What do you do after you have just finished playing one of the longest piano pieces in existence—Eric Satie’s Vexations ? If you’re Igor Levit, you sleep for a few hours and then get together with friends to search out even … » Read

French violinist and conductor Renaud Capuçon is to succeed Joshua Weilerstein as artistic director of the Orchestre de Chamber Lausann e (OCL) as of the 2021-22 season. His most recent collaboration with the orchestra, last March to an … » Read

Jane Moss, artistic director of the presenting arm of Lincoln Center—which includes Mostly Mozart, Great Performers, the White Light Festival, and more—will step down from her post on August 1. She has no immediate plans, other than … » Read

Joel Revzen, staff conductor for the Metropolitan Opera, died on May 25, from complications from the coronavirus. He was 74. He made his Met conducting debut in 2017, with Eugene Onegin starring Anna Netrebko and Peter Mattei. “As an … » Read

American bass John Macurdy, a stalwart at the Metropolitan Opera for nearly 40 years, died at 91 on May 7. The Detroit native stepped onto the Met’s stage 1,001 times to sing 62 different roles, from his 1962 debut in Verdi’s Un Ballo … » Read

MILAN--During the opening performance of Ricciardo e Zoraide at the 2017 Rossini Opera Festival in Pisaro, tenor Xabier Anduaga turned a few heads, including this one. Opening the duet "S'ella mi é ognor Fedele," Juan Diego Flórez … » Read

Lisa Richards Toney, a self-described consultant in arts management and DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion), is to be the new president and CEO of the Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP), effective July 1. She succeeds Mario … » Read

Finland’s Lahti Symphony Orchestra has announced Dalia Stasevska as successor to Dima Slobodeniouk in the role of chief conductor with the start of the 2021/22 season. The 36-year-old Ukrainian-born conductor’s three-year contract … » Read

Brian Cole, interim chancellor of the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) since August of 2019, has been appointed to the position permanently. The news was announced by the 17-campus UNC System’s Interim President Bill … » Read

In a move described locally as largely political, Austria’s Culture Minister has resigned under pressure from festivals and orchestras to let them re-open, especially since shops and some museums have been permitted to do so. The government … » Read