Scott Freck is to be the new VP of artistic operations and general manager of the Charlotte Symphony, which lays claim to being “the oldest operating symphony orchestra in the Carolinas." Freck succeeds Michael Reichman , in the job 16 … » Read

Following live auditions in Symphony Hall, the Boston Symphony Orchestra has selected three young musicians as recipients of the Susan W. and Stephen D. Paine BSO Resident Fellowship for Early-Career Musicians, which supports string players from … » Read

NEW YORK — Anna Netrebko’s lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera was narrowed to gender discrimination claims by a federal judge, who agreed to dismiss the star soprano’s allegations of defamation, breach of contract and … » Read

The Royal Swedish Opera has selected Tobias Theorell as the company’s new artistic director. He follows Michael Cavanagh, who passed away earlier this year after joining the company in 2021 . Theorell will assume his new responsibilities in … » Read

Lee Anne Myslewski [pictured] has been elected to serve as the new board chair of OPERA America through June 30, 2025, completing the term of Susan G. Marineau following her resignation due to health reasons. Myslewski, OPERA America’s vice … » Read

Giancarlo Guerrero, current music director of the Nashville Symphony, is to take the same post with the Sarasota (FL) Orchestra, first as designate, next season, then in the role officially as of fall 2025. The 55-year-old Nicaraguan native has … » Read

The Walla Walla (WA) Symphony, which traces its origins to 1907, has installed Dina Gilbert as its new music director, as of July 1. The successor to the late Yaacov Bergman, Gilbert, assistant conductor of the Montreal Symphony, first led her … » Read

More longtime Chicago Symphony Orchestra players are retiring. While trombonist Jay Friedman will leave at the end of next season , percussionist James Ross and cellist Loren Brown will make their official exits this summer; Brown has in fact … » Read

The Nashville Symphony has hired Jeff vom Saal as its chief operating officer (COO), effective in September. Vom Saal was for eight years the executive director of the Spokane (WA) Symphony, the most recent of a number of management positions … » Read

In a recent article, composer Anna Clyne describes how she came to purchase--and ultimately play--her first violin. It all began in a thrift store in Oxford in 2008, where she had been browsing through second-hand CDs and LPs. Her eye fell upon … » Read