In an internal evaluation of Juilliard President Damian Woetzel, 43 out of 49 faculty and staff members responded with negative comments. Key criticisms were that Woetzel, a former dancer appointed president in 2017, focused on performance … » Read

Yesterday, it was reported that Trinity Wall Street Church Music Director Julian Wachner had been placed on leave as of March 1 , pending investigation into abuse claims against him by a former Juilliard employee. By the end of the day of those … » Read

In the aftermath of Valery Gergiev’s dismissal as head of the Munich Philharmonic, the municipal cultural adviser Anton Biebl is defending the German city’s seven-year relationship with the Russian conductor. Insisting that “we … » Read

Trinity Wall Street has placed Julian Wachner, its highly regarded director of music, on leave while it investigates an allegation of an eight-year-old incident of sexual misconduct against him. The alleged wrongdoing took place at a 2014 … » Read

Patrick Chamberlain, VP of artistic planning at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next VP of artistic administration for the Aspen Music Festival and School. He succeeds Asadour Santourian , newly named as VP of the Boston Symphony’s … » Read

Violinist Aubree Oliverson, 23 [pictured], has signed with Askonas Holt. The Colburn School grad won the 2021 Special Prize of Merit for violin at last summer’s Verbier Festival.  Recent engagements include opening the 21/22 Louisiana … » Read

After two seasons of auditioning guest conductors, the Williamsburg Symphony has named Michael Butterman to be its music director as of next fall. The orchestra reported 194 applicants for the job and 7,000 hours of review by the search … » Read

Bernard Labadie has renewed his contract as principal conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s through the 2024-25 season—OSL’s 50 th -anniversary—making him the orchestra's longest-tenured conductor to date. Currently in … » Read

Between March 6 and 12, 72 pianists are gathering in Fort Worth for screening auditions for the 2022 Cliburn International Piano Competition. Thirty-two of the contestants will return to Texas in June for further rounds, with six chosen to … » Read

When Ivan Velikanov, a rising star in the world of conducting, took the stage before a performance of The Marriage of Figaro in Nizhny Novgorod on Feb. 25, the day after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, and made a short plea for peace, he may not … » Read