Simon Woods, who succeeded Deborah Borda as CEO of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and has been in the job just 20 months , has resigned, with immediate effect. "The Los Angeles Philharmonic is an extraordinary organization in every respect," he … » Read

Ever loyal to his hometown orchestra, Yannick Nézet-Séguin has signed a contract for life with the Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal, just as they begin their 20th season together. Now the music director of the … » Read

It’s been one year since the New York Philharmonic suspended principal oboe Liang Wang and associate principal trumpet Matthew Muckey for engaging in “misconduct.” The two have subsequently been dismissed, but arbitration … » Read

CHICAGO--The  announcement Thursday that 51-year-old Barcelona-born Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola would become Lyric Opera of Chicago’s third music director beginning in 2021-22 may have been a surprise. But it didn’t exactly … » Read

In July violinist Lara St. John brought to light a decades-old scandal that continues to embroil Philadelphia’s Curtis Institute of Music in controversy . Her allegations that she was sexually molested and raped in the mid-1980s at age 14 … » Read

Anthony Parnther takes the podium on Sept. 13 to launch his first season as music director of the San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra (SBSO). One of the very few black conductors in the U.S., he was hired after conducting the SBSO and earning three … » Read

Russian conductor Alevtina Ioffe [pictured], said to be only female music director in her country, has signed with AMC, Artist Management Company Ltd., for worldwide representation. In so doing, she becomes the agency’s only woman conductor … » Read

Dolora Zajick, one of opera’s preeminent dramatic Verdi mezzo-sopranos, will retire in May of 2020, following three appearances in Janácek's Káta Kabanová at the Metropolitan Opera. Zajick has sung more than 260 … » Read

The Bozeman (MT) Symphony has hired one of its former musicians, Emily Paris-Martin, to be its executive director. Paris-Martin played with the orchestra from 2002-2015, before turning to the administrative side. She served as operations manager, … » Read

Lyric Opera of Chicago announced a major artistic change today, with longtime Music Director Sir Andrew Davis stepping down at the end of 2020-21 and Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola stepping into his shoes immediately thereafter. In the … » Read