Mario Garcia Durham will step down as president and CEO of The Association of Performing Arts Professionals (APAP) as of April 2020, the end of his current contract. Durham succeeded Sandra Gibson when she left in 2011. Previously he was at … » Read

Robert Spano, who will come to the end of two decades at the helm of the Atlanta Symphony in 2021, has changed management. A year ago, London-based HarrisonParrott announced he had joined its roster for North America representation after decades … » Read

The Lyric Opera of Chicago is soon to get a major patron-friendly upgrade. Over the summer of 2020, the Ardis Krainik Theater will get new (and more comfortable) seats, restructured sightlines on the main floor, improved accessibility, and a … » Read

BOSTON—Last week’s “Leipzig Week in Boston” [see Part I of this story] offered a chance to see the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Leipzig’s Gewandhausorchester onstage in Symphony Hall, first individually and then … » Read

On Nov. 3 the Wexford Festival Opera brought down the curtain on its 68 th season. The conclusion of the 13-day affair, which featured 41 events, also marked the end to David Agler’s 15-year tenure as artistic director. Rosetta Cucchi will … » Read

In a review of the first act of Die Walküre by the Colburn Orchestra, led by Esa-Pekka Salonen, Los Angeles Times critic Mark Swed finds much to like. Salonen, Swed writes, “made the act more about the orchestra than the … » Read

It was incredibly disheartening to read Susan Elliott’s piece on November 1 in Musical America on my recent inclusion in the League of American Orchestra’s Emerging Leader’s Program . I engaged in the program with a desire to … » Read

The Metropolitan Opera will hold a tribute to Jessye Norman on Nov. 24 that celebrates the life and career of the late soprano. Latonia Moore, Eric Owens, Lise Davidsen, J’Nai Bridges, and Leah Hawkins are scheduled to perform, the company … » Read

Jessica Elkhatib , a cellist who has worked primarily in the commercial and Broadway realms, won $10.9 million in a lawsuit filed in Westchester County Supreme Court on Friday. The New York Post reports that Elkhatib, who holds masters degrees in … » Read

BOSTON—Andris Nelsons wants to unite the world, one orchestra at a time. Bringing two of the most respected international ensembles together for a week is a promising start. The 40-year-old Latvian conductor, [ Musical America’s 2018 … » Read