Helen Wallace is to be the new head of music at London’s Barbican Center, effective in February of 2024. She succeeds Will Gompertz, who this past August announced he would leave the Barbican after a three-year tenure to become director of … » Read

Sean Michael Gross, who has headed up Warner Classics in the U.K . since 2021, has added North America to his portfolio and will now split his time between London and the U.S. He will continue to report to Alain Lanceron, president, Warner … » Read

Yuri Temirkanov, whose international career saw him serve as music director for orchestras in both the U.S. and his native Russia, died on Nov. 2 in St. Petersburg. He was 84. Born in the Caucasus region of southern Russia on Dec. 10, 1938, … » Read

ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Finishing her class at The Juilliard School in New York, Greek opera great Maria Callas gave her students a final word of advice. “Keep on going the proper way: Not with fireworks, not with easy applause, but … » Read

Given William Christie’s reputation for spreading the gospel of the French Baroque, through Les Arts Florissants (LAF), through his teachings, research, festivals, gardens , etc., the person he has chosen as his heir apparent—and who … » Read

The Monteux School and Music Festival has selected Tiffany Lu as its new music director, effective immediately. She succeeds Michael Jinbo , who died in 2022 after 27 years in the position with the Hancock, ME, organization. Lu is the fourth … » Read

Conductor and onetime high-profile violinist Peter Oundjian  has left Opus 3 Artists to join Kirshbaum Associates for worldwide management. Oudjian, longtime music director of the Toronto Symphony until 2018, is now principal conductor of … » Read

Christoph Müller, artistic director of Switzerland’s Gstaad Menuhin Festival & Academy since 2002, will exit following the 2025 edition of an event inaugurated by its namesake in 1957. “[After] the completion of the … » Read

Czech conductor Zdenek Mácal, whose most recent music directorship was of the Czech Philharmonic, a post he held from 2003 to 2007, died on October 25 in Prague at age 87. A conductor of international repute, he was best known in the U.S. … » Read

As of January 2024, Sarah Meyers is to be the new artistic director at On Site Opera, where she will succeed Eric Einhorn , who co-founded the New York City-based company in 2012. Meyers will join a management team that also includes General … » Read