When Lois Kirschenbaum died late last month, she left a mountain of opera memorabilia gathered over a half century spent frequenting the stage door at the Metropolitan Opera and other New York concert halls. “It’s a musical time … » Read

Peter Kjome, no doubt exhausted after what will have been five years of  wrestling with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra’s pre-pandemic near demise, will step down when his contract as president and CEO ends in January 2022. He exits … » Read

Christa Ludwig, a renowned interpreter of Wagner, Mozart and Strauss who starred on the world’s great stages for four decades, died at her home in Klosterneuburg, Austria. She was 94, according to the Associated Press. Her death was … » Read

The Berlin Symphony has named Hansjörg Schellenberger as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2021-22 season. He succeeds Lior Shambadal, in the job for 22 years, from 1997-2019. Schellenberger, 72, was principal oboe of the Berlin … » Read

Pianist Tiffany Poon may not be well known to a certain generation of classical music fans, but to followers of YouTube, she’s a star. The 24-year-old pianist has a  YouTube channel  that’s drawn 42 million views and some … » Read

The Dallas Symphony has created a new position for violinist/conductor Pinchas Zukerman, with whom it has been affiliated in one form or another since 1977, including when he was principal guest conductor, from 1993-95. His position, … » Read

Anne Parsons, whose remarkable tenure as the Detroit Symphony’s president and CEO has seen seven consecutive operating surpluses (2013-20) and launched a live streaming revolution among American orchestras, is to retire in the fall of 2022 … » Read

The music of composer/violinist Jessie Montgomery seems to be everywhere these days, particularly Banner , programmed in recent months by the Los Angeles and New York philharmonics and the Philadelphia Orchestra, among others. The three-minute … » Read

Renae Williams Niles, chairman of the board of APAP (Association of Performing Arts Professionals), best known for her work in arts education and dance, has been given a lofty title at the Los Angeles Philharmonic, one by which she will oversee … » Read

The death of Daisy Newman on Feb. 10, 2021 at the age of 74 robbed inner city children in the San Francisco Bay area of a forceful advocate. Founder and longtime chief executive of the Young Musicians Choral Orchestra (YMCO), Newman was the … » Read