UPDATE, 3:30 PM. Columbia Artists has confirmed that industry stalwart Doug Sheldon, the longtime artist manager named chairman of the realigned firm just one year ago , has left the company. Asked for a statement, a reporter was referred to … » Read

The Philadelphia Orchestra has appointed two new conductors, one in the position of assistant, another as a conducting fellow. The two were chosen out of some 600 applicants for the jobs, the latter of which was newly created by Music Director … » Read

Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla, music director of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (CBSO) and its choruses since 2016 [one year after being a Musical America New Artist of the Month ], epitomizes a new generation of female conductors that … » Read

George Bruell, director of communications at Glyndebourne for the last 11 years, is to join HarrisonParrott as director of creative partnerships. In his London-based post, he will oversee the firm’s consultancies and special projects. … » Read

In an indication of the financial heavy lifting ahead for an orchestra whose hall is to be gutted and reconstructed, the New York Philharmonic has elected not one but two individuals to succeed Oscar S. Schafer as board chair. The orchestra … » Read

Staff at Armenian Opera and Ballet National Academic Theater are protesting the country’s acting Culture Minister Nazeni Gharibyan’s decision to dismiss American-Armenian conductor Constantine Orbelian [pictured] as general manager. … » Read

After two-and-a-half years, Christopher T. Barton is leaving as executive director of the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra . No reason has been given, although in a press release the orchestra expresses gratitude for his contributions. In his place … » Read

Opera Philadelphia’s recent staging of Benjamin Britten’s  A Midsummer Night’s Dream was notable not just for the first U.S. landfall of Robert Carsen’s iconic production, it also happened to be immaculately cast. … » Read

FORT WORTH—The Cliburn has announced that conductor Marin Alsop will become the first woman to chair the jury for the Sixteenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 2021. The event will take place from May 28 until June 12 in Fort … » Read

The San Antonio Symphony (SAS) has announced that Sebastian Lang-Lessing will step down as the company’s music director in 2020 after 10 tumultuous years at the orchestra’s helm. The German conductor, whose international commitments … » Read