Matthew Aucoin recently learned that it is sometimes important to answer the telephone, even when the read-out shows “Caller Blocked.” After ignoring several such calls from Chicago, he finally took the call and learned he had been … » Read

On Dec. 16 Vijay Gupta played his last performance as a member of the Los Angeles Philharmonic. A recipient of a 2018 MacArthur Fellowship—a $625,000 no-strings attached grant over five years—the 31-year-old first violinist and social … » Read

Katherine Johnson has left her post as VP of Communications for the New York Philharmonic. She is moving to North Carolina to join the University of North Carolina School of the Arts (UNCSA) in a new position, director of media relations and … » Read

On Monday, an article appeared in The Michigan Daily , UMich’s student newspaper, accusing Stephen Shipps, chair of the strings department and director of the university's strings preparatory division, of sexual misconduct. The story has … » Read

Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died. She was 81. Wilson, who retired from touring in 2011, died after a long illness at her … » Read

Benedikt Fohr is to be chief executive of the Hong Kong Philharmonic as of April 1, succeeding Michael MacLeod who is retiring after eight years. Fohr, 55, has been CEO of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern (DRP) for … » Read

German conductor Roland Kluttig is to succeed Oksana Lyniv as chief conductor of the Grazer Philharmoniker and the Graz Opera in 2020-21, for three seasons. He has been general music director of the Landestheater Coburg since 2010, where the … » Read

Ukrainian conductor Oksana Lyniv has said she will not renew her contract as chief conductor of the Graz Philharmonic and the Graz Opera beyond the 2019/20 season. While thanking the organizations for helping in her development as a conductor … » Read

Keith Lockhart , now is his 24 th season as conductor of the Boston Pops, as well as chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and artistic director of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, has moved from Columbia Artists to Opus … » Read

French conductor Laurence Equilbey has signed with Columbia Artists for North American representation. Director of the period-instrument ensemble Insula Orchestra and the Accentus Choir, which she founded four years ago, she was last seen … » Read