It can hardly be a coincidence that UMich violin professor Stephen Shipps will be retiring in May. Shipps, former chair of strings and faculty director of the school's Strings Preparatory Academy, has been accused of sexual misconduct. A Dec. 10 … » Read

Alistair Mackie, London Philharmonia’s interim managing director and joint principal trumpet, is to be the new CEO of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO), starting in April. He succeeds Krishna Thiagarajan, who in June was named … » Read

The Florida Orchestra has chosen the CEO of the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra as its next president and CEO. Mark Cantrell, a onetime airline pilot and sled-dog racer, is to succeed Michael Pastreich, who left in July after more than a decade in … » Read

Concord Music, which has been aggressively acquiring music catalogs ranging from classical to heavy metal, has taken a major step into the world of theater with its purchase of Samuel French. The revered publisher of American and British plays … » Read

In his overview of the best and worst of opera in the U.K., Rupert Christiansen is up to his usual crusty standard, blaming HD for shrinking audiences outside of London, especially at the Welsh National Opera. “This may well be an … » Read

The Chicago Symphony Orchestra has hired Ryan Lewis [pictured], VP of marketing for Opera Philadelphia as its new VP of sales and marketing. He succeeds J. Philip Koester ( Phil) Koester, who left in August to be VP of marketing and … » Read

Anyone who has ever dreamed of conducting an orchestra can now realize their ambition with Semi-Conductor, Google’s latest AI experiment. The process is simple. A would-be maestro launches Semi-Conductor in Google Chrome; stands in front of … » Read

Chinese American pianist Eric Lu [pictured], 20, has signed with Columbia Artists for North American representation. Lu, winner of the 2018 Leeds International Piano Competition , first came to international attention as a prize winner at the … » Read

LONDON— Königskinder had been flagged as Covent Garden’s seasonal offering until, for reasons still unshared, it was supplanted late in the day by Humperdinck’s other, more celebrated fairy tale opera. While it’s a … » Read

Galt MacDermot, composer of Hair and Two Gentlemen of Verona , among many others, died yesterday, one day before his 90 th birthday and two days before the start of the 50 th anniversary tour of Hair, which continues to be an international … » Read