In an interview advancing the February premiere of his and playwright Sarah Ruhl’s Eurydice , composer/conductor Matthew Aucoin calls it “the first thing I’ve done that I’m uncomplicatedly excited for.” A … » Read

The Tucson Symphony Orchestra, which self-defines as “the oldest continuing professional performing arts organization in the state of Arizona,” has a new president and CEO in Steven P. Haines [pictured], recent CEO of The Young … » Read

For over 20 years, the internationally acclaimed flutist Eugenia Zukerman interviewed artists and musicians on CBS Sunday Morning [and Musical America], often raising sensitive issues. Now she is the one called on to answer sensitive questions … » Read

The New York Post managed to secure a seat at the table at last week’s National Institute of Social Sciences dinner honoring Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb and Partners in Health Co-founder Dr. Paul Edward Farmer. The two are this … » Read

The Yehudi Menuhin School, founded by the violinist/conductor in 1963, has announced several new appointments, two of which go into effect as of April 1, 2020. In the meantime, violinist Tasmin Little [pictured], an alumna of the school, has been … » Read

On Dec. 5 the other shoe dropped for Italian tenor Vittorio Grigolo when the Royal Opera announced his firing following an investigation of an incident this past September in Tokyo. Grigolo allegedly groped a female chorister during the curtain … » Read

French conductor Alain Altinoglu, 44, is to succeed Andrés Orozco-Estrada as chief conductor of the Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra as of 2021-22 for three seasons. Orozco-Estrada is headed to the helm of the Vienna Symphony, starting … » Read

Eun Sun Kim is to be the music director of the San Francisco Opera as of August 2021 and takes the title designate immediately. Kim, 39, was Musical America’s June 2018 New Artist of the Month , and is well known in European opera circles, … » Read

The Canadian Opera Company (COC) has selected the Canadian stage director Julie McIsaac as its inaugural director/dramaturg-in-residence at the COC Academy, its professional development program. McIsaac, a seasoned stage director, dramaturg, … » Read

After an eight-year tenure, Sakurako Fisher will step down as president of the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in December of 2020. Priscilla B. Geeslin, a member of the orchestra’s board since 1995, will succeed her. During her tenure, Fisher … » Read