Lisa Dell is the new executive director of the California Symphony; she succeeds Aubrey Bergauer who left in June, saying, essentially, that she wanted to share her secrets of success with the rest of the arts world. She claimed to have increased … » Read

John Curro, founding conductor of the Queensland Youth Symphony and one of Australia’s most revered and influential pedagogues, died on November 6. He was 86. He is mourned by many of the country’s prominent musicians and music … » Read

Robert Spano, who will come to the end of two decades at the helm of the Atlanta Symphony in 2021, has changed management. A year ago, London-based HarrisonParrott announced he had joined its roster for North America representation after decades … » Read

Abhijit Sengupta, director of artistic planning for the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra for just under two years, is to be the new director of artistic planning for Carnegie Hall as of January 6. He succeeds Jeremy Geffen, who  left last spring … » Read

Mario Garcia Durham will step down as president and CEO of The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) as of April 2020, the end of his current contract. Durham succeeded Sandra Gibson when she left in 2011. Previously he was at … » Read

On Nov. 3 the Wexford Festival Opera brought down the curtain on its 68 th season. The conclusion of the 13-day affair, which featured 41 events, also marked the end to David Agler’s 15-year tenure as artistic director. Rosetta Cucchi will … » Read

Jessica Elkhatib , a cellist who has worked primarily in the commercial and Broadway realms, won $10.9 million in a lawsuit filed in Westchester County Supreme Court on Friday. The New York Post reports that Elkhatib, who holds masters degrees in … » Read

Silkroad, the international musicians’ collective founded in 2000 by Yo-Yo Ma, has announced that Kathy Fletcher is to be its next executive director; she succeeds Eduardo A. Braniff, who left last month after two-and-a-half years.   … » Read

In a review of the first act of Die Walküre by the Colburn Orchestra, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed finds much to like. Salonen, Swed writes, “made the act more about the orchestra than the … » Read

The Fort Worth Symphony has three new principals. Colburn alumna Anna Kolotylina [pictured], originally from the Ukraine and formerly with the Oregon Symphony, is the new principal viola, succeeding Laura Bruton, who passed away in March. Also … » Read