The Naumburg Orchestral Concerts, which claim to be “the oldest continuously running free outdoor classical concert series in the world,” has appointed a new executive director in Anthony Bracewell. Longtime president Christopher … » Read

Nicholas Walls is the new chief advancement officer at the Music Academy of the West; he succeeds Jodi Barnard, who retired in January. Walls, who started March 31, most recently served as senior director of philanthropy at the Seattle Symphony, … » Read

An encounter near the Beethoven statue in Los Angeles’s Pershing Square 20 years ago changed the lives of both Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers. Lopez was a columnist for the Los Angeles Times , and Ayers a Cleveland-born musical prodigy and … » Read

As of June 2025, Jesús Herrera will assume the role of artistic director for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds Elena Dubinets, who joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as its new artistic director on May 1, 2025. In the … » Read

As of July 1, Julia Bullard will be the new director of the School of Music in the College of the Arts at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Stuart Gerber, who has been serving in an interim capacity since last August, when Chester Philips was … » Read

Abigail Raiford failed to nab top honors at the  Met Opera’s Laffont Competition Finals Concert on March 16, but when she stepped on the storied stage to accept her runner-up prize (there were four, out of the nine finalists), the … » Read

Four string players are, or will be, new to the Philadelphia Orchestra this season. Cellist Jiayin He joined the orchestra this past February, while simultaneously pursuing his MM at the Curtis Institute, where he is principal of the Curtis … » Read

Shea Scruggs, current Curtis Institute chief enrollment officer and director of institutional research and musician experience (!!), is to be the new director of the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. He starts July 1 and … » Read

Scott Nickrenz, violist and all-round chamber music guru, died on March 17 at the age of 87. Apart from being a master player and pedagogue, his skills as a presenter of the artform and spotter of talent are legend. He cofounded the Lenox and … » Read

Erik Satie, probably best known for his three Gymnopédies , also composed one of the longest works in the classical canon. Vexations can take anywhere from 12 to 20 hours to perform. “There is no work stranger and more extreme, nor … » Read