The Detroit Symphony has appointed Robyn Bollinger, noted free-lance and former member of the Boston-based chamber group A Far Cry, to be its next concertmaster. After a successful audition in February, Bollinger sat in with the DSO for two weeks … » Read

Competition winners rarely elicit the kind of excitement these days that once attended the reception of legends like Vladimir Ashkenazy, Martha Argerich, or Van Cliburn. Often members of the merely “loud and fast” … » Read

Jonathan Heyward will not join the Baltimore Symphony as its new music director until the fall of 2023, but he is already introducing himself to the city. At a recent meeting with reporters, he shared information about his background and … » Read

The Louisville Orchestra’s initial “Creators Corps” is a racially- and gender-balanced trio of composer/performers, each of whom has a reputation for stretching musical boundaries and reaching beyond them into society. Funded … » Read

The Boston-based New England Philharmonic , a 45-year-old all-volunteer ensemble specializing in contemporary music, has spent the past season auditioning candidates to succeed longtime music director Richard Pittman, now emeritus. Its choice … » Read

On July 22, Austrian conductor Stefan Soltesz, age 73, collapsed on the podium during a performance of R. Strauss’s opera The Silent Woman at the Bavarian State Opera in Munich and died hours later at the hospital. “We are losing a … » Read

Jonathon Heyward, chief conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, former Dudamel Fellow, is to be the next music director of the Baltimore Symphony, the orchestra announced today. He will serve as music director designate next season and … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has welcomed three new violinists, a cellist, an assistant librarian, and two clarinetists to its ranks. The position of concertmaster remains open, longtime principal  Malcolm Lowe having stepped down in … » Read

Beth Morrison Projects has added several new members to its artistic board including bass Morris Robinson [pictured], a not-uncommon presence at the Metropolitan Opera, among other houses, and current artistic advisor to the Cincinnati Opera, and … » Read

Ontario Arts Council, responsible for funding the likes of the Canadian Opera Company, the Toronto Symphony, Tafelmusik, plus the region’s numerous lower profile outfits, has hired Michael Murray as its new CEO, starting August 29. Murray … » Read