Tanya Derksen, president of Orchestras Canada and of that country’s Regina Symphony Orchestra in Saskatchewan, will move into a new job with the Philadelphia Orchestra as of October 28. The position, which bears the title VP of Artistic … » Read

The idea of a choral setting of the U.S. Constitution sounds like a pretty dry couple of hours. But not only is Benjamin Yarmolinsky’s self-styled “secular oratorio” a cornucopia of catchy themes and variations, in the committed … » Read

When the Wichita Symphony Orchestra (WSO) kicks off its 2019-2020 season this weekend, its new concertmaster, Holly Mulcahy, will be front and center. She will partner with Timothy Jones, the WSO’s associate concertmaster, to perform … » Read

Violinist/conductor Jaime Laredo is to retire as music director of the Vermont Symphony Orchestra at the end of the 2020-21 season. Laredo will have been at the helm for 20 seasons, having succeeded Kate Tamarkin in 2000 after she resigned. In … » Read

When a major glossy magazine like Vanity Fair writes about contemporary opera, you know something big must be afoot. The latter years of the 19 th century—the years of Verdi and Puccini—constituted a golden age for new operas, and now … » Read

After a tug of war between two strong-willed artistic leaders that played out in the German press, the leadership succession at the Salzburg Easter Festival has finally been resolved. Christian Thielemann, the Easter Festival’s artistic … » Read

The Berkeley (CA) Symphony will enter its 49 th season next month with a realigned executive structure, as well as a new music director in Joseph Young . (He succeeds Joana Carneiro, now emerita, who leaves after nine seasons in the job.) In the … » Read

As Stéphane Denève takes over as music director of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra [pictured], seven new musicians arrive in the ranks, all filling the places of retirees, according to a SLSO spokesperson. In the viola section, … » Read

After a recent rehearsal of Handel’s Agrippina at the Royal Opera House, mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato enthusiastically reminded Fiona Maddocks, The Guardian’s music critic, of how relevant the story is to our contemporary world. … » Read

VIENNA – Dominique Meyer, director of the Vienna State Opera since 2010, and Christian Kircher, managing director of Bundestheater-Holding, the government-run agency that oversees the State Opera, the Volksoper, and the Burgtheater, have … » Read