The Teatro dell'Opera di Roma twinned the announcement of its summer program with the news that as of March 10, 2026, Alessandro Galoppini is the company’s new artistic director. He comes to Rome from Milan, where he has been casting … » Read

After a three-year search, the Phoenix Symphony has tapped Paolo Bortolameolli as the 12 th music director in its nearly 80-year history. The Chilean-Italian will serve as designate next season and assume the role in full in 2027–28 season, … » Read

In 2019, pianist Jeffrey Biegel began thinking about two major anniversaries on the horizon: The Centennial of George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue in February 2024 and the Semiquincentennial of the United States in July 2026. He approached … » Read

Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ruled on March 6 that the appointment of Kari Lake as acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Voice of America’s (VOA) oversight agency, was invalid. … » Read

An international search has recruited the British director and festival leader Amy Lane as the new director of opera for Opera Australia as of September 2026. Lane arrives Down Under after seven years as artistic director of the Copenhagen Opera … » Read

The Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) has appointed Chad Hoopes [pictured] and Igor Pikayzen as associate professors of violin, and Sheila Browne as professor of viola; all begin their tenure as of the fall. Hoopes, an alumnus of CIM’s … » Read

The news that the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) would  not renew Music Director Andris Nelsons’ s contract at the end of the 2026-27 season came suddenly and without sentiment. It arrived while Nelsons was touring with the Vienna … » Read

Bernard Rands, the British-born composer of nearly 100 works, died in Chicago on March 4, 2026, at the age of 92. A native of Sheffield in northern England, he studied composition first in Wales before moving to Italy. There he became a student … » Read

On March 4 the Sphinx Organization announced the recipients of the 2026 Sphinx Medals of Excellence: violinist Nathan Amaral, percussionist Josh Jones, and conductor Na'Zir McFadden. The organization’s highest honor recognizes early-career … » Read

Thor Steingraber, executive and artistic director of Los Angeles’ Younes and Soraya Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts, is to succeed 15-year veteran Gary Dunning as president and CEO of Vivo Performing Arts (formerly Celebrity Series … » Read