Opera Philadelphia, the small opera company that can, and does, has chosen Haitian American composer Nathalie Joachim to be composer-in-residence for the 2025-26 season. She joins a Mellon Foundation-supported pantheon that includes Missy … » Read

New York Philharmonic solo English horn virtuoso Ryan Roberts is decamping for the Los Angeles Philharmonic to be its next principal oboe, starting in September. The latter ensemble has also named a first-violin section player, Melody Ye Yuan, as … » Read

On July 15 in Tokyo, the Japan Art Association announced the names of the five 2025 Praemium Imperiale laureates. One of the world's most prestigious international arts awards, the Praemium is presented annually to artists recognized for their … » Read

Sia Michel [pictured], former editor-in-chief of Spin magazine, current culture editor of The New York Times , has issued a directive moving four of New York’s most influential arts voices off their respective beats to be replaced by new, … » Read

British conductor Andrew Constantine will exit his post as music director of the Fort Wayne (IN) Philharmonic at the end of his current contract, in Spring of 2027. He will have been in the job 18 years and is credited with raising the civic and … » Read

ROME (AP)--Italy's culture minister joined the widow of Russian opposition activist Alexei Navalny on Tuesday in condemning an invitation for maestro Valery Gergiev to perform near Naples, warning it could serve as propaganda for the Kremlin. … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss, whose career as a writer, artistic director, teacher, performer, and new-music commissioner is already bursting at the seams, has a new job. Toronto's Royal Conservatory of Music has named him to the piano faculty of its … » Read

The former president of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has accepted an appointment as vice provost for the arts at Duke University. Provost Alec D. Gallimore described her as “one of the nation’s most accomplished … » Read

Kennedy Center Artistic Director for Jazz Jason Moran has joined the artistic exodus, ongoing since Trump installed himself at the helm. Moran, composer/pianist/bandleader, succeeded Billy Taylor in 2014 after having been appointed artistic … » Read

As of July 1, Joanna Bosse joined Western Michigan University as the Director of the Irving S. Gilmore School of Music. She comes to the Kalamazoo campus from Michigan State University, where she was associate dean of administrative affairs and … » Read