On Sept. 1, 2025, Sir Mark Elder will begin an initial two-year term (with an option for a two-year extension) as music director at the Palau de les Arts in Valencia. He succeeds James Gaffigan, who announced this past December that he would … » Read

Kari Watson claims to be tired, but you wouldn’t guess it, apart from the sheepish acknowledgment and an occasional yawn. In a conversation at a café on Chicago’s West Side, Watson confessed to being up late copying scores for … » Read

Boston’s Longwood Symphony Orchestra (LSO) has appointed Hannah Collins , associate professor and string area coordinator at the University of Kansas School of Music, as its executive director. LSO, which seeks to combine the healing arts … » Read

Another national arts executive based in Washington, D.C. is making their exit, as the new administration takes up residence in the White House. Deborah Rutter, president and CEO of the Kennedy Center, has said she will leave at the end of the … » Read

The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra (ASO) and the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO) have entered into a new collaboration centered around Matthew Kraemer, in his second season as the music director and principal conductor of the latter ensemble. … » Read

Soprano Lise Davidsen is pregnant with twins and is canceling her performances from mid-March through the end of the year. “I’m very excited about their arrival, and my new life with them,” she said in a statement Friday. … » Read

Pianist and pedagogue Stephen Runge has been appointed by the University of Manitoba (CA) as dean of the faculty of music and director of the School of Art, effective May 1, 2025. He arrives into a tenured professorship after 11 years as head of … » Read

Pianist Jonathan Biss has joined Colbert Artists for North and South American representation. Apart from being a much-admired international soloist, Biss is known for his imaginative programming: … » Read

JoAnn Falletta, music director of the Buffalo Philharmonic, is to be artistic advisor and principal guest conductor of the Omaha Symphony as of 2025-26; she steps in as Ankush Kumar Bahl concludes this, his final season as music director. … » Read

German conductor Hermes Helfricht , 33, has cancelled his contract to become music director of the Hagen Philharmonic Orchestra as of next season, an appointment announced last June. Apparently, he’s gotten a better offer for the same job … » Read