In January the Baytown Symphony Orchestra (BSO) named Clarence Frank as the 50-year-old ensemble’s new music director. The first African American conductor in the orchestra’s—and perhaps the state’s -- history, Frank is a … » Read

Back in October, when Lio Kuokman stepped in for Jaap van Zweden to lead the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra’s season opener , the event somewhat evoked Leonard Bernstein’s legendary debut with the New York Philharmonic—with a … » Read

The Los Angeles based Colburn School, which has grown over the last 70 years from a community music school into a major conservatory, has announced that 26-year-old choreographer and former New York City Ballet dancer Silas Farley is to succeed … » Read

The Salzburg Festival will honor Riccardo Muti’s 80 th birthday this summer, as well as the 50 th anniversary of his Festival debut. “I’ve gone every year but one since I started in 1971,” he told Musical America when … » Read

James Darrah, artistic director of Omaha’s annual ONE Festival , is to take the same title with Long Beach Opera, another entity known for bold moves and experimentation. Darrah is well known in new opera circles, having directed the world … » Read

American conductor James Gaffigan is the newly named principal guest conductor of Norway’s Trondheim Symphony Orchestra and Opera with immediate effect through the end of next season. He succeeds Han-Na Chang, who was promoted to chief … » Read

For the first time, Russia has tapped a woman as music director of a major arts organization. She is Alevtina Ioffe, 41, taking the position at the Mikhailovsky Theater in St. Petersburg, effective immediately. She succeeds Alexander Vedernikov, … » Read

In an appointment that makes absolute sense on every level, Gail Samuel, longtime chief overseer of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and its assorted tentacles, the most lucrative of which is the Hollywood Bowl, is to be the new president and CEO of … » Read

Paul Ganson, Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) assistant principal bassoon from 1969 to 2004, died on January 2 of complications from a recent heart surgery. He was 79. "Paul’s extraordinary impact on the DSO cannot be overstated… as … » Read

John Kieser has been enlisted by the classical music streaming service Idagio as its “director of partnerships,” which will help open industry doors for the company and expand its reach beyond the 30,000 registered users it currently … » Read