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

“I couldn’t have imagined a better job for myself right now,” said conductor Lidiya Yankovskaya. “It’s always amazing when a job lines up at exactly the right time with your personal interests, your professional … » Read

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

About one year ago, news arrived that Ramón Ortega, then principal oboe of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra under its Principal Conductor Mariss Jansons, would be moving to the same position with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, starting in … » Read

Eldon Warner, a senior at the University of South Dakota, possesses an unusual combination of talents. A conference champion cross-country runner and potential sub-4:00 miler, he is also a serious opera singer who hopes to pursue a career in … » Read

The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama (RWCMD) has tapped John Fisher, assistant general manager for music administration at the Metropolitan Opera, to be the first artistic director of its new David Seligman Opera School. Fisher, says … » Read

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named Richard Egarr, music director of the Academy of Ancient Music, as its newest artistic partner. He will join pianist Jeremy Denk, clarinetist Martin Fröst, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, … » Read

Composer/conductor Harold Farberman died on November 24 at his home in Germantown, NY. He was 89. Farberman was a founder of the Conductors’ Guild, in 1976, and founder and director of the Conductors’ Institute, initially at the Hartt … » Read