Philippe Tondre and Katherine Needleman, principal oboists for the orchestras of Philadelphia and Baltimore, respectively, will succeed Richard Woodhams on the Curtis Institute faculty roster. Woodhams’ contract was not renewed this … » Read

Rachel Saltz, dance editor at The New York Times since 2015, is to add classical music to her purview. In the latter category, she succeeds Zachary Woolfe, who was  recently promoted from classical music editor to classical music critic, … » Read

BERLIN (AFP) –Conductor and pianist Daniel Barenboim, 79, has cancelled a series of concerts for health reasons for the second time in just over two months, Berlin's State Opera said on Thursday. Argentina-born Barenboim has been acclaimed … » Read

Susanna Mälkki’s seven-year-tenure as chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic has been so successful that it will take two conductors and a composer to fill her shoes when she leaves in summer of 2023. The Philharmonic has … » Read

L.A. Times classical music critic Mark Swed used a recent review of Theodore Braun’s documentary ¡Viva Maestro! as the occasion to debunk any notion that Gustavo Dudamel might be a candidate to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music … » Read

American soprano Renée Fleming has found a new use for her world-class breath-control: helping people suffering from long COVID. Last summer, the 63-year-old diva launched a new online initiative, “Healing Breath,” alongside … » Read

Countertenors—once rarities called upon for the occasional Baroque opera—suddenly seem to be everywhere. Polish virtuoso Jakub Józef Orlinski, who recently offered a well-received recital at Berkeley, sang a major role in the … » Read

Bernard Jacobson, a classical music critic and writer for more than six decades, died on Feb. 14, 2022, in Philadelphia. He was 85. Born in London in 1936 and educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford, he began his career in the Netherlands, … » Read

John Thiessen is to be the executive director of New York’s Gotham Early Music Scene (GEMS) starting in September. The former orchestra manager for Trinity Baroque, he will succeed Gene Murrow, founding executive director of GEMS. Murrow … » Read

The Anchorage Symphony Orchestra, which performs about a half-dozen classical concerts per season, has suspended its search for a music director to succeed Randall Craig Fleischer, who died suddenly in August 2020 after 21 years in the post. He … » Read