Bernard Haitink, who turned 90 in March, has announced his retirement from the podium. In February he said he would take a sabbatical during the 2019-2020 season, but intended to resume activities in the summer of 2020. Now, it appears, his last … » Read

The death of Alamo City Opera founder Mark Richter in April is to followed by the death of the company. Chairwoman Carol Karotkin decided it was the best of “several options” and that ceasing operation altogether "really retains his … » Read

The San Francisco Opera is establishing a new Department of Diversity, Equity and Community as a part of the reorganization of its education department. Under the leadership of Charles “Chip” McNeal [pictured], currently senior … » Read

Just three weeks ago, Swiss conductor Thierry Fischer announced he would be leaving the Utah Symphony in August of 2022. Today, the São Paulo Symphony Orchestra (OSESP) announced his appointment as music director as of 2020; his first … » Read

NEW ORLEANS--Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. He was 77. In a statement released through his … » Read

The Chicago, San Francisco, Dallas, Pittsburgh, and National symphonies have co-commissioned a “multimedia work that integrates film and pre-recorded sound with live orchestra performance” titled World’s Greatest Synth: The … » Read

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra has suddenly fired its director of artistic planning. Lam Fung, also a composer, had been in the job since 2017 and was its highest-ranking native-born employee. The orchestra offered no explanation; Lam Fung, … » Read

For the past four years, Lucy Wallace, a former dance major with a master’s degree in psychology, has spent a lot of time behind bars. Dance to Be Free—the program she co-founded—teaches dance to women in prison so they can … » Read

Kelly Tweeddale, president of Canada’s Vancouver Symphony and its School of Music, is to be the next executive director of the San Francisco Ballet, one of the three largest ballet companies in the U.S. She starts in September and succeeds … » Read

The Orlando Philharmonic has joined the ever-burgeoning group of orchestras to hire David Hyslop as its interim executive director. He succeeds board president Mary Palmer and founding musician Mark Fischer, who have been serving as co-interims … » Read