New York’s Diller-Quaile School of Music , est. 1920, has announced that Jennifer Patten will succeed Kirsten Morgan as executive director. Morgan is retiring, having served over 25 years in the job. Patten, who starts August 12, has for … » Read

Daniel Wiley has been selected to become music director of the  Salisbury (NC) Symphony . He succeeds David Hagy, who has assumed the position of music director emeritus after 35 years with the North Carolina ensemble. Wiley, currently … » Read

Beginning with the 2024-25 season, Robert Moody will be the new music director for the Baltimore Chamber Orchestra. He succeeds Markand Thakar, who led the ensemble for 19 years and will become music director emeritus. Moody is currently music … » Read

Jeremy Eichler, longtime staff critic at the Boston Globe whose recent book— Times Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance —was named History Book of the Year by The Sunday London Times , is to exit the … » Read

LONDON—Grange Park Opera is one of the more accessible and idyllic venues on the U.K.’s country house opera circuit. Comprising a purpose-built brick auditorium with excellent acoustics, surrounded by gorgeous formal gardens, and … » Read

Daniel Hope is to become the Intendant and artistic director of Gstaad Menuhin Festival and Academy as of November 1, 2025. He succeeds Christoph Müller, in the position for 24 years. A violinist of international distinction, Hope is … » Read

Opera Carolina has turned to the Charlotte business community for its new general director. Dr. Shanté Williams will join the company on July 1, succeeding James Meena, who has held the dual titles of general and artistic director since … » Read

The world premiere of The Comet / Poppea on June 21 at the Geffen Contemporary at MOCA in Los Angeles demonstrated once again that Yuval Sharon is one of opera’s most imaginative directors. The 80-minute production melded a new score by … » Read

SAN FRANCISCO—A year after Kaija Saariaho’s death at the age of 70, her final opera, Innocence , received its much-anticipated American debut this month at San Francisco Opera. The work’s reputation as a harrowing and innovative … » Read

Over the past few weeks Jaap van Zweden has been busy concluding his concurrent tenures as music director of both the New York and Hong Kong philharmonic orchestras. His final concerts in New York in May precede a summer tour of China with the … » Read