Los Angeles Philharmonic has named its COO Daniel Song as interim CEO, effective immediately. The current CEO, Chad Smith, is to  take that position with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and so will now move in LA to an advisement position. As … » Read

PRAGUE—Mahler’s First Symphony can be a tricky beast to program. Not quite long enough to stand alone, it’s capable of overshadowing a lightweight concerto, or worse, competing for attention with another showboat work. This May … » Read

Before the invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Valery Gergiev was one of the busiest conductors on Planet Earth, leading as many as 300 performances a year in concert halls around the world. But the international revulsion against Russia’s … » Read

Arabella Arts has signed American conductor Joseph Young , music director of the Berkeley Symphony, to its roster for worldwide management. Previously with William Reinert Associates, Young is artistic director of ensembles for the Peabody … » Read

For much of the past century, Russian liturgical music, which includes some of the world’s most compelling choral works, went unperformed due to the Bolshevik suppression of all religious expression. Such was the fate of Liturgy , an … » Read

Jamal J. Rossi will step down as dean of the Eastman School of Music, of the University of Rochester, at the close of the 2023-24 academic year, when his contract expires. He has been in the job since 2014, having previously served as both … » Read

Artis-Naples, the hybrid cultural institution comprised of the Baker Museum and the Naples Philharmonic , has announced the completion of its Future—Forward Campaign for Cultural Excellence. Launched in 2016, the effort has raised more than … » Read

Musicians of the Lyric Opera of Chicago have signed a five-year contract in advance of the current one’s expiration, on June 30. The company presented a rosy future to the players. "We are encouraged by Lyric's plan for growth of the … » Read

Relying on data from its 2022 season, the Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) has announced that its annual economic impact in Warren, Polk, and Dallas counties is $12mn. This represents an increase of $8.6mn in annual economic impact since the last … » Read

LOS ANGELES—Verdi’s great, penultimate opera Otello will always occupy a special place in the history of Los Angeles Opera. It was the company’s opening production in October 1986, an event that in hindsight shattered the … » Read