The 14 th class of Dudamel Fellows has been announced, these for the 2024-25 season. Working with Gustavo Dudamel and the LA Phil musicians as well as visiting artists and conductors, the four will interact with students in key L.A. Phil … » Read

The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named conductor Gábor Takács-Nagy as its newest artistic partner. The 68-year-old Hungarian maestro trained as a violinist at the Franz Liszt Academy in Budapest and from 1975 to 1992 was … » Read

Berklee College of Music has hired Jim Lucchese, a former top executive at Spotify, as its next president. Trained as a lawyer, the Boston-based businessman boasts a successful 20-year track record in connecting music and technology. He has not … » Read

South Carolina native Kellen Gray is to be the next conductor and artistic director of the Lafayette (IN) Symphony Orchestra, a 70-plus-year-old professional ensemble offering four symphonic concerts and six smaller musical events annually. … » Read

Jonathan Manners, who has been responsible for the artistic leadership of the BBC Singers since 2016, will add the top executive position of director to his remit. He succeeds Paul Hughes, who stepped down after 23 years in 2022. Since joining … » Read

After an internal investigation, the SWR Symphony Orchestra (Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra) has decided to proceed with the appointment of François-Xavier Roth as the ensemble’s chief conductor as of the 2025-26 season. … » Read

As artistic director of the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Elena Dubinets is walking a tight rope, trying to expand the classical canon while offering enough standard fare to keep longtime patrons happy. “We have to do both,” she … » Read

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Bill Viola, a video artist who collaborated with director Peter Sellars on a groundbreaking production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde originally seen in Los Angeles, Paris and New York, has died at age 73. … » Read

Lara Downes, a Musical America Top 30 Professional for 2021 , is the first-ever creative partner of the Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO) as of July 1. Downs is a celebrated pianist and recording artist with a deep commitment to arts advocacy and … » Read

ROME (AP) — Dominique Meyer has been appointed executive director of the Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne, effective July 15, the orchestra’s board of trustees said on Friday. Meyer, however, will remain superintendent of Milan's … » Read