Johnny Gandelsman, a New York-based violinist and producer, is (the only musician) among the 22 recipients of a 2024 MacArthur Fellowship. The $800,000 award, popularly known as a “genius grant,” recognizes the 46-year-old for his … » Read

After 17 years as CEO of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society, Michael Eakin will step down in March 2025. He joined the RLPS after stints as executive director of North West with Arts Council England and director of arts and leisure for … » Read

Amid speculation that this would be his last season as music director, Carl St. Clair took to the podium for the Pacific Symphony’s inaugural concert on Sept. 26. With one exception, the program replicated the maestro’s first concert … » Read

Dickon Stainer has been named chairman and CEO of Universal Music UK, succeeding David Joseph, who announced last week he was stepping down after almost 17 years. Stainer has over three decades of broad experience with the domestic and … » Read

Music in the Mountains, the three-plus week festival located in Durango, Colorado, has named violinist Vadim Gluzman as its next artistic director, beginning with the 2025 season. He succeeds Gregory Hustis, who retired in 2022 after 15 years in … » Read

When Liza Malamut saw that Chicago’s Newberry Consort was seeking a new artistic director, she was reluctant to apply. The trombonist was relatively new to arts leadership, having just recently co-founded the sackbut-and-viol ensemble … » Read

Today marks the start of Lilli Paasikivi’s tenure as artistic director of the Bregenz Festival, held during July and August of each year since 1946. Situated in Vorarlberg, Austria, the festival features a  large floating stage located … » Read

Six weeks after his appointment as music director of the Sarasota Orchestra , Giancarlo Guerrero has been announced as the new artistic director and principal conductor of Chicago’s annual Grant Park Music Festival (GPMF), effective … » Read

Conductor Elim Chan , whose career has been on a roll since winning the London Symphony’s Donatella Flick Competition in 2014 (the first woman to do so), has switched managements, moving from Berlin-based CCM to Intermusica. Subsequent to … » Read

Last fall, when David Hayes was asked to step in as a last-minute substitute for David Brossé to conduct a pair of concerts by the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, he was no stranger to the ensemble or the city. A graduate of the Curtis … » Read