Until March 25, Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a curator and performance artist, was vice president and artistic director of social impact at The Kennedy Center, a position he had held for seven years. Then, in a matter of less than a day, he and five … » Read

Between July 2022 and July 2024, the Artist Employment Program (AEP)—an initiative launched and administered by Creatives Rebuild New York (CRNY) and funded with $125 million from the Mellon, Ford, and Niarchos foundations—sought to … » Read

Nicholas Walls is the new chief advancement officer at the Music Academy of the West; he succeeds Jodi Barnard, who retired in January. Walls, who started March 31, most recently served as senior director of philanthropy at the Seattle Symphony, … » Read

LONDON—The three items on the bill at the London Philharmonic’s March 26 concert—by Kaija Saariaho, Carl Nielsen, and Prokofiev—share no great connection, although two of the three composers were Scandinavian, as is the … » Read

The Israeli Philharmonic is sure to attract protesters, and its March 26 performance at the Segerstrom Concert Hall in Costa Mesa, CA., the last stop on its U.S. tour, proved no exception. But unlike an earlier concert in San Francisco, where … » Read

Two venerable musicians long associated with the New York Philharmonic joined forces last week. Leonard Slatkin, who first appeared as a guest conductor more than 50 years ago (in 1974), returned in that capacity on March 26 for the first of … » Read

As of June 2025, Jesús Herrera will assume the role of artistic director for the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He succeeds Elena Dubinets, who joins the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra as its new artistic director on May 1, 2025. In the … » Read

LONDON—Two musical behemoths, of comparable duration and employing near-identical forces, filled London’s Barbican Hall with sound March 23. As well as the healthy economics of engaging four singers for an entire evening rather than a … » Read

The Florida Orchestra, which prides itself on being the largest professional orchestra in the state, has signed a new, four-year contract with its 68 full-time musicians, effective Sept. 1 and dovetailing with the end of the current agreement. … » Read

As of July 1, Julia Bullard will be the new director of the School of Music in the College of the Arts at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Stuart Gerber, who has been serving in an interim capacity since last August, when Chester Philips was … » Read