German conductor Felix Mildenberger is to be the new principal guest conductor of the Filarmonica Teatro Regio in Turin. Winner of the 2018 Donatella Flick Competition, he has been assistant conductor of the London Symphony for the last three … » Read

The Raymond F. Kravis Center for the Performing Arts in Palm Beach has tapped Phillip Bergmann as artistic advisor for classical music. His responsibilities will include the “Regional Arts Classical Concert Series,” entering its 47 th … » Read

Acclaimed heldentenor Stuart Skelton is to be the new chairman of opera at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music as of January 3. He succeeds Marie-France Lefebvre, in the job two years; she plans to remain on the faculty as … » Read

Dutch percussionist Dominique Vleeshouwers (pictured) has signed with Maestro Arts, his cross-genre explorations apparently in sync with the ten-year-old agency’s varied roster of 40 artists, directors, performers, and choreographers. Last … » Read

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