Jon Limbacher, president and managing director of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) since 2016, has announced his retirement when his current contract ends on December 31, 2025. “It is important to strike a balance between leadership … » Read

The University of South Carolina School of Music has created a new certificate program to address the state’s shortage of music teachers and lack of opportunities for students to learn musical instruments. “The vision of the School of … » Read

The chorus members of the Welsh National Opera have voted to postpone their intended strike action , planned for Nov. 15, until Feb, 6, 7, and 8, 2025. At the same time, the choristers promised further “industrial action,” including … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Judith Jamison, an exceptional dancer and stage presence who helped bring the Alvin Ailey Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater to international attention and later served for two decades as artistic director, has died. She was … » Read

LONDON—When Jacques Offenbach died in 1880, he left a great deal of music for what would become known as his operatic magnum opus but rather fewer clues as to his final intentions. His musical executor, Ernest Guirard, set to work … » Read

The 2025 Salzburg Whitsun Festival, held from June 6 to 9, will celebrate Venice with a program that Artistic Director Cecilia Bartoli has titled “Sounds of La Serenissima.” On offer will be music spanning 500 years that was written … » Read

Australian conductor Nicholas Carter, in the U.S. this month guest conducting the Seattle and Atlanta symphonies, is to be the next general music director of the Staatsoper and Staatsorchester Stuttgart, as of August, 2026. He most recently … » Read

T he Boston Philharmonic has named Derek Beckvold as its new managing director. He succeeds Elisabeth Christensen, a 12-year veteran of the orchestra who was instrumental in creating the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (BPYO). Beckvold has … » Read

The 2025 Lucerne Festival takes place between Aug. 12 and Sept. 14, and will be the swansong for Michael Haefliger as executive and artistic director ; he is to be succeeded by Sebastian Nordmann in January 2026. The month’s programming … » Read

Valentin Radutiu will join Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music as a professor of cello beginning July 1, 2025. He succeeds Desmond Hoebig, whose tenure spanned more than three decades. Radutiu, principal cellist of the Deutsches … » Read