Andrew Nethsingha, director of music at St. John’s College, University of Cambridge, is to be the next organist and master of choristers at Westminster Abbey—in effect the Abbey’s director of music. He succeeds James … » Read

The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has announced a new three-year labor agreement with its musicians and its eighth consecutive balanced budget. The agreement includes salary raises for the players each of the next three years, earmarks a … » Read

Michael Repper has added yet another podium to his collection, having just been named music director and conductor of the Mid-Atlantic Symphony Orchestra. The 31-year-old California native is also music director of the Ashland Symphony Orchestra, … » Read

Kate Kammeyer is the new executive director of the Berkeley (CA) Symphony succeeding Jim Tibbs, who is retiring after three years in the job. Kammeyer is the former senior VP and general manager of the Rochester Philharmonic, as well as its … » Read

LONDON (AP) — Peter Brook, a British theater and film director known for an influential and distinguished career which saw him garner worldwide acclaim, has died. He was 97. The two-time Tony Award winner, who had settled in France decades … » Read

Richard Taruskin, scholar, author, pedagogue, longtime faculty member of UC Berkeley, died Friday morning in an Oakland, CA, hospital at age 77. The cause was esophageal cancer. Author of the six-volume Oxford History of Western Music , among … » Read

The young conductor stepping in at the last moment to replace the ill maestro is the stuff of legends in the classical music world. One need look no further than Leonard Bernstein’s 1943 replacement of the ailing Bruno Walter for a prime … » Read

Carol Kehoe, executive director of Tafelmusik since 2018, is leaving the Toronto-based orchestra and choir to become director of marketing and communications for Symphony Nova Scotia after relocating to the province. Kehoe’s departure comes … » Read

A permanent position with a major orchestra is one of the most coveted jobs for a musician in America. “Vacancies are rare, and mobility is restricted. Every time there’s an opening for a principal position… it becomes big … » Read

The appointment of Cristian Macelaru as the artistic director of the George Enescu International Festival and Competition has finally been made official by the Romanian Minister of Culture. The next competition, the 18 th , is scheduled to start … » Read