Seattle Opera has announced two new appointments starting this month. Marissa Betz-Zall becomes the company’s new chief financial officer (CFO), with Angela Gist as chief operations officer (COO). The new appointees take over from Jane … » Read

Marc J. Aubort, a legendary sound engineer and classical recording producer, has died. He passed away on March 19 at his home in Connecticut at the age 93. Over a long and productive career, he worked on well over 1000 albums, many of them with … » Read

Pentatone has announced an ongoing recording project with American conductor Karina Canellakis. The Dutch boutique label has launched what it describes as a long-term, multi-album partnership with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra … » Read

The Borlotti Buitoni Trust has announced that Filippo Gorini will be the recipient of its biennial Franco Buitoni Award. The young Italian pianist receives £25,000 (approximately $30,000) in recognition of his farsighted “Sonata for … » Read

German violinist José Maria Blumenschein is to be Mahler Chamber Orchestra ’s (MCO) new co-concertmaster, the orchestra’s first, sharing duties with Matthew Truscott. The Brazilian-born player arrives from the WDR Radio … » Read

Tenor Martin Luther Clark [pictured], who recently originated the role of CF in Lyric Opera of Chicago’s  The Factotum , has signed with Sempre Artists, his first management firm. Currently in his final year in the company’s Ryan … » Read

Despite a career that continues to take Zubin Mehta to podiums around the world, Los Angeles has been home for the 86-year-old maestro since his 16 seasons as music director of the L.A. Philharmonic from 1962 to 1978. Like the current occupant of … » Read

Robert van Leer, most recently VP of artistic planning at the Kennedy Center, is to be the new executive director and CEO of California’s Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performng Arts as of April 1. He succeeds Rachel Fine, who left in … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—Daniele Rustioni was a 10-year-old in the La Scala children’s chorus when he saw Riccardo Muti for the first time. “I want to be him,” Rustioni recalled thinking. “I was very — how can say? … » Read

British conductor Kenneth Montgomery died on March 6 at age 80. Among his many music directorships: the Bournemouth Sinfonietta, Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Opera Northern Ireland, the Ulster Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Symphony, and the Dutch … » Read