At the request of the musicians of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, Riccardo Muti has penned a letter, “To the Concerned Citizens and Supporters of the Arts,” on the letterhead of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he is music … » Read

Astral Artists, a by-audition management company specializing in emerging classical artists, has named Lourdes Starr-Demers as executive director, succeeding Julia Rubio, who left in October 2019 to join the Merakey Foundation. Founder Vera … » Read

Russian conductor Vasily Petrenko would seem to be the maestro of the hour, having just added a fourth key position to his CV. Today, the Russian Ministry of Culture named him artistic director of the State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia … » Read

Has the rarefied world of French ballet come under the sway of American-style cancel culture? The new director of Paris Opera, home also to France's top ballet company, has been accused of political correctness gone mad for appearing to suggest … » Read

Despite a first season interrupted by the pandemic, Fabio Luisi has renewed his contract as music director of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra for five years, bringing him through 2028-29. Apparently cleared after testing positive for COV-19 last … » Read

Michael Stern, music director of the Kansas City Symphony and the Stamford (CT) Symphony, is to be the new music director of the Colorado-based National Repertory Orchestra (NRO). He succeeds Carl Topilow, in the job for 42 years. Topilow will … » Read

LONDON (AP) — Simon Rattle is set to leave his job as music director at the London Symphony Orchestra to lead the Munich-based Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2023, the two organizations said Monday. He will retain a role with the LSO … » Read

Simon Rattle’s  decision to exit the London Symphony for the Bavarian Radio Symphony in 2023 after what will have been six years—when he was in Birmingham for 18 and Berlin for 16—has hit Britain hard. The general consensus … » Read

Helgi Tomasson, artistic director and principal choreographer of San Francisco Ballet (SFB) since 1985, has announced his intention to step aside by June 2022. "Despite or perhaps because of the year we all lived through together, the Company has … » Read

After nearly a year’s absence, Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) Music Director Andris Nelsons is returning to the Symphony Hall podium this month to lead a series of recordings to be released on consecutive Thursdays in February on BSO NOW, … » Read