American composer George Crumb, whose innovative, theatrically charged soundscapes explored a new kind of musical poetry, has died after a long and far-reaching career. He was 92. The Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award-winning artist died on … » Read

Claire Spencer, CEO of Arts Center Melbourne (ACM), is to become the first ever CEO of the Barbican Center, which claims to be the largest performing arts and conference center in Europe. She succeeds Nicholas Kenyon, who stepped down last … » Read

BERLIN (AP) — Germany's president on Tuesday bestowed the country's highest honor on British conductor Simon Rattle, the former head of the Berlin Philharmonic who is set to take a new job in Munich next year. President Frank-Walter … » Read

Ryan Wigglesworth has been selected to assume the position of chief conductor for the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (BBC SSO) as of September. He succeeds Thomas Dausgaard, in the post for six years, and recently departed from the Seattle … » Read

As musical life continues on the obstacle-ridden road to recovery, a number of orchestras have recently announced new players. The Pittsburgh Symphony will have two new violists as of next spring. Sean Juhl, who is currently working on his BM … » Read

Mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard, active on the world’s major opera stages and a Grammy-winning recording artist, is moving on to “the next stage of [her] career,” as she puts it, changing to Promethean Artists for worldwide general … » Read

Recent hires at the Banff Center for Arts and Creativity have filled three key leadership positions: Director of Indigenous Leadership, Dean of Arts and Leadership, and Director of Dance Training Programming. Simon Ross, a hereditary member of … » Read

American conductor John Axelrod arrived in Kyoto, Japan, from Switzerland in time for the requisite ten-day quarantine before his appearance on the podium of the City of Kyoto Symphony Orchestra, November 27 and 28. His next scheduled engagement, … » Read

As the Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s new president and CEO, Erik Rönmark is making some major changes. Having officially succeeded longtime chief Anne Parsons on December 20 (three months earlier than was originally anticipated), … » Read

George Crumb, a pioneering American composer who incorporated sounds of nature, theatricalism, and extended techniques within the confines of the western classical tradition, died at his home on Sunday in Media, PA. He was 92. His death was … » Read