With Philip Wilder having exited as executive director, the New Century Chamber Orchestra (NCCO) is now in search mode for his successor. Yesterday, NCCO announced that Richard Lonsdorf would succeed him on an interim basis. Wilder, meanwhile, … » Read

It took a century, but she was worth the wait. Joana Mallwitz, at age 34 the first woman booked as the official conductor for an opera at the Salzburg Festival, has taken the venerable musical gathering by storm with her interpretation of … » Read

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO), which turns 100 years old on Sept. 5, will celebrate with a live-streamed concert from PRG’s Live Stage Studio, a temporary production facility in the city. There will be no live audience, … » Read

The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra has promoted its artist-educator, composer Derrick Spiva, Jr., to the position of artistic advisor. Spiva has been with the orchestra for two years; several of his pieces have been performed by LACO. He will be … » Read

Daniel Barenboim’s solo recital tonight in the Großes Festspielhaus at the Salzburg Festival marks the 70 th anniversary to the day of his stage debut in Buenos Aires at age seven. At the time, he performed works by Beethoven and … » Read

Hanako Yamaguchi told colleagues yesterday that she would be leaving Lincoln Center after 30 years, most recently serving as director of music programming and, in that capacity, Jane Moss’s close colleague. Moss made her exit on August 1 , … » Read

Lori Dimun is the new president and CEO of Chicago’s Harris Theater. She succeeds Patricia Barretto, whose three-year tenure was cut short by her death in March . “We are thrilled to have Lori leading the organization during this … » Read

Carrie-Ann Matheson is to be the new artistic director of the San Francisco Opera Center (SFOC), succeeding Sheri Greenawald, who is set to retire in December . Matheson starts in January 2021, joined by onetime IMG Artists VP and artist manager … » Read

Classical guitarist and lute player Julian Bream has died at his home in Wiltshire, UK, at the age of 87. Among the world’s pre-eminent musicians, Bream toured widely and recorded prodigiously at the height of his career, earning four … » Read

Violinist Gil Shaham has joined the faculty of the Bard College Conservatory in upstate New York. Shaham, Musical America’s 2012 Instrumentalist of the Year and among the world’s most celebrated (and recorded) musicians, will teach … » Read