Christopher Bassett , appointed bass trombone of the San Francisco Symphony last year, is to be on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music next fall, joining many of his SFS brass-section colleagues on SFCM’s teaching staff. … » Read

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra’s new principal trombone, 22-year-old Gracie Potter, started her new job on March 6, with Pictures at an Exhibition under Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund. Potter most recently was acting principal of … » Read

The Eugene (OR) Symphony has tapped Alex Prior, 32, to succeed Francesco Lecce-Chong as music director next fall. Prior, a native of the U.K., was until 2022 chief conductor of the Edmonton (CA) Symphony before moving on to be music director of … » Read

Sofia Gubaidulina, considered the most important Russian composer of the present day, died at her home near Hamburg on March 13, 2025. She was 93 years old. Drawing inspiration from her deep faith and her belief in the transformative power of … » Read

NEW YORK (AP)—“Davidsen Goes out with a Bang,” read the headline in Broadway World’s review of the Metropolitan Opera revival of Beethoven’s “Fidelio.” And indeed Lise Davidsen is in a sense “going … » Read

Esteban Batallán's abrupt departure as principal trumpet for the Philadelphia Orchestra just six months after his arrival set tongues wagging. He has now explained why he is returning to Chicago for the same position, after a year’s … » Read

  A 65-year-old conductor who was Covent Garden’s music director from 2002-24, Pappano succeeded Simon Rattle as the LSO’s chief conductor last September and has a quick commute from his home in Hampstead to the LSO’s … » Read

Italy’s Minister of Culture Alessandro Giuli has appointed Nicola Colabianchi [pictured] as superintendent of the Fondazione Teatro La Fenice. He arrives after five years in the same post with the Cagliari Lirico. Colabianchi succeeds … » Read

Christopher Hahn has announced that the 2025-26 season will be his last as general director for the Pittsburgh Opera . He was appointed to the position in 2008, after serving for eight years as artistic director. The South African native began … » Read

Matthew Lutton is to be the new artistic director of the Adelaide Festival, with a three-year contract beginning in 2026. He succeeds Brett Sheehy, whose association with the festival dates to 2003. For the past nine years, Lutton has been … » Read