The National Symphony Orchestra Ireland (NSOI), formerly the RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, has named Alexander Shelley to be its next principal conductor starting in fall of 2026, for three seasons. He succeeds Jaime Martin, who stepped … » Read

David C. Stabler, The Oregonian ’s classical music critic and arts reporter for nearly 30 years, died Sept. 17. He was 72. The cause was acute myeloid leukemia, according to his brother.  Stabler was a finalist for the 2003 Pulitzer … » Read

As the China National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) Orchestra launches its 15 th season, it appoints longtime collaborator Xian Zhang as principal guest conductor. Her relationship with the orchestra dates to 2015 and her new position … » Read

Leslie Kandell, classical music critic, journalist, and a New Yorker born and bred, died on September 18 after an illness of eight months. She was 89 and died peacefully at her home on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. A longtime contributor to … » Read

Baryshnikov Arts, a 20-year-old performance space in Manhattan that hosts primarily dance and music events and has an active artist residency program, has named Jamie Burns as its next director. The announcement was made by Founder and … » Read

The North Carolina Symphony (NCS) has extended Music Director Carlos Miguel Prieto’s contract by four years, through 2030-31, one season short of its 100 th anniversary. The announcement is made as the orchestra prepares to launch its … » Read

Given the massive layoffs taking place in public media, as per the current administration’s wishes, it’s somewhat surprising to learn that NPR Music has just hired a new executive director. She is Sonali Mehta, most recently chief of … » Read

Martynas Stakionis is the new artistic director of opera for the Lithuanian National Opera and Ballet Theatre (LNOBT) in Vilnius. He debuted with the company in 2021 and this past season led five well-received performances of Offenbach’s … » Read

This fall the Minnesota Orchestra adds three new musicians to its full-time ranks. Angela Ryu and Herdís Guðmundsdóttir join the violin section, and, as previously announced , James Vaughen begins as principal trumpet. All … » Read

Lou Steigler, director of South Mountain Concerts since 1987, has announced that he will retire at the end of 2025. David Finckel and Wu Han, co-artistic directors of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, cofounders of Music@Menlo, among … » Read