Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra Music Director Krzysztof Urbanski will not renew his contract after the 2020-21 season; the Polish maestro will have been with the orchestra for a decade, having started in 2011 at the age of 28. By most accounts, … » Read

The Philharmonia's Managing Director Helen Sprott has announced her decision to step down after two years leading the London orchestra. As much of a “privilege” as it has been the lead the ensemble and map out its artistic plans, she … » Read

As orchestras seek to be better neighbors in their communities, some of their best ambassadors are their own musicians, working as individuals. The League of American Orchestras has enlisted the support of the Ford Motor Company Fund to recognize … » Read

Two veteran faculty members at the Curtis Institute of Music—Mikael Eliasen [pictured] and Aaron Rosand—are set to retire at the conclusion of the current academic year. Eliasen, the Hirsig Family Chair of Vocal Studies and artistic … » Read

Hannu Lintu, current chief conductor of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO), is to take the same position with the Finnish National Opera and Ballet as of January 2022. Last week the FRSO announced that  he would be succeeded in fall … » Read

Among the many invisible personnel that make a Metropolitan Opera performance run smoothly, the prompter is essential. More than 200 times a season, Carol Isaac or one of seven other prompters will enter a little box through the orchestra pit, … » Read

Members of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra have elected the ensemble’s first non-Finnish chief conductor: As of fall 2021, British maestro Nicholas Collon is to succeed Hannu Lintu, in the job since 2013. The orchestra, whose origins … » Read

Chad Herzog, co-executive director and programmer of the International Festival of Arts and Ideas, is to become executive director of UA Presents, the presenting organization of the University of Arizona. He succeeds Chuck Tennes, who stepped … » Read

The Chicago Symphony  musicians’ strike lasted seven weeks, but in fact negotiations had been ongoing for months, the contract having expired last September. Federal negotiators got involved during the strike, but even they … » Read

Osmo Vänskä will  leave as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra in 2022, but before he does, he will take up the post of music director of the Seoul Philharmonic as of next January. He succeeds Chung Myung-whun, who quit in … » Read