Amanda Quist, recent director of choral studies at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, is to be director of choral activities at the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music at Western Michigan University as of the fall. She succeeds … » Read

The Jacksonville (FL) Symphony, which next season marks its 75 th anniversary, has appointed Nathaniel Efthimiou as its assistant conductor and director of the Jacksonville Symphony Youth Orchestras (JSYO). He succeeds Grant O’Brien and … » Read

Iván Fischer, music director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO), is the new music director of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), immediately succeeding Vasily Petrenko, who held the post for a decade. Among his first duties … » Read

A diagnosis of Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive form of brain cancer, last month has forced Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses to immediately step down from his concert and teaching engagements. He is currently receiving palliative care at … » Read

One year into his tenure as president and CEO of the New York Phiharmonic, Gary Ginstling has tendered his resignation. “The New York Philharmonic is an extraordinary institution, and it has been an honor to be a part of it," reads his … » Read

Classical guitarist Gary Ryan , a onetime BBC Young Musician of the Year who evolved into an international soloist, is the new head of strings at the Royal College of Music (RCM), where he has served on the faculty since 1996. He succeeds Mark … » Read

On July 7, Jeff Davis performed his last concert as the carillonist for the Berkeley campus of the University of California. A 40-year member of the music department, he had played the system of 61 bells that ring out from Sather … » Read

Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orlinski is set to debut at the BBC Proms later this month and will move on to an August concert at the Edinburgh International Festival and a September date at Wigmore Hall, the same month he releases his … » Read

Arizona Opera President and General Director Joseph Specter has announced his decision to step down at the end of next season, when his contract expires. He’s been in the job since 2016 and plans to seek new opportunities. He leaves as a … » Read

Elim Chan will never know if her rendition of Tchaikovsky’s Fifth Symphony with the Los Angeles Philharmonic in April 2023 was so moving that it led to a “full body orgasm” by one concert-goer. But, she reassures a reporter for … » Read