The Omaha Symphony has announced that Ankush Kumar Bahl will be standing down as music director. After considerable thought, the statement says, Bahl has decided that the 2024-25 concert season will be his last. It has been agreed that he will … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has announced that Xian Zhang will be its next music director. The Chinese American conductor, currently music director of the New Jersey Symphony, will take up a five-year contract beginning in the 2025/2026 season. Zhang is … » Read

Arizona State University’s School of Music, Dance and Theatre has appointed renowned music producer Tuo Clark as faculty associate for its popular music program where he will teach music industry studies. Clark’s stella career took … » Read

Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris has been revealing her musical tastes and upbringing on the campaign trail, and they are surprisingly eclectic. For instance, who knew that the U.S. vice president played French horn and percussion … » Read

Distinguished artist manager Camilla Weymeyer will join Intermusica as associate director, vocal & opera from September 23. The move comes just six weeks after the ambitious European music agency promoted Nathan Morrison from out of that … » Read

Palm Beach Opera has announced the extension of David Stern’s contract through the 2026-2027 season with the new title of music director. Stern has been chief conductor at Palm Beach Opera since 2015. Stern made his PBO debut with … » Read

The Seattle Symphony has announced the names of seven new musicians who will joining the orchestra at the beginning of the 2024/2025 season. The new appointments are Cameron Daly (associate principal second violin), Katie Liu (associate principal … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera has promoted Michael Heaston to the position of deputy general manager. A respected pianist and music director as well as an experienced administrator, he had previously held the position of assistant general manager and … » Read

The Bayreuth Festival has announced that Thomas Eitler-de Lint is to be the new director of the Festival Chorus. He succeeds Eberhard Friedrich , who stepped down earlier this month after 24 years in the position. Eitler-de Lint has been choir … » Read

Alexander Goehr, a British composer perhaps better known for those he taught than what he wrote, died on Aug. 26 at the age of 92. As a newborn he arrived from Berlin in 1932 with his father Walter, a composer and conductor of note who had … » Read