British soprano Heather Harper, known particularly for her interpretations of works by Benjamin Britten, died today at the age of 88. The Guardian refers to her as “one of the best loved and most respected singers of her generation.” … » Read

Festival Mozaic, which on July 24 launches its 49 th season, has named Lloyd Tanner as its next executive director, starting next month. Tanner is the recent director of business development for the Los Angeles Opera. At the Festival he succeeds … » Read

The New England Conservatory (NEC) has appointed Alessio Bax [pictured]to its piano faculty, starting next fall. Bax, who first came to international fame winning the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and, three years later, the … » Read

Jason Smoller, free-lance oboist and former associate director of external affairs for The New York Pops, is the new development director for the New York City Opera—a challenging role for even the hardiest of souls. He also serves as … » Read

Columbia Artists has signed conductor Tim Davies [pictured] for worldwide representation. His credits are mostly in film and video- game scores and include La La Land, The Peanuts Movie , and Frozen . He led the National Symphony Orchestra in … » Read

Nathaniel Silberschlag [pictured], set to earn his Bachelor of Music degree from the Juilliard School in May, is the new principal horn of the Cleveland Orchestra. He comes to the job from the free-lance Washington National Opera Orchestra, where … » Read

Pianist Peter Serkin [pictured] is down for the count, cancelling his appearances at the Aix Easter Festival this weekend and other engagements on into May. At Aix, he was replaced by Robert Levin last night and, for the Goldberg Variations on … » Read

The Berkeley Symphony Orchestra has announced that Joseph Young, 37, is to be its next music director, succeeding Joana Carneiro, who stepped down last season. He has signed a three-year contract for this, his first music directorship, and starts … » Read

Not yet two weeks after announcing its 2019-20 season , the English National Opera has announced the departure of Artistic Director Daniel Kramer. This marked his first administrative position , and he stayed in it just three years. He will leave … » Read

Justin Brown, current manager of concert operations for the New York Philharmonic, has been appointed VP and general manager of the Aspen Music Festival and School. He starts June 20, succeeding Keith Elder, recently named executive director of … » Read