German media are reporting that Eva Wagner-Pasquier, 76, great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner and former artistic director of the Bayreuth Festival with Katharina Wagner, is in a coma. She was apparently pulled out of the Isar River—a … » Read

Adam Krauthamer, president of New York Local 802 of the American Federation of Musicians (AFM), has announced he will not run for a second three-year term this fall. The 37-year-old, Curtis and Yale-educated French horn player ran a  … » Read

As an entire generation of baby-boomer arts leaders heads into retirement, the field continues to count on one, apparently ageless, stalwart to pass on the wisdom of hands-on experience. It is, of course, David Hyslop, whose symphony orchestra … » Read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Mikis Theodorakis, the beloved Greek composer whose rousing music and life of political defiance won acclaim abroad and inspired millions at home, died Thursday. He was 96. His death at his home in central Athens was … » Read

Four conductors will take part in the Los Angeles Philharmonic 2021-22 Dudamel Fellowship Program. The Fellows—François López-Ferrer, Chloé van Soeterstède, Camilo Téllez, and Enluis Montes … » Read

Joana Mallwitz, 34, is to be the next chief conductor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, succeeding Christoph Eschenbach, 81, as of the 2023-24 season and becoming the first woman to take the role. She recently announced her intention to exit as general … » Read

In a move that has left the Winston-Salem Symphony in the lurch on the eve of its 75 th- anniversary season, British conductor Timothy Redmond has resigned as music director. The news was announced by the orchestra on August 24; Redmond is … » Read

The Portland (OR) Opera has announced the exit of its longtime Music Director, George Manahan. The move appears to be immediate; he is not scheduled to conduct any of its three productions next season. Manahan, 69, also just left his post at the … » Read

BUDAPEST, Hungary -- At a free open-air concert in Budapest last week Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) Chief Conductor Iván Fischer removed his jacket to reveal a white dress shirt with a hole cut out of the sleeve. As he kept his … » Read

Li Xincao, chief conductor of the China National Symphony Orchestra (CNSO) since 2018 and its vice president since 2019, has been named the orchestra’s president by the Ministry of Culture & Tourism. He fills a post vacated by Zhang Yi … » Read