one capacity or another since 2018, when his predecessor, … » Read

As Thierry Fischer conducts his final concerts as music director of the Utah Symphony, and moves to the post of emeritus, he has appointed Matthew Straw [pictured] as assistant conductor, starting next season. A two-time Solti Career Career … » Read

Anna Thorvaldsdottir is one of the hottest commodities in today’s classical music world. The Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra are just some of the major … » Read

The Los Angeles–based experimental opera producer  The Industry has selected Tim Griffin as its next executive director. He succeeds Cordelia Istel, who has served in an interim capacity. A former editor-in-chief of Artforum and … » Read

The Vienna Symphony has named Czech conductor Petr Popelka to be its chief conductor, starting next season in the position of designate and taking over in full as of 2024-25. He succeeds Andrés Orozco-Estrada, whose exit, officials are … » Read

The Apollo, the iconic Harlem performing arts center dedicated to Black arts and culture, has tapped Michelle Ebanks as its next president and CEO. Recently in the same position with Essence Communications, she succeeds Jonelle Procope, whose … » Read

K. James (Kevin) McDowell is to retire as president and artistic director of the Academy of Vocal Arts, having transformed the near 90-year-old Philadelphia-based school during a remarkable, 37-year tenure. “His positive impact on the … » Read

SAN FRAISCO (AP)—Part fairy tale, part psychodrama, Richard Strauss’s Die Frau Ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) calls for three big-voiced sopranos who can do justice to a long and difficult score. That’s one reason … » Read