In addition to movement within the extant ensemble, the Minnesota Orchestra has named a number of new musicians, several of them replacing retirees. Among principals, Katherine Siochi, principal harp of the Kansas City Symphony, will arrive in … » Read

Details are hard to ascertain, but Kirill Petrenko, famed chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic, has had a “serious foot injury” that required surgery and so has been advised by medics to “reduce his workload.” The … » Read

English National Ballet has named Aaron S. Watkin to succeed Tamara Mojo as artistic director of the company. Mojo exits to  take over the San Francisco Ballet in the fall; Watkin arrives after 16 years with the Semperoper Ballett Dresden, … » Read

Canada’s Pacific Opera Victoria has announced the departure of its Founding Artistic Director Timothy Vernon after 43 years in the job. He plans plans to remain closely involved, however, finishing out his five-year contract through June of … » Read

Brian Wendel (pictured) former principal trombone of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (VSO), inaugural member of Carnegie Hall’s 2013 National Youth Orchestra USA, and competition winner extraordinaire, is the new principal trombone of the … » Read

At 86, Zubin Mehta is a reminder of the largely bygone era when a conductor ruled his orchestra with an iron fist and felt free to strike terror in the hearts of musicians during rehearsals. But in a conversation with Ivan Hewett, chief classical … » Read

BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) — Opera star Plácido Domingo’s name has appeared in an investigation of a sect-like organization in Argentina that also had U.S. offices and whose leaders have been charged with crimes, including … » Read

Ukraine-born conductor Valentin Uryupin, onetime winner of the triennial Mahler Conducting Competition, has resigned as chief conductor of the Moscow New Opera Theater Kolobov. Russian media report the reason as being his public condemnation of … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will be losing historic musical memory on August 21, when assistant principal oboe Michael Henoch and bassoonist Dennis Michel play their final concert at Ravinia. Both are retiring, Henoch after 50 years, Michel … » Read

Argentine prosecutors have linked Plácido Domingo, 81, to a Buenos Aires criminal front for sex trafficking, including of minors, and other crimes. Fifty police raids against the Buenos Aires Yoga School have led to 19 arrests. A wiretap … » Read