On Tuesday, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin installed a new culture minister, Olga Lyubimova, 39. She succeeds Vladimir Medinsky, has a background in film, TV, and journalism, and is the great-granddaughter of Vasily Kachalov, a famous … » Read

A new partnership will use $3 million in grant monies from the Mellon Foundation to help train eighth to 12 th -grade students of diverse backgrounds who want to pursue music as a career. The idea behind the so-called Baltimore-Washington Musical … » Read

LEEDS—Kurt Weill’s 1949 urban tragedy falls between two generic stools and has been made to suffer for it. Is it opera or musical theater? What kind of voice does it need, classically trained or Broadway belter? Does music drive the … » Read

As of June 30, the New York Youth Symphony (NYYS) will be in the market for a new executive director. Shauna Quill is leaving to “pursue other opportunities.” The NYYS board hopes to have a new executive director in place by the time … » Read

From the Top , NPR’s 20-year-old showcase for rising young talent, is widening its focus, creating what its executive director characterizes as a “brain trust” of five cohosts, each of whom brings a distinctive perspective to … » Read

Two major European music festivals have announced new leaders for their youth orchestras. The Verbier Festival has appointed American conductor James Gaffigan [pictured] to be the next music director of the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra … » Read

It must be the end of an era. Mark Volpe, CEO of the Boston Symphony for over two decades, is to retire at the end of February 2021. He will have been in the job for 23 years, leaving an unparalleled legacy for brilliant orchestra management in … » Read

Gail Samuel is getting a well-deserved promotion from her employer of 25 years. The current executive director of the Los Angeles Philharmonic is today named to the newly created post of president of the Hollywood Bowl, as well as COO of the LA … » Read

The Detroit Symphony has identified its next music director as Italian conductor Jader Bignamini. Leading the orchestra’s concerts this weekend and on several other occasions this season, he takes the title in earnest the 2020-21 season, … » Read

Deborah Dugan is indeed “stepping up.” The embattled CEO of the Recording Academy, put on  administrative leave last week amid claims of bullying and a “formal allegation of misconduct," has filed her suit against the … » Read