Alison Balsom recognizes that her status as a much-in-demand trumpet soloist is a bit of an anomaly. “Historically,” she writes in The Guardian , “it has been more unusual for women to play brass instruments, due to … » Read

When climate protesters interrupted a performance by the Bavarian State Orchestra at the Lucerne Festival last September, conductor Vladimir Jurowski did something that, while unexpected, was fully in keeping with his belief that music ought not … » Read

In keeping with its trend-setting model of appointing a new music director every season, the Ojai Music Festival will follow Mitsuko Uchida’s upcoming June 6-9 2024 tenure with one of a completely different—one could even say … » Read

On April 10 conductor Edo de Waart announced his retirement from the stage of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra. Although he is 82 and has been conducting for 60 years, the maestro’s retirement came as a surprise. In an … » Read

Kedrick Armstrong is to succeed the late Michael Morgan as music director of the Oakland Symphony, effective immediately. Armstrong, who last led the orchestra in February in the premiere of Carlos Simon’s Here I Stand , is the 29-year-old … » Read

Charlie Rosmarin has joined the Philadelphia Orchestra as associate principal percussion. With four years at the New World Symphony, Rosmarin has performed with the major orchestras of Boston, Houston, Atlanta, San Francisco, and New York, among … » Read

Why does “one of the finest flutists in the country, if not the world” decide to step aside from her dream job as principal flute with the Boston Symphony Orchestra before her 50th birthday? It’s not because she was pushed out, … » Read

Andrew Comben will assume the position of chief executive officer at Britten Pears Arts in September 2024. He succeeds Roger Wright, who has been in the position for ten years and announced his decision to step down in July 2023, on the eve of … » Read

Markus Hinterhäuser has been given a third five-year term as artistic director of the Salzburg Festiva l , extending his tenure in one of Europe’s most influential cultural roles to the longest since Herbert von Karajan’s reign … » Read

The Pacific Symphony, the largest U.S. orchestra founded in the last 50 years, is beginning to search for only the second music director in its 45-year history. Carl St.Clair, in the position for 35 years, is expected to step aside at the … » Read