One of today’s most performed young composers, is an unapologetic advocate for the power of melody. “I find emotional connection through melody…. I think it’s a way to connect human beings,” Anna Clyne tells … » Read

Choral Arts Society of Washington, D.C., its 60 th anniversary coming in 2025, has announced Marie Bucoy-Calavan as its next artistic director as of next season. She succeeds Jace Kaholokula Saplan who left after 18 months in the job. Saplan is … » Read

In what may be the worst-kept secret about the world’s youngest, most oversubscribed music director, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has named 28-year-old Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä to succeed the legendary Riccardo Muti as its … » Read

Following an “extensive open search,” the Juilliard School has hired two new composers to join its composition faculty as of next fall. They arrive after the firing of Robert Beaser as chair of the department, in the wake of an … » Read

The Annapolis Symphony has tapped a former neurosurgeon and university president to be its next CEO, as of April 1. Ralph Kuncl comes to the position with an impressive track record as a fund raiser, most notably as president, now emeritus, of … » Read

On March 24, Italian Minister of Culture Gennaro Sangiuliano officially appointed Carlo Fuortes as superintendent of the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino. Two days later, Fuortes was sentenced to 16 months in jail by a court in Rome, over the death of … » Read

The Pacific Chorale has named Rhett M. Del Campo as president and CEO as of May 1. He succeeds Andrew Brown, who left last fall after five years to take the same position with the Pasadena Symphony . A onetime professional percussionist, Del … » Read

The already complicated issue of leadership succession at Milan’s La Scala has just gotten a bit more so. The Italian minister of culture, Gennaro Sangiuliano, and the city’s mayor, Giuseppe Sala, have for some time said they want an … » Read

The Brooklyn College and its School of Visual Media and Performing Arts (SVMPA) has just announced its first-ever chair in music, which has been named in honor of composer Tania León and funded by the Connecticut-based Tow … » Read

For nearly 50 years, Anne-Sophie Mutter has lived an artist’s life that is both glorious and draining. In an interview with the German business publication Handelsblatt , she offers insights to how she has maintained a spot at the pinnacle … » Read