The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has tapped pianist Richard Goode as its newest artistic partner, beginning with the 2025-26 season. The Grammy Award-winning keyboard artist joins a coterie of musicians that includes British Baroque … » Read

NEW YORK -- When David Leigh sang “The Impossible Dream” at his father’s funeral, the moment was both a testament to his past and a harbinger of his future. Leigh, an operatic bass, is the son of Mitch Leigh, who wrote the score … » Read

Announced as the new artistic director of the Taipei Music Academy & Festival (TMAF) as of August 2025, David Chan is well on his way to winning the sweepstakes for busiest concert musician of the year. Additional to this new gig, a … » Read

Martin Chalifour has announced his retirement as principal concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the end of the current season. He will have been in the job for three decades, arriving in 1995 when Esa-Pekka Salonen was on the podium. … » Read

Violinist Helene Pohl and cellist Rolf Gjelsten have resigned with immediate effect from the New Zealand String Quartet, a foursome with which they have been associated for 30 years. Pohl and Gjelsten, who are married, have also taught at the Te … » Read

HELSINKI (AP)—Prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following … » Read

The Cathedral Choral Society (CCS) has appointed an interim executive director to succeed Christopher Eanes, who is on his way out to take over as president and CEO of Chorus America, a trade organization representing the country’s … » Read

Laura Gardiner , director Nicola Beneditti Foundation, named for and founded by the famed Scottish violinist in 2019, is to exit the operation in November and return to teaching. “Laura began this organization alongside me, and has been … » Read

When Eun Sun Kim took over the reins as music director of the San Francisco Opera in August 2021, the company was just beginning to emerge from the dark days of the pandemic. The skill and determination with which she met the many challenges of … » Read

After 36 years, Jay Fishman plans to retire this month as artistic director and conductor of the Minnesota Sinfonia. His departure will also mark the end of the ensemble itself. The annual budget ranges between $400,000 and $700,000, an amount … » Read