SALZBURG, Austria — Plácido Domingo is back in Europe to receive a lifetime achievement award after a bout with the coronavirus, vowing in an interview with a top Italian daily newspaper to clear his name from allegations of … » Read

Ed Yim, president and CEO of the American Composers Orchestra, is to be the new chief content officer for New York Public Radio’s WQXR as of September 28, His responsibilities are described as overseeing all content including broadcasts, … » Read

Tehvon Fowler-Chapman is the new executive director of the Washington Concert Opera, which presents two performances a year. He succeeds Caryn Reeves, who was in the job for four years. Fowler-Chapman, who holds an M.A. in arts administration … » Read

Neil Young sued Donald Trump’s presidential campaign for copyright infringement in a New York federal court on Aug. 4. The rock legend claims that the campaign lacks the license necessary to publicly perform "Rockin' in the Free World" and … » Read

Karen Brooks Hopkins, former president of the Brooklyn Academy of Music, current advisor to Onassis USA, admits to having “the fundraising gene” in having successfully grown the BAM endowment “from nothing to approximately $100 … » Read

Scott Harrison, former executive director of the Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra, is to serve as interim executive director and “senior strategic facilitator” for the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. James Boyd stepped down as CEO in … » Read

Leon Fleisher, whose flourishing career as a pianist was interrupted in the early 1960s by focal dystonia, died yesterday in a hospice in Baltimore. He was 92. His son Julian reported that Fleisher was still teaching conducting masterclasses … » Read

Bang on a Can (BOAC)’s virtuosic offspring, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, have a new member in Canadian cellist Arlen Hlusko; she succeeds Ashley Bathgate who left the group last season after ten years to pursue independent projects. Hlusko … » Read

Pianist Joyce Yang has described her journey through enforced quarantine as passage through the Five Stages of Grief from the Kübler-Ross Model: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance: She writes in her blog, "The loss of my … » Read

In what seems a made-for-the-moment development, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter, American roots musician Rhiannon Giddens is the new artistic director of Silkroad. Her appointment comes to public light for the first time tomorrow night … » Read