Lourdes Lopez is to exit the Miami City Ballet as artistic director at the conclusion of the current season, two years before the end of her contract. The former New York City Ballet star will have been with MCB for 13 years. She is credited with … » Read

Deborah Rutter has been removed as the president of the Kennedy Center after a distinguished decade running one of the world's largest and most diverse arts centers. Last month she announced she would be stepping down but staying on through the … » Read

Given the dismantling of Kennedy Center leadership and the influx of a new politically motivated power base, Renée Fleming has resigned as artistic advisor of the Center. In a statement on Facebook, she writes, "It has been a privilege to … » Read

DETROIT (AP) — A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed  opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct . David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, … » Read

Music Director Franz Welser-Möst, absent from the Cleveland Orchestra’s podium for most of the fall season, is returning sooner than anticipated. He will conduct a program featuring Dmitri Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No., with … » Read

The Twiolins , the German violin duo that for 15 years comprised siblings Marie-Luise and Christoph Dingler, has announced that Belarusian violinist Marta Danilkovich [right] will succeed Christoph, who is stepping aside to reduce his travel and … » Read

Tjeerd Top is the new concertmaster of the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, having previously served as associate concertmaster of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra since 2005. He made his debut with his new band in the job last month, with the … » Read

Aryeh Nussbaum Cohen has joined the roster at Intermusica for European management; Étude Artists provides general management for the American countertenor. Highly acclaimed for his work on both recital and opera stages,  he last … » Read

This summer Marin Alsop will join the 10 th season of Prague Summer Nights: Young Artists Music Festival as distinguished guest conductor. The event, held in Vienna in 2025, offers young opera singers, instrumentalists, and conductors performance … » Read

Vanessa Reed, president and CEO of New Music USA, will return to the U.K to take the position of chief executive of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Society (RLPS) as of June 2. She succeeds Michael Eaken, who exits in March after 16 years in the … » Read