Vincent Lionti, violist in the MET Orchestra since 1987, conductor of the Greater Westchester Youth Orchestras and a number of other regional ensembles, died on April 4 of complications from the coronavirus. He was 61. Holding bachelors and … » Read

German-born arts administrator Florian Riem, interim secretary general of the Geneva-based World Federation of International Music Competitions (WFIMC) since last August, has been given the job, now part-time. He succeeds Benjamin Woodruffe, who … » Read

J.C. Barker, a professional clarinetist, is to be the new executive director of the Delaware Symphony Orchestra , which self-defines as “the state’s only professional symphony orchestra.” Barker, who starts May 1, has for 13 … » Read

Simon Woods, who resigned as CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic last fall, is to be the new president and CEO of the League of American Orchestras effective September 1. Woods, a Brit, is currently the interim chief of the Grand Teton Music … » Read

Bucky Pizzarelli, legendary master of the jazz guitar, died on April 1 in Saddle River, N.J. at the age of 94. The cause was complications from the Coronavirus. His death was reported by his son and frequent musical partner, John Pizzarelli. … » Read

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Ellis Marsalis Jr., jazz pianist, teacher, and patriarch of a New Orleans musical clan, died late Wednesday from pneumonia brought on by the new coronavirus, leaving six sons and a deep legacy. He was 85. “My dad … » Read

Judy Drucker, credited with bringing classical music to South Florida, died Monday in Miami at age 91 of complications from Alzheimer’s. Drucker founded the Concert Association of Florida in 1967 and remained at its helm for 40 years, … » Read

On March 26 the board of regents of the University of Michigan (UM) approved the dismissal of the disgraced opera star David Daniels from his tenured position in the School of Music. Daniels’s fall from the heights of international fame as … » Read

Kenneth Wentworth, founder and chairman of the artist management firm Jonathan Wentworth Associates, Ltd., named for his son, died on March 22 in Washington, D.C. He was 92. A pianist who studied under Irwin Freundlich at the Julliard School, he … » Read

In an interview with a local New York City news channel, Met Opera General Manager Peter Gelb discussed how the company was coping with its lost season , due to COVID-19. He mentioned the terms for the 1,000 full-time furloughed union workers and … » Read