Gerry Cornelius, principal guest conductor of the English National Ballet, is to be the new music director of the English Touring Opera, with immediate effect. He succeeds Michael Rosewell who stepped down at the close of 2018 after 14 years, … » Read

Oper Köln has hired Dutch cultural manager Hein Mulders, onetime artistic director of the Nederlandse Opera, current intendant of the Aalto - Musiktheater in Essen (Germany), as its new artistic director, effective in 2022-23. He succeeds … » Read

Alison Friedman, current artistic director of performing arts for Hong Kong’s West Kowloon Cultural District Authority, is returning Stateside for reasons personal and political; she has been hired as executive and artistic director of … » Read

Netherlands’s Delft Chamber Music Festival has new artistic leadership in the wings. The festival, which runs July 22 to August 1 in Delft historic locales, has been programmed jointly by the outgoing artistic director, violinist Liza … » Read

Tomáš Netopil,  general music   director of the Aalto Musiktheater and Philharmonie Essen, has joined the HarrisonParrott roster for worldwide management. He was formerly with IMG Artists. The principal guest conductor of … » Read

Tokyo’s NHK Symphony Orchestra has announced Fabio Luisi as its new chief conductor, beginning his three-year contract in Sept. 2022. He has appeared frequently with the ensemble since his debut in 2001. He will succeed Paavo Järvi, in … » Read

Marc Baylin, who  announced his decision to wind down Baylin Artists Management last year just one month before the pandemic struck, has been hired as artistic advisor and programming consultant by the Annenberg Center for the Performing … » Read

At a moment when many artists, conductors, and other leaders in the classical music universe are taking strong stands on contemporary social and political issues—from #BlackLivesMatter to #MeToo to any number of global hot spots—one … » Read

Patrick Castillo, who describes himself as “a composer, performer, writer, and educator,” has been hired by the New York Philharmonic as VP of artistic planning. He has been consulting for the orchestra under his predecessor, Isaac … » Read

The death of Lois Kirschenbaum on March 27 deprived the Metropolitan Opera of one of its most devoted fans. Beginning in the late 1950s, she became a regular fixture, usually watching the onstage drama from the upper balcony through oversized … » Read