After 21 years as the chief classical music critic of The New York Times , Anthony Tommasini is about to retire. Before doing so, however, he has some things to get off his chest. He begins with an acknowledgement: “Of all the performing … » Read

American-born conductor/pianist Ira Levin is no longer the artistic director of the Theatro Municipal in Rio de Janeiro, a post he has held since August 2020, nor principal conductor of the theater’s symphony orchestra. The Theatro is the … » Read

Chamber music’s best known duo, David Finkel and Wu Han, will continue as co-artistic overseers of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) through the 2026-27 season, which, having started in 2004-05, makes them the 52-year-old … » Read

Swiss conductor Titus Engel , 46, is to succeed Baldur Brönnimann as chief conductor of the contemporary-music ensemble Basel Sinfonietta as of the 2023/24 season. Named Conductor of the Year in 2020 by Opernwelt magazine, he is known for … » Read

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra (SSO) has appointed Craig Whitehead as interim CEO, effective immediately, in the wake of  Emma Dunch’s resignation on Dec. 10. Whitehead has considerable experience at senior executive levels in the … » Read

In what she calls “a hit job of the highest order,” Emma Dunch has exited her post as chief executive of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Dunch, who once worked as an independent fund raiser in New York City, after a brief tenure with … » Read

Black activist and bass-baritone Derrell Acon has been named to the newly created position of VP of People Operations & Inclusion for Opera Philadelphia, a post supported by a Re:imagining Recovery grant from The Pew Center for Arts & … » Read

Jamie Hutchinson, sub-principal violin with the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra, and Beth Higham-Edwards, percussionist with the London Chamber Orchestra, will share this year’s Salomon Prize. Given jointly by The Royal Philharmonic Society … » Read

Francesco Giambrone, current intendant of Palermo's Teatro Massimo, is to take the same post with Rome's Teatro dell'Opera. Although his Massimo contract is due to expire next Spring, he may begin in Rome earlier than that—possibly in time … » Read

The Cardiff-based Streetwise Opera has named Martin Constantine as artistic director, beginning in January. His appointment results from an organizational overhaul that has combined two co-executive director positions into that of a CEO and … » Read