In 2019 Lara St. John spoke to the Philadelphia Inquirer about how, as a 14-year-old student at the Curtis Institute in the mid-1980s, her teacher, famed violinist Jascha Brodsky, raped and sexually abused her. The school’s failure to … » Read

CHICAGO— Taking over from any longtime music director can be a daunting task. Their identities can fuse with the organization, marking any successor as an interloper. That hasn’t been so much as a passing worry for Newberry Consort … » Read

Vladimir Horowitz once said some Chopin miniatures have more content than a Mahler symphony. At her Zankel Hall recital October 22, Berlin-based Russian pianist Yulianna Avdeeva, 39, proved his point. Durable, romantic-era touchstones on the … » Read

Michael Shinn has been named as executive director of the Boston Conservatory at Berklee, a position he initially assumed in August of 2023 as interim. He moves into the job as Berklee awaits the arrival of its new president in January , Jim … » Read

Clément Joubert has been chosen as the new executive director of the Festival de Lanaudière, Canada’s largest classical music festival. He succeeds Xavier Roy, who stepped down this past August after four years in the … » Read

In a heartening tale of one philanthropist’s belief in the importance of music to a community’s well-being, Phantom Fireworks owner Bruce Zoldan will give $5 million to the Dana School of Music at Youngstown State University, his alma … » Read

The Royal Seville Symphony Orchestra (ROSS) has appointed Lucas Macías as its next principal conductor, starting in Sept. 2025 for three seasons, with a possible further two-year extension. He succeeds French conductor Marc Soustrot, in … » Read

Music Masters has selected Stuart Mason as the new chair of its board of trustees, on which he has served since 2021. He succeeds Simon Freakley, who held the position for twelve years. Mason is joined on the board by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason; … » Read

Times are apparently tough at Brandeis University. Admissions are down, forcing a number of belt-tightening measures. One casualty is the Lydian String Quartet, a foursome established at the university in 1980, whose members were told on an Oct. … » Read

Chia-Hsuan Lin, principal guest conductor of the Richmond Symphony, is the new music director of the Rochester (MN) Symphony, a professional ensemble of about 70 musicians that performs up to ten concerts a season and works with local schools. … » Read