Jenny Mollica has been promoted to chief executive of the English National Opera, having served as interim for the past year. She has been with the company since 2020, initially as director of strategy and engagement, a post in which she is … » Read

After 18 years, Tobias Rempe will leave his post as artistic manager and managing director of the Ensemble Resonanz in the summer of 2025 to become the director of the Konzerthaus and Konzerthausorchester Berlin.  He succeeds Sebastian … » Read

Montreal Symphony Orchestra has named Mélanie La Couture, president and CEO of the Montreal Heart Institute, to be its next CEO, effective in July. She succeeds Madeleine Careau, who announced earlier this year that she would be stepping … » Read

Choosing a college is one of the most important decisions a student and their parents can make, finding the ideal match for the individual’s interests, abilities, and financial resources. Few prospective college freshmen have had as much to … » Read

Nathan Cole, current first associate concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic, is to be concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, as of next season; he’ll also play with the orchestra occasionally this summer at Tanglewood. Cole … » Read

Succeeding Gemma New after nine years as music director of the Hamilton (Ont) Philharmonic will be French conductor James Kahane, 28. He starts next September. A graduate from the Sibelius Academy, Kahane is currently principal conductor of both … » Read

Concerts in the Coolidge Auditorium at the Library of Congress this weekend and at the Morgan Library in Manhattan next week will reintroduce a piece composed in 1897 by Charles Martin Loeffler, who upon his death in 1935 was known as “the … » Read

The Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra has appointed Lee Mills to be its next music director, succeeding the 24-year reign of Edvard Tchivzhel, now taking the title of emeritus. Mills, a Solti career grant recipient, becomes the North Carolina … » Read

The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has selected Miguel Harth-Bedoya as its next resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting. After spending the 2024-25 school year as designate, he will assume his full … » Read

Barbara Hannigan is to be the next chief conductor and artistic director of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra as of August 2026. She succeeds Eva Ollikainen , whose four-season contract commenced in 2020-21. Hannigan, also an acclaimed soprano, has … » Read