Opera Las Vegas (OLV) has named Cecilia “Ceci” Violetta López as general director and CEO effective July 1, 2025. She is the fifth general director in the history of the 27-year-old company. An Idaho native who studied music … » Read

Joel Link, first violinist of the Dover Quartet, will add the Cleveland Orchestra to his professional exploits, becoming the orchestra’s concertmaster as of July 3, 2025. He succeeds David Radzynski , who left in March 2024 (a joint … » Read

In April of 2022 Los Angeles Times music critic Mark Swed pooh-poohed any notion that Gustavo Dudamel might be a candidate to succeed Jaap van Zweden as music director of the New York Philharmonic. “Dream on,” he told New Yorkers. … » Read

On May 17 British-German conductor Sir Simon Rattle will not have to travel very far to claim his latest honor, the 2025 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. In a ceremony in Munich’s Herkules Hall, home to the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, … » Read

Alexander Shelley , recently appointed  music director of the Pacific Symphony and music director of the Naples Philharmonic, is shedding his current role in that position with the National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, over which he has … » Read

The Australian federal court has rejected the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra’s (MSO) effort to quash a lawsuit brought by pianist Jayson Gillham , clearing the way for a trial. Gillham filed suit in October of 2024, alleging that the … » Read

German conductor André de Ridder is to be the next music director of the English National Opera (ENO), effective as designate next fall and permanently as of fall 2027. He succeeds Martyn Brabbins, who resigned in October of 2023 … » Read

South Korean conductor Myung-Whun Chung has been announced to succeed Riccardo Chailly as music director of Teatro alla Scala from the end of 2026, when Chailly exits, until 2030.  Chung, 72, has been closely associated with La Scala since … » Read

The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read

The Juilliard School has selected Melissa Toogood as the new dean and director of its dance division, beginning July 1. She succeeds Alicia Graf Mack, who is to become the artistic director of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. Toogood, who … » Read