Conductor Dalia Stasevska’s debut program with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at Tanglewood on Aug. 10—two pieces by Sibelius and Stravinsky’s Violin Concerto with Leila Josefowicz—represents a departure from her usual … » Read

In what Terence Blanchard rightly describes as a “coup,” the Seattle Opera has lured director James Robinson away from Opera Theater of St. Louis to be its next general and artistic director. His 15-year tenure with OTSL has been … » Read

The Notos Quartett [pictured] has selected cellist Benjamin Lai to replace the departing Philip Graham, beginning in September 2024. He will join pianist Antonia Köster, violist Andrea Burger, and violinist Sindri Lederer in the Berlin-based … » Read

Brazilian cellist Antonio Meneses died in Basel, Switzerland on August. 3. He was 66. He had announced his retirement in early July , and was receiving palliative care for an aggressive form of brain cancer. One of the most acclaimed soloists and … » Read

The performance of Osvaldo Golijov’s La Pasión según San Marcos ( St Mark’s Passion ) at the Edinburgh International Festival on Aug. 3 was a reminder that the work’s premiere in 2000 drew rapturous praise. Critics … » Read

Mariko Silver, President and CEO of the Henry Luce Foundation, is to be the 12th president and CEO of Lincoln Center, effective September 23. The 46-year-old daughter of a Jewish father and Japanese-American mother is the first woman of color to … » Read

David Francis is to be the new chief executive of the Three Choirs Festival, an annual event first held in 1715 that rotates among the cathedral cities of Hereford, Worcester, and Gloucester. He succeeds Alexis Paterson, in the position since … » Read

For more than 50 years, the brass section of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) has reigned pre-eminent. But recent developments signal change. First came word that Jay Friedman, principal trombone since 1965, would retire. Although not yet … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera has extended the contract of its Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, through 2029–30, just as the Philadelphia Orchestra extended his music directorship last February.  Nézet-Séguin, … » Read

The musical instrument sellers’ trade organization, National Association of Music Merchants (NAMM), has selected Julia Rubio as the new executive director of the NAMM Foundation. She succeeds Mary Luehrsen, who is retiring after 22 years, … » Read