As anticipated, Zachary Woolfe is moving from the position of classical music editor to classical music critic of The New York Times . He succeeds Anthony Tommasini , who retired last year after holding the rather loftier title of chief classical … » Read

Mark C. Hanson, who resigned as CEO of the San Francisco Symphony not long after Esa-Pekka Salonen took over as music director, is to be the new CEO of the Baltimore Symphony. He starts April 21 and succeeds Peter Kjome, whose contract expired in … » Read

Although public radio’s classical outlets experienced declining audiences during the pandemic, many of those who did listen found a soothing refuge from a scary world and responded with ratings records and generous donations. For WDAV in … » Read

Thirty young pianists will compete for prizes in the 16th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. Normally held every four years, the pandemic led to a one-year delay, with the competition now scheduled for June 2 to18 in Fort Worth. Of the … » Read

So much for Riccardo Muti’s two-week residency with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, of which he is music director. Today, he tested positive for Covid-19, ruling out his scheduled performance with the CSO on Tuesday, April 5, now cancelled, … » Read

Last night’s Grammy awards constituted a victory for women in the classical recording industry. All but two of the ten recordings that won were dominated by women, either as composers, performers, producers, or engineers. It appears, in one … » Read

Bayersiches Staatsballet Director Igor Zelensky has resigned for, officially, “private family reasons.” He is the former artistic director of the Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater from 2006 until 2015, and the Stanislavski and … » Read

Within the space of a week in late February, Peter Gelb went from a visit to Moscow to see the dress rehearsal of his company’s co-production of Wagner’s Lohengrin with the Bolshoi to watching a young Ukrainian bass-baritone sing his … » Read

Joseph Kalichstein, an Israeli-American pianist described by one contemporary as “a musician’s musician, always thoughtful and imaginative,” died at age 76 on March 31.The cause was pancreatic cancer.  Adept as a … » Read

The League of American Orchestras has appointed Caen Thomason-Redus as its VP of inclusion and learning, one of several leadership shifts at the organization. Thomason-Redus is the senior director of community & learning at the Detroit … » Read