The new film Chevalier , directed by Stephen Williams and written by Stefani Robinson, shines a light on Chevalier de Saint-Georges—born Joseph Bologne in Guadeloupe in 1745—who became a musical prodigy in the court of King Louis XVI … » Read

The Borodin Quartet, in existence since 1945, has selected a new first violinist in as Nikolai Sachenko, a former gold medalist at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in 1998. He succeeds the retiring Ruben Aharonian, with the quartet since … » Read

The Kronos Quartet’s membership has remained remarkably consistent since its founding in 1973--save for the cello. As of February, it will replace Sunny Yang with Brooklyn-based multi-genre composer/cellist Paul Wiancko, one of the many … » Read

Having essentially been dropped as artistic director of the Russian National Orchestra (RNO), the group he founded in 1990 with the support of the then-Soviet Union President Mikhail Gorbachev, Russian conductor/pianist/composer Mikhail Pletnev, … » Read

British conductor Matthew Halls is to succeed Santtu-Matias Rouvali as chief conductor and artistic director of Finland’s Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, as of fall 2023. Rouvali, now principal conductor of the London Philharmonic, will … » Read

Following his year-long stint as interim, Matthew Spivey has been named CEO of the San Francisco Symphony, an organization he joined in 2015 as director of artistic planning under now laureate Music Director Michael Tilson Thomas. He was made … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has announced the appointment of four new musicians as it begins the season. Marc Lachat is the new principal oboe, succeeding Ramon Ortega Quero, who left not long after he joined the orchestra in 2018. Lachat … » Read

The Ulster Orchestra has appointed Auveen Sands as its first female chief executive. She will assume the position, which has been held by Richard Wigley for more than six years, in October. Sands joined the orchestra as head of finance and … » Read

Carl St.Clair has announced his intention to step down as music director of California’s Pacific Symphony. The current plan is for him to make the move at the end of the 2023-24 season, marking the end of what will have been 34-year tenure. … » Read

Composer/clarinetist Derek Bermel is to step down as artistic director of the American Composers Orchestra (ACO) at the end of 2022, capping ten years in the position, plus a previous four as creative advisor. As his composer career continues to … » Read