Marian Anderson House, the home she purchased in 1924 and in which she lived and hosted numerous Black musicians restricted from performing in “white” venues, is in danger of closing--permanently. Placed on the National Registry of … » Read

David Fisk, executive director of the Richmond Symphony for nearly two decades, is to be the next president and CEO of the Charlotte Symphony, starting August 31. He succeeds Mary Deissler, who left a year ago after three years in the job. The … » Read

Berlin-based conductor Tung-Chieh Chuang is to be the new music director of Germany’s Bochum Symphony Orchestra and director of the Anneliese Brost Musikforum Ruhr as of the 2021/2022 season.  He succeeds Steven Sloan who is to take … » Read

Piano professor Eleanor Sokoloff, a member of the Curtis Institute faculty longer than any other, died on July 12. She was 106. She was still teaching last year and intended to start again this fall, with or without the pandemic. She arrived at … » Read

Jeffrey P. Haydon, CEO of the Caramoor Center for Music and the Arts, is to be the next president of the Ravinia Festival as of September. He succeeds Welz Kauffman, who announced his resignation last October, after 20 years in the job. Prior to … » Read

Lilian Barbash, often called Long Island’s first lady of the arts, died on July 4 at her home in Brightwaters, NY. She was 92 and suffered from heart disease. She and her late husband Maurice, a real estate developer, were among the … » Read

Two regional opera companies recently named new general directors, two women succeeding men. Clare Burovac , recent director of artistic operations for Portland Opera, is to take over at the New Orleans Opera in September, in the meantime holding … » Read

While major American opera companies will not be returning to the stage anytime soon, a few in Europe are, albeit carefully. Among the most aggressive is Madrid’s Teatro Real, which is presenting 27 performances of La Traviata, uncut. While … » Read

Since the beginning of April, a remarkable number of music industry notables have died, most of them men. Not all of their deaths can be attributed to COVID-19, but many of them, especially among elder statesmen, can be. They include the designer … » Read

MILAN--For the 2020/21 edition of the Maggio Musicale Festival in Florence, superintendent Alexander Pereira has pulled out all the stops. Star-studded programs feature names like Anna Netrebko, Riccardo Muti and Zubin Mehta, but one in … » Read