Finnish-British conductor Ross Jamie Collins has signed with HarrisonParrott for general worldwide management. Recently appointed conductor-in-residence for the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, he is also a Dudamel Fellow with Los Angeles Philharmonic … » Read

With the news that the English National Opera  will cut 19 jobs in its orchestra and put the remaining musicians on part-time contracts, resulting in a 40 percent pay cut, Martyn Brabbins, ENO music director of the past seven years, this … » Read

NEW YORK (AP) — Stephen Rubin, a longtime publishing executive with an eye for bestsellers and a passion for music and public life who helped launched the career of John Grisham, among others, and released such blockbusters as The Da Vinci … » Read

Sean Shepherd, New York Philharmonic’s inaugural Kravis Emerging Composer in 2012 and the recipient of numerous commissions from other major groups, will receive the $200,000 Charles Ives Living Award from the American Academy of Arts and … » Read

German violist and pedagogue Tabea Zimmermann has returned to KSG (KünstlerSekretariat am Gasteig), the Munich-based firm whose roster also includes the likes of Herbert Blomstedt, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Julia Fischer, and pianist Lang Lang. … » Read

As the new chief conductor at the Konzerthaus Berlin, Joana Mallwitz, at 37, is not only the youngest music director among the city’s seven large orchestras and three opera houses, she is the first and only woman to rise to such a prominent … » Read

‘Tis the season for biopics depicting icons of the classical music world. Bradley Cooper’s portrayal of Leonard Bernstein in Maestro is set to make its American premiere in the next few weeks. And now comes news that within the next … » Read

Brian Speck, former director of the Houston Grand Opera Studio—now known as the Butler HGO Studio, thanks to $22 million from Sarah and Earnest Butler—has joined the Metropolitan Opera as artistic administrator. He succeeds Paul … » Read

The Cleveland Orchestra has cancelled its tour to Israel, the first to that nation by an American orchestra since 2018, due to the war against Hamas. The tour was to include three performances, one each in Haifa, Tel Aviv, and Jerusalem, of … » Read

Canadian conductor Jacques Lacombe, 60, is the new music director of the Vancouver Opera, succeeding Jonathan Darlington, music director emeritus since 2018. Earlier this year Lacombe was tapped as artistic director and principal conductor of the … » Read