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

The layered musical personality that emerges from Jonas Frølund ’s debut portrait album, Solo Alone and More , is cause enough to sit up and take notice. That it consists almost entirely of solo clarinet playing by a newcomer who … » Read

The Miami-based Florida Grand Opera has tapped Maria Todaro to serve as interim general director through the upcoming 2023–24 Season. She succeeds Susan Danis , who resigned in September 2023 after 11 years in the post. Reports suggest that … » Read

Paul Wiancko, newly arrived cellist of the Kronos Quartet, has been chosen to succeed the late Geoff Nuttall as director of the chamber music series at the Spoleto Festival USA. Wiancko, also a composer, is a founding member of the viola and … » Read

Edwaard Liang is to be the new artistic director of the Washington Ballet. The product of a year-long search, he succeeds Julie Kent , who became co-artistic director of the Houston Ballet this past June after seven years in Washington. Since her … » Read

Longtime Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) Pops Principal Conductor Jeff Tyzik is to be succeeded by Enrico Lopez-Yañez [pictured] as of the 2024-25 season. The new man, age 34, appears to be everywhere, having just been named principal … » Read

The BBC has appointed new directors of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus and the BBC Philharmonic, part of a continuing reorganization at the helm of the broadcaster’s orchestras. The new lineup sees the promotion of Bill Chandler from … » Read

The lasting impact of Michael Tilson Thomas on the city of San Francisco will be publicly displayed with the designation of “MTT Way” to one of the four streets surrounding Davies Symphony Hall-- the block of Grove Street between … » Read

The reasons for the abrupt departure of Erica Muhl from the presidency of Berklee College of Music last summer, after barely two years in the post, remains a mystery for most of those affiliated with the Boston school. In cryptic remarks at an … » Read