Is Jaap van Zweden headed back to the Concertgebouw? The current music director of the New York and Hong Kong philharmonics recently scored a triumph on the podium of the Concertgebouw, where he held the position of concertmaster for nearly two … » Read

Maria Seletskaja, a former professional ballet soloist, is the new conductor-in-residence of the National Ballet of Canada Orchestra. Working under Music Director and Principal Conductor David Briskin, Seletskaja began her two-year appointment … » Read

In his first appointment as the new CEO and president of Colbert Artists, Lee Prinz has brought Martha Bonta on board as the firm’s new VP and artist manager. Bonta has been an independent consultant since 2017, when she exited New York … » Read

The Atlanta Ballet’s top fundraiser is to be the new president and CEO of the Jacksonville Symphony as of February 1. Steven Libman, Atlanta’s chief advancement officer since 2014, succeeds Jacksonville's Robert Massey, now CEO of the … » Read

The Zurich Festival will see its final iteration this summer, June 5 – 28. The Festival Foundation, founded in 1996 by the city’s four major arts organizations-- the Tonhalle, Schauspielhaus, Kunsthaus, and Zurich Opera—reports … » Read

Among the many individuals and organizations deeply affected by the tragedy of Mariss Jansons’ death on December 1, 2019, were the two leaders of the Salzburg Festival – Artistic Director Markus Hinterhäuser and President Helga … » Read

Barely two weeks into the New Year, California’s new “ gig work law, ” Assembly Bill 5 has claimed its first victim. After conferring with legal counsel, the Island City Opera has postponed its March 2020 production of Dame … » Read

The Cambridge-based Academy of Ancient Music (AAM) has become the associate ensemble at Venice’s reconstructed Teatro San Cassiano (TSC), said to be the first public opera house when it opened in 1637. Upon completion of the new venue, the … » Read

For only the second time in its history, the Pittsburgh Symphony has hired a principal pops conductor. He is onetime Basie-band trumpeter Byron Stripling, 58. He succeeds Marvin Hamlisch, who died in 2012. In addition to working with Count Basie, … » Read

Ben Cadwallader, executive director of the Vermont Symphony since 2015, is to take the executive helm of The Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra starting in March. He succeeds Scott Harrison, who left after four years in the job. Cadwallader's hiring … » Read