As if the COVID outbreaks in the Tokyo Olympic Village were not bad enough, now the Japanese composer Keigo Oyamada has resigned from the creative team for the opening ceremony of the Games. Oyamada, 52, admitted to having bullied children with … » Read

A Spanish provincial government has barred its regional orchestra from accompanying veteran tenor-turned baritone Plácido Domingo at a music festival in September citing the singer’s alleged history of sexual misconduct. The … » Read

Sir Graham Vick, the English opera director and visionary founder of Birmingham Opera Company, has died at the age of 67. The Company announced his death on Twitter: “We are devastated to announce that today 17 July 2021 Sir Graham Vick, … » Read

BERLIN (AFP)--Esther Bejarano, one of the last survivors of the women's orchestra at Auschwitz, has died at the age of 96, the head of the Anne Frank Education Center said on Twitter last Saturday. Bejarano, who played the accordion in the … » Read

The Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia has named Jakub Hruša , 39, as principal guest conductor as of next fall. The agreement calls for him to open and close next season’s concerts and, in subsequent years, … » Read

In what a spokesperson has described as a “recent” decision, the San Francisco Symphony announced today that its CEO of four years, Mark C. Hanson, will step down on Aug. 31. No reason has been given. In a written statement, Hanson … » Read

The Houston Symphony has announced its next music director as Slovakian conductor Juraj Valcuha, music director of the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy, and first guest conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. He starts as of fall 2022, … » Read

The American Pianists Association (APA) has named Peter Mraz, former VP of the Arts Consulting Group (ACG), to succeed Dr. Joel Harrison, who announced last September that he would step down in June of 2021. Harrison, with the APA for 20 years, … » Read

In line with recent pandemic and post-pandemic trends among arts organizations, the Spoleto Festival has appointed its first person of color to its top job. Mena Mark Hanna is to be its general director as of next October, succeeding Nigel … » Read

The widow of Christopher Larkin, who for almost 36 years played horn for the BBC Symphony Orchestra at its Maida Vale studios in London, is suing the BBC, citing the studio’s asbestos-riddled environment as the cause of his death from … » Read