NEW YORK (AP) — The former Librarian of Congress abruptly fired by President Donald Trump has been hired by the country’s largest philanthropic supporter of the arts. The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation exclusively told The Associated … » Read

At the close of the Seattle Symphony’s 2024/2025 season, Zartouhi (Zart) Dombourian-Eby will retire after 43 years on flute and piccolo.. Her tenure has been marked by her leadership both on and off the stage. She served on the committee … » Read

As of July 1, Jason Geary became provost and executive vice chancellor for academic affairs at Rutgers University-New Brunswick. A highly respected musicologist and veteran university administrator, Geary has been dean of Mason Gross School of … » Read

The board of Wexford Festival Trust has appointed Suzanne Nance as its new executive director as of January 1, 2026. She succeeds Loughlin Deegan, who has served in an interim capacity since Randall Shannon’s four-year contract as executive … » Read

Opera in the Heights (OH!), the Houston-based regional opera company, has appointed Kathryn Frady as its interim general director, with immediate effect. She succeeds Eiki Isomura, who will continue as the company’s music director. A native … » Read

The Birmingham (UK) Opera Company has named Seb Lovell-Huckle as its new general manager. He joins the company after previous service as CEO of the English Symphony Orchestra, executive director of Birmingham Contemporary Music Group, and … » Read

Graduating from the ultra-selective Curtis Institute of Music is an achievement in and of itself. But Oliver Talukder [tah-LOOK-der], 23, has become a legend even in Curtis’s hallowed halls. During the school’s annual holiday skit … » Read

The Juilliard String Quartet (JSQ) has appointed Chinese-German artist Leonard Fu, 27, as its new second violin. He succeeds Ronald Copes, who steps down after 28 years and will remain a member of the Juilliard violin faculty. Copes played his … » Read

Beginning in September of 2028, Jakub Hruša will become the Czech Philharmonic’s chief conductor and music director. Although the Czech conductor’s initial contract is for five years, both parties assume the appointment heralds … » Read

David Finckel and Wu Han will hand their joint artistic directorship of Music@Menlo to another husband-and-wife, cellist-pianist duo: Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park, frequent M@M guests, will take over with the 2027 season , the … » Read