On May 17 British-German conductor Sir Simon Rattle will not have to travel very far to claim his latest honor, the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. In a ceremony in Munich’s Herkules Hall, home to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, … » Read

German conductor André de Ridder is to be the next music director of the English National Opera (ENO), effective as designate next fall and permanently as of fall 2027. He succeeds Martyn Brabbins, who resigned in October of 2023 … » Read

The Australian federal court has rejected the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) effort to quash a lawsuit brought by pianist Jayson Gillham , clearing the way for a trial. Gillham filed suit in October of 2024, alleging that the … » Read

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung has been announced to succeed Riccardo Chailly as music director of Teatro alla Scala from the end of 2026, when Chailly exits, until 2030.  Chung, 72, has been closely associated with La Scala since … » Read

The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read

The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read

The Trump-installed CEO of Kennedy Center is starting his own blacklist. The first names on it will be the ten or so cast members in the Center's run of Les Misérables who have refused to perform at the June 11 gala celebrating Trump's … » Read

Nine years ago, cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason won the BBC Young Musician Award, launching a career that has taken him to concert halls around the world and provided the once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to play before millions of viewers at the 2018 … » Read

The Jackson Symphony, located in western Tennessee, has selected Paul Haas as its new music director beginning with the start of the 2025-26 season. He succeeds Paul Shannon, in the post for a decade. Haas, a graduate of Yale University and The … » Read

Sidney P. Jackson, VP of development at the New Jersey Symphony, is to be the next president and CEO of the Chicago Sinfonietta. He succeeds Blake Anthony Johnson, who stepped down in January to take a similar post with the New Orleans Jazz and … » Read