Danish violinist Nikolaj Znaider further solidifies his podium credentials with the news that he is to be the next music director of the Orchester National de Lyon (ONL), succeeding Leonard Slatkin, who left in 2017 after six years. … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen is to be the next music director of the San Francisco Symphony. The news arrives within 24 hours of the London Philharmonia’s announcement that he was stepping down at the close of 2020-21 after what, by then, will have … » Read

In announcing Esa-Pekka Salonen’s appointment as its new music director, the San Francisco Symphony and the conductor are clear that his tenure will not be business as usual. In his comments, orchestra CEO Mark C. Hanson noted that Salonen … » Read

Osmo Vänskä will exit as music director of the Minnesota Orchestra as of August 2022, at the expiration of his contract. He will have been in the position for 19 years. “I feel more than ever that the Minnesota Orchestra is my … » Read

Bard College has scored a notable coup, with the appointment of Stephanie Blythe as the new artistic director of its Vocal Arts Program (VAP). Starting in July 2019 the renowned mezzo-soprano will succeed Dawn Upshaw, VAP’s director since … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen is to exit his post as principal conductor and artistic advisor of the London Philharmonia at the end of the 2020-2021 season. He will have been with the orchestra since 2008, when he succeeded Christoph von Dohnányi. … » Read

The Cincinnati Opera (CO) is losing one its mainstays. After 17 years Marcus Küchle, director of artistic operations and new work development, is leaving this month to assume a top administrative role in the Tyrolean Festival Erl. The fest, … » Read

A new generation of musical leadership takes center stage at the Metropolitan Opera tonight when Yannick Nézet-Séguin makes his debut as music director in a new production of Verdi’s La Traviata . The last time such a debut … » Read

Arna Einarsdóttir, managing director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra (ISO), is to be the new managing director of Canada's National Arts Center Orchestra as of next spring. She succeeds Christopher Deacon, in the job for 22 years until … » Read

Violinist Nina Beilina, who emigrated from the Soviet Union at age 40, in 1977, and made her U.S. debut a year later at Manhattan’s 92 nd Street Y, died on November 25 in New York. She was 81. Harold Schonberg’s positive review in The … » Read