Austrian clarinetist and conductor Andreas Ottensamer has signed with Askonas Holt. Ottensamer, principal clarinet of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2011, was previously with Merlin Artist Management for his instrument and Hilbert Artists … » Read

David Del Tredici, whose Pulitzer Prize-winning “instinctual” approach to composing flew in the face of most post–World War II musical trends, died in New York City on Nov. 18 at 86. Born in California in 1937, Del Tredici was … » Read

Inevitably, but nonetheless disappointing, Daniel Barenboim will not be conducting the Staatskapelle Berlin’s Brahms cycle on its tour of the U.S. and Canada, November 25-December 3. “My health simply does not allow me to undertake … » Read

As predicted some 18 months ago , and suggested then by his good friend Vladimir Putin, Valery Gergiev, longtime commander-in-chief of the Mariinsky Theater, is to add the Bolshoi to his already stuffed portfolio. The appointment, being announced … » Read

Deborah Borda may have exited the executive suites of the New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic,  Detroit Symphony, Handel and Haydn Society, et al.—all of which she has run and transformed with marked success—but, … » Read

Croation conductor Ivan Repušic [pictured] is to be the next general music director of the Leipzig Opera as of 2025-26. He will succeed Christoph Gedschold, who is headed to the Copenhagen Philharmonic. Repušic, also chief conductor … » Read

On Nov. 12, the six winners of the Young Concert Artists (YCA) 2023 Susan Wadsworth International Auditions were introduced to the public at a concert at the Morgan Library in New York. The six, who were selected from among more than 150 … » Read

Just five weeks after Cleveland Orchestra principal trumpet  Michael Sachs resigned as chair of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM)’s brass department, he has been snatched up by the Curtis Institute of Music. He joins the faculty … » Read

Louis Langrée is scheduled to step down as music director of the Cincinnati Symphony at the end of the current season. But the orchestra has ensured a continuation of their long and fruitful collaboration by naming him Music Director … » Read

The English National Ballet has selected Maria Seletskaja as its new music director. She succeeds Gavin Sutherland, who held the position for 15 years and will continue as the company’s principal guest conductor. The 39-year-old Seletskaja, … » Read