The chairman of Live Nation NYC, Ron Delsener, has said he will retire after six decades in the concert promotion business, stretching in eras from the Beatles through Sprinsteen, David Bowie to Quincy Jones.  He is 86. Delsener has for … » Read

The Bach Choir of Bethlehem, at 125 years said to be the oldest of its kind in the country, has a new artistic director and conductor in Christopher Jackson. He succeeds Greg Funfgeld, who retired in June after 39 seasons in the job. Jackson is … » Read

Stanford Thompson has announced that after 13 years at the helm, he will step down as executive director of Play On Philly (POP) at the end of the current school year. He is leaving, he writes in a letter to the POP community, “to continue … » Read

In a host of recent faculty appointments comes new that percussionist Ji Su Jung has joined the timpani and percussion faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music . Witnessed in action performing Kevin Puts’s 1997 Marimba Concerto at the 2021 … » Read

Both the opera and ballet of the Finish National Opera are getting new artistic directors. Javier Torres López arrived at the National Ballet in that capacity on August 1, 2022, and Thomas de Mallet Burgess is slated to succeed Lilli … » Read

STOCKHOLM— Russian conductor Valery Gergiev has been expelled from his position as a foreign member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music for his reluctance to condemn Russian invasion of Ukraine, the academy said Thursday. The academy, … » Read

The Association of British Orchestras (ABO) has tapped Judith Webster as its new chief executive, beginning Nov. 14. She succeeds Mark Pemberton, who  stepped down on Sept. 30 after 15 years in post. The ABO serves the U.K.’s … » Read

The Brooklyn Academy of Music has chosen American bass-baritone Davóne Tines as its first artist-in-residence in more than a decade. Starting on Jan. 1, 2023, his residency will offer him ready access to BAM’s archives and resources … » Read

Violinist Colin Jacobsen, co-founder of the Knights and Brooklyn Rider, is to succeed Anne-Marie McDermott as artistic director of the Santa Fe Pro Musica. McDermott quit in March, citing disagreement with the direction of the group as … » Read

NEW YORK — It’s been quite a year for conductor Keri-Lynn Wilson, forming an orchestra from scratch, leading it on a 12-city tour, and then as soon as it disbanded going straight to the Metropolitan Opera to prepare for an … » Read