As  previously reported, Riccardo Muti and the Vienna Philharmonic were to have officially reopened La Scala on May 11, the very day of the 75 th anniversary of the postwar reopening under Toscannini. When La Scala Music Director Riccardo … » Read

In his first music directorship, conductor Christian Reif takes the artistic helm of Minnesota’s Lakes Area Music Festival (LAMF), effective immediately. The festival, founded in 2009 and based in Brainerd, MN, runs July 30-August 22, an … » Read

Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen is to be the next music director of the KBS Symphony Orchestra in Seoul, the national radio symphony orchestra in Korea. He succeeds Yoel Levi, who left in 2019. Inkinen has signed a three-year commitment, … » Read

Apparently in no rush to find a new chief conductor after the demise of Daniele Gatti,  Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra has announced new relationships for 2020-21, including one with Pierre Audi as creative partner. A devout … » Read

A surprise announcement from Saxony’s Minister for Culture Barbara Klepsch indicates that the contract of Semperoper’s longtime Chief Conductor Christian Thielemann will not be renewed when it expires at the end of 2023-24. At the … » Read

RAVENNA, Italy - Riccardo Muti has once again reopened the Italian musical season in his adopted hometown of Ravenna after another—and if all goes well perhaps final — round of pandemic closures. With a purposeful nod and flick of his … » Read

The Juilliard School has named a top Curtis Institute academic as dean and director of its music division. David Serkin Ludwig—whose uncle was Peter Serkin and whose grandfather, pianist Rudolf Serkin, was director of Curtis from … » Read

Lou Magor, the first director of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) Chorus, died on April 11 of heart failure at 75 years of age. Although his tenure with the ensemble was less than a decade, he left a lasting impression as, in the words of SFS … » Read

Mexican-American conductor Robert Trevino is to be principal guest conductor of the RAI National Symphony Orchestra. Also known as “RAI Torino,” the group was formed in 1994 out of the combined RAI orchestras of Turin, Rome, … » Read

Martin (“Marty”) Bookspan, critic, broadcaster, producer, and all-‘round (non-singing) “voice of classical music” for outlets too numerous to name, died April 29 at his home in Aventura, FL. He was 94. A native of … » Read