Emil Kang, founding executive and artistic director of Carolina Performing Arts (CPA) at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has been appointed program director for arts and cultural heritage by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. He … » Read

Elena Dubinets, VP of Artistic Planning and Creative Projects at the Seattle Symphony (SSO), is to move to the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra (ASO) next month, in the new position of Chief Artistic Officer. She arrives as Robert Spano prepares to … » Read

University of North Carolina System is undergoing some major changes in the area of the arts. In addition to Emil Kang’s departure , Lindsay Bierman is leaving as chancellor of the School of the Arts (UNCSA) to become CEO of UNC-TV Public … » Read

Kim Davey’s Uber ride in Durban, South Africa, in May turned out to be anything but routine when her driver, Menzi Mngoma, began to sing “La donna è mobile” from Rigoletto . “I was completely bowled over . . . [I … » Read

Yves Abel has made a three-year commitment as principal conductor of the San Diego Opera, starting in the 2020-21 season. The position obligates him to lead one double bill in the first season, a French opera in the second, and one more in the … » Read

Last month, Teodor Currentzis [pictured] resigned as artistic director of the Perm State Opera and Ballet Theater, a position he had held since 2011. Currentzis, chief conductor of the SWR Symphony Orchestra and founder and head of MusicAeterna, … » Read

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra has hired two new assistant conductors, one assigned to the CSO and the May Festival and one to the Cincinnati Pops and to the youth orchestra. In the CSO position, succeeding Keitaro Harada, is François … » Read

Romanian pianist Radu Lupu will retire from the concert stage at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season. The 73-year-old maestro, who refuses interviews and last recorded 25 years ago, has been in ill-health and was forced to cancel performance … » Read

The scramble for money is often the curse of nonprofit leaders charged with finding the support necessary to keep their enterprises afloat. And the CEO of an orchestra, opera company, or theater who would willingly reject a generous gift from a … » Read

Since André Previn’s death last February, his friend and longtime editor David Fetherolf has been at work completing Penelope , a final commission based on Homer’s Odyssey with a text by Tom Stoppard. The work, commissioned by … » Read