The generational shift in arts leadership continues with the announcement that C i ncinnati Symphony Orchestra (CSO) President and CEO Jonathan Martin plans to retire on February 16, 2025 after seven years in the job. He leaves as the orchestra … » Read

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation, named for and funded by the co-founder of The Home Depot, has gifted $27.5 million to the Atlanta Opera toward its three-year $110 million comprehensive campaign. The monies insure the completion of the … » Read

Swiss conductor Philippe Jordan is to succeed Cristian Macelaru as chief conductor of the Orchestre national de France as of 2027. He calls it a “return home,” having served as music director of the Paris Opera from 2009 to 2021. … » Read

Eight months ago, David Rubenstein announced that he would be  stepping down as chairman of the Kennedy Center in January of 2025 after 14 years in the job. Yesterday, the Center said he would be staying on until 2026 because the search for … » Read

As Judy Morr officially retires from her role as executive vice president at Orange County’s Segerstrom Center for the Arts (SCA), she leaves behind a cultural legacy that has transformed her community into a hub for world-class … » Read

Conducting a symphony orchestra, evidence would suggest, is like an elixir of youth. Witness 97-year-old Herbert Blomstedt’s London concert with the Philharmonia Orchestra on last night, which featured Mozart’s Fourth Violin Concerto, … » Read

Jaap van Zweden will bring his orchestra-building prowess to Taiwan’s Evergreen Symphony Orchestra (ESO) starting in January with a two-year appointment as artist-in-residence. The orchestra, founded in 2002 and privately funded by the … » Read

Joseph Young will exit the music directorship of California’s Berkeley Symphony at the end of the current season, as per Monday’s announcement. Young, 43, is currently conducting  Jeanine Tesori’s Blue at Lyric Opera of … » Read

Teddy Abrams, music director of the Louisville Orchestra for the past ten years, is a throwback of sorts. Modeling his career on that of Michael Tilson Thomas, the 37-year-old Curtis grad has embraced a sense of civic responsibility rare among … » Read

Peabody Conservatory, the nation’s oldest, is introducing a Bachelor of Music in Hip Hop. The performance-focused undergraduate degree program is the brainchild of producer, pianist, and professor Wendel Patrick and dates back to 2016, when … » Read