NEW YORK (AP) — Jaap van Zweden decided during the pandemic that he wanted to jettison the jet-setting life of a transatlantic conductor, so the less-flying Dutchman cut short his New York Philharmonic tenure, the orchestra’s shortest … » Read

As the Cleveland Institute of Music continues to wrestle with pending lawsuits , a vote of no confidence in President Paul Hogle by the faculty, and a call by this last group for unionization in AFM (which the school deems unnecessary), it rolls … » Read

As Esa-Pekka Salonen prepares to step down as music director of the San Francisco Symphony at the close of 2024-25, his current right hand at the orchestra, Chief Artistic Officer Phillippa Cole, will exit as well. Opus 3 Artists has announced … » Read

Steve Wogaman [pictured], president and artistic director of Chamber Music Detroit, is to succeed Shawn Puller as executive director of the Garth Newel Music Center (GNMC) in Hot Springs, VA. Wogaman, who will continue as AD in Detroit remotely, … » Read

Jonah Nigh, senior VP of development and alumni engagement at the New School, is to succeed  Alexandra Wheeler as VP and chief advancement officer at the Juilliard School, reporting to President Damian Woetzel. Nigh previously worked in … » Read

Music biz attorney John G. Branca has announced a $5 million gift to Occidental College, his alma mater, to establish an Institute for Music bearing his name at the private liberal arts college in Los Angeles. The idea is to partner with local … » Read

Last week, Talea Ensemble celebrated 15 seasons with two programs at the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew on the Upper West Side. Among a number of estimable new music ensembles in the city, Talea is one of the best. It has also commissioned a … » Read

PARIS (AP)—Damiano Michieletto sat in the last row of the Opéra Bastille’s front section alongside his production colleagues, watching opening night of Massenet’s rarely performed Don Quichotte . They bolted at the final … » Read

Japanese-American conductor Taichi Fukumura has emerged as the Illinois Symphony Orchestra’s next music director, the results of an assessment among four finalists during the current season. He starts next month, his first concert holding … » Read

Esa-Pekka Salonen’s March 14 announcement that he would not renew his five-year contract with the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) in 2025, due to disagreements with the board over “goals for the future of the institution,” i.e. … » Read