Gia Kourlas is to move from free-lance to staff dance critic for The New York Times ; she steps into Alastair Macauley’s slot, though minus his moniker as “chief.” Macauley retired in 2018 after 11 years in the job. Kourlas … » Read

The U. S. Senate yesterday voted today to confirm Mary Anne Carter as chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts. Carter was a policy advisor to (Republican) Senator Rick Scott when he was Governor of Florida. She has no experience in the … » Read

Opus 3 Artists has signed two new artists to its roster. Coming from Columbia Artists, where he was managed by Doug Sheldon, now gone from the company , is Brazilian pianist Nelson Freire [pictured], whom Opus 3 will represent in North America, … » Read

Columbia Artists is losing one of its senior managers in the opera department: VP and Artist Manager Damon Bristo is leaving after 13 years with the firm to become director of artistic administration for the Opera Theater of Saint Louis … » Read

Major changes at Opera Theater of Saint Louis include the appointments of Columbia Artists VP Damon Bristo and soprano-cum-opera-director Patricia Racette [pictured], and the exit of artistic administrator Paul Kilmer. As of September 16, Bristo … » Read

Beginning Sept. 8, the power of music to unite will be put to the test in Tsinandali, Georgia, where a new music festival will bring together international solo artists such as András Schiff and Yuja Wang with the Verbier Festival … » Read

Harold "Hal" Prince, a towering Broadway director and producer who pushed the boundaries of musical theater with such groundbreaking shows as The Phantom of the Opera, Cabaret, Company, and Sweeney Todd and won a staggering 21 Tony Awards, has … » Read

The Nashville Symphony has appointed Australia-born Nathan Aspinall [pictured] to be its assistant conductor as of next season; he succeeds Enrico Lopez-Yañez, who was recently named principal pops conductor. Aspinall arrives from the … » Read

The Vienna Philharmonic has tapped conductor Herbert Blomstedt as its newest Honorary Member in a short ceremony July 26 in Salzburg, where the maestro will lead the Phil in Mahler's Ninth on August 30 and 31.  When bestowing the honor, the … » Read

Walter Homburger, longtime managing director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died on July 25 at the age of 95.  One of his country’s most highly regarded music administrators, Homburger first came to the TSO in 1962 and is … » Read