BERLIN--Conductor Daniel Barenboim has hit back at critics after coming under fire in several reports which quoted members of his Berlin orchestra complaining about his "temperamental" directing style. "Why did the accusations not emerge … » Read

Maggey Oplinger is to be general director of the Florentine Opera, the Milwaukee, WI, company’s seventh in its 85-year history. She starts March 1, succeeding William Florescu whose sudden departure last May was, the company subsequently … » Read

Dominick Argento, who often referred to himself as "a Minnesota composer," died yesterday in Minneapolis at the age of 91. His death was confirmed by his publisher, Boosey & Hawkes, which reports that he wrote 13 operas, as well as choral and … » Read

Two orchestras have recently hired new publicists in key positions. Joining the Boston Symphony Orchestra as senior publicist is Matthew Erikson [pictured].He comes to Boston after serving as publications editor for the San Francisco Opera; … » Read

Daniel Hyde [pictured], who succeeded the late John Scott as director of music at Saint Thomas Church Fifth Avenue, New York, and is now headed back to the U.K. to be director of music at King’s College , Cambridge, has signed with the … » Read

Carlo Rizzi, twice music director for the Welsh National Opera and a conductor who has led performances in opera houses all over the world, has a very clear perspective on his job. “The way I conduct is not just telling people what to do, … » Read

The MacDowell Colony has chosen Philip Himberg as its next executive director, succeeding Cheryl Young, who is retiring after 30 years . Himberg, who starts June 1, comes to the 118-year-old artists’ colony from the Sundance Institute, … » Read

Mary Ann Feldman, program annotator for the Minnesota Orchestra for 33 years and all-round classical music advocate/cheer leader, died on Monday of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. She was 85 and had been in an assisted-living … » Read

When she isn’t touring, recording, or practicing—alone or with her seven-year-old prodigy daughter—violinist Rachel Barton Pine is busy finding and disseminating classical music by Black composers. Over the last 15 years, she … » Read

Robert Massey, recent CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony, is to be the new CEO of the Louisville Orchestra as of next month. He succeeds Andrew Kipe, who left in August to be director of concert and ensemble operations for the Peabody Institute of … » Read