Anna Netrebko, for many years a fixture at the Metropolitan Opera, and Peter Gelb, the house’s general manger, have been taking public swipes at one another ever since the  Met parted ways with the soprano last spring over her refusal … » Read

As of today, Graham Parker moves from being interim executive director of the Louisville Orchestra to the position of chief executive. The former president of Decca Records U.S. at Universal Music Group, in which capacity he connected with Teddy … » Read

It is hard to imagine a more interesting double life than that of Daniel Harding, one of the world’s most in-demand conductors when he is not in the cockpit of an Air France Airbus. “One of the things I say about my double … » Read

Two conservatories recently announced high-profile additions to their piano faculties. Awadagin Pratt joins the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as professor of piano in July and will accept students into his studio as of the fall. Currently … » Read

On Dec. 1, Terry D. Loftis will join the Dallas Symphony as chief advancement and revenue officer, reporting directly to President and CEO Kim Noltemy. The position is a new one and oversees fundraising, volunteer cultivation, corporate … » Read

Just on the heels of its hugely successful U.S. tour, the first in 24 years, the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has indicated that longtime Chief Executive Stephen Maddock is to exit after 23 years to become principal of the Royal … » Read

Similar to Stephen Maddock’s  decision to exit the artistic directorship of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra just after its successful Carnegie Hall visit, so has Arthur Nestrovski resigned as artistic director of the … » Read

Conventional wisdom has long held that certain works in the canon are best played and recorded only by performers with years of experience. Beethoven’s Piano Sonata No. 29, Hammerklavier , for instance, is not the province of the young. … » Read

Hannu Lintu, just into his second season as principal conductor of the Finnish National Opera , is to be music director of Lisbon’s Gulbenkian Orchestra as of September 2023, with 2024-25 designated as his first full season.  The … » Read

PRAGUE (AP)— Czech conductor Libor Pešek, best known for leading the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic for a decade, died on Oct. 23. He was 89. His death was reported Jan Hasenöhrl, director of the Czech National Symphony Orchestra … » Read