Klaus Mäkelä, at age 24 already the chief conductor and artistic advisor of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (as of August 1) and principal guest conductor of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, has just added another position to his … » Read

British conductor Alpesh Chauhan comes to the Birmingham Opera Company as music director as of July 1. He joins Artistic Director Graham Vick at the helm. Chauhan, a native of Birmingham, made his U.K. opera debut in 2019 with the company, … » Read

A highly conservative Trump supporter has been confirmed by the Senate to take over the heretofore independent media source Voice of America. Yesterday, Michael Pack, a filmmaker, was named to the post, prompting the immediate resignation of VOA … » Read

Sir Lucian Grainge, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer of Universal Music Group, has tapped Rebecca Allen to become president of renowned British record label EMI, now rebranded from Virgin EMI; Virgin will fall under the EMI umbrella. … » Read

Jaap van Zweden has extended his contract with the Hong Kong Philharmonic through the end of the 2023/24 season. He will have been the orchestra’s music director for 12 years and will thereafter take the title of laureate. Van Zweden is … » Read

PARIS--Stéphane Lissner  pronounced late last week that the Paris Opera was “on its knees,” and that he would leave early as general director such that his successor, Alexander Neef, current head of the Canadian Opera … » Read

Australian conductor Nicholas Carter [pictured], chief conductor of the Stadttheater Klagenfurt and the Kärntner Sinfonieorchester, is to be the new director of the Konzert Theater Bern starting in the 2021/22 season, as well as the chief … » Read

Venezuelan conductor Domingo Hindoyan, an early graduate of the El Sistema program, is to be the new chief conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra (RLPO) as of 2021. He arrives as Vasily Petrenko exits his 15-year tenure to become … » Read

The Cambridge-based Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) has named a successor to Alexander Van Ingen as chief executive, effective September 1. He is John McMunn, current general manager of the London period instrument and choral ensemble Gabrieli. As … » Read

Cellist André Emelianoff died on May 30 after a decade-long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy. He was 78. A prominent international soloist and new-music proponent, he was a 30-year member of the Naumburg Award-winning DaCapo … » Read