Canadian-born violinist Nikki Chooi, a co-concertmaster in the Metropolitan Opera orchestra during the 2016-17 season, is the new concertmaster of the Buffalo Philharmonic. He succeeds Dennis Kim, who stepped down at the end of the 2017-18 … » Read

Eva Kleinitz, artistic director of the Opéra national du Rhin, died on May 30 at the age of 47. The cause was cancer. In his blog, German critic Manuel Brug writes, “Eva Kleinitz’s enthusiasm for great artists knew no bounds … » Read

It must be a young composer’s dream to be programmed by John Adams as one of the musicians whose creative force he sees as “the future of American music.” In the case of Gabriella Smith’s Carrot Revolution , featured on an … » Read

Perhaps it is a coincidence that the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra’s Managing Director Jan Raes has decided to resign in the wake of Daniele Gatti’s firing one year ago as music director. The orchestra announced today that Raes will … » Read

The Academy Award-winning director Ron Howard [pictured] has once again devoted his talents to music with his new documentary Pavarotti , which opens in select theaters on June 7. Having previously directed films on Jay Z and The Beatles, Howard … » Read

British violinist Nicola Benedetti has chosen Michael Garvey, director of the BBC National Orchestra and Chorus of Wales, to be executive director of her new, eponymous foundation, which is dedicated to providing “enrichment, inspiration, … » Read

The U.K. has a new minister for arts, heritage, and tourism. As part of a cabinet reshuffle, Rebecca Pow, the Conservative MP for Taunton Deane, has been tapped to replace Michael Ellis, in the job since January 2018. Ellis will now become … » Read

Having been appointed to the faculty of the Frost School of Music at the University of Miami last month , conductor Gerard Schwarz is planting further roots into the Florida sands by accepting the post of music director of the Palm Beach … » Read

MILAN--Daniele Gatti has been given yet another vote of confidence by his fellow countrymen. Last weekend he was named music director of the Bologna-based Orchestra Mozart—the latest Italian appointment since his dramatic exit from the … » Read

Thierry Fischer has opted not to renew his contract as music director of the Utah Symphony when it expires in August 2022. At that point, he will have been in the job 13 years, after having turned the orchestra around artistically and raised its … » Read