Krishna Thiagarajan is out as CEO of the Seattle Symphony and Benaroya Hall. Sources are also reporting the exits of the CFO/COO Cheronne Wong and VP HR/Chief Diversity Officer Paul Johnson. The CEO job is officially vacant as of April 30. In the … » Read

The change of presidential administrations brings with it inevitable turnover at the top of many federal agencies. Among the first to resign is Maria Rosario Jackson , approved to a four-year term in December 2021 by the U.S. Senate , as chair of … » Read

Fidelio Arts has removed Esa-Pekka Salonen and Susanna Mälkki from its roster, leaving Gustavo Dudamel as its sole client. On Friday, Enticott Music Management (EMM) announced that Salonen would be joining the roster, in association with … » Read

LONDON—Every new year brings a fresh crop of reasons to mark musical anniversaries, especially when a composer’s birth (or death) day happened either *00 or *50 years ago. Thus 2025 sees the 100th birthday of Boulez, the 150th of … » Read

The dispersal of the central Philadelphia real estate owned by the defunct University of the Arts has begun in earnest. On Jan. 14 at public auction, the Curtis Institute of Music outbid Temple University, paying $7.6 million for the Arts … » Read

On Jan. 16 TF Cornerstone, the owner of central Philadelphia’s Wanamaker Building, issued an encouraging statement about the future of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ after Macy’s March departure . The New York-based firm … » Read

Robert McGrath, COO of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) is to succeed Jonathan Martin as president and CEO as of February 17. Martin, one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year , announced his retirement last fall. … » Read

DETROIT (AP) — An acclaimed opera singer fired by the University of Michigan in 2020 over allegations of sexual misconduct is suing school officials, claiming his rights were violated during the process. David Daniels is seeking an … » Read

LONDON—Once upon a time El Sistema was the gold standard in international music education. The gilt, however, started to peel off years ago amid accusations of corruption and abuse. In the same week that the U.S. announced a $25m reward for … » Read

Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) will tour Japan for the first time in 40 years next spring, along with making its debut in Korea. The May 29-to-June 7 trip marks the orchestra’s 99 th tour since its founding in 1969 in … » Read