It’s been three seasons since Frank Huang left as concertmaster of the Houston Symphony to take the same position with the New York Philharmonic. In the interim, the Texas orchestra has been trying out possible successors—a total of … » Read

Austrian conductor Katharina Wincor [pictured], 24, has been appointed assistant conductor of the Dallas Symphony, as part of the orchestra’s ongoing mission to promote women conductors and composers. She starts in September, overseeing … » Read

Rob Bailis, recent interim artistic director and associate director of Cal Performances at the University of California, Berkeley, is to be artistic and executive director of California’s Eli & Edythe Broad Stage at the Santa Monica … » Read

It appears that the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and its former chief conductor Daniele Gatti have made up, after a fashion. The orchestra fired Gatti in August 2018 after he was accused in a July 26 Washington Post article of sexual abuse. At … » Read

While it’s true that the organ at Notre Dame Cathedral, which Chief Organist Olivier Latry describes as “probably the most famous organ of the world,” survived last week’s tragic fire, repairing it will be a highly complex … » Read

The University of North Carolina (UNC) at Greensboro has named Bruce D. McClung as the dean of its College of Visual and Performing Arts (CVPA), as of July 14, 2019. McClung is currently an associate professor of musicology at the University of … » Read

Festival Mozaic, which on July 24 launches its 49 th season, has named Lloyd Tanner as its next executive director, starting next month. Tanner is the recent director of business development for the Los Angeles Opera. At the Festival he succeeds … » Read

Jason Smoller, free-lance oboist and former associate director of external affairs for The New York Pops, is the new development director for the New York City Opera—a challenging role for even the hardiest of souls. He also serves as … » Read

The New England Conservatory (NEC) has appointed Alessio Bax [pictured]to its piano faculty, starting next fall. Bax, who first came to international fame winning the 1997 Hamamatsu International Piano Competition and, three years later, the … » Read

Karina Canellakis, chief conductor of the Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra as of next fall, on July 19 becomes the first woman ever to conduct a First Night of the Proms. The program includes the premiere of a BBC commission, Long Is the … » Read