MIT has received what it characterizes as a “cornerstone gift” to build a new state-of-the-art music facility. Its centerpiece is to be a “purpose-built performance lab” for experimental and unusual projects, with flexible … » Read

The St. Paul Chamber Orchestra (SPCO) has named Richard Egarr, music director of the Academy of Ancient Music, as its newest artistic partner. He will join pianist Jeremy Denk, clarinetist Martin Fröst, violinist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, … » Read

Composer/conductor Harold Farberman died on November 24 at his home in Germantown, NY. He was 89. Farberman was a founder of the Conductors’ Guild, in 1976, and founder and director of the Conductors’ Institute, initially at the Hartt … » Read

Martin Sher, VP and general manager of the North Carolina Symphony, is to be the new senior VP for artistic planning and programs at the New World Symphony in Miami Beach. He succeeds Douglas Merilatt, in the job for 20 years until his retirement … » Read

The San Francisco Symphony and its musicians have reached a contract agreement one week before the current one expires. Current base salary is $3200 a week; by the end of the new four-year agreement, that number will reach $3570 a week. The new … » Read

Michael Bloomberg’s extraordinary  gift of $1.8 billion to his alma mater, Johns Hopkins University, will benefit the school’s conservatory, the Peabody Institute of Music, to the tune of $50 million. In a letter addressed to the … » Read

Now here’s a twist. The woman who co-chaired the search committee that appointed the Grand Rapids Symphony’s Music Director Marcelo Lehninger, in 2016, and then chaired the search committee for a new president and CEO, has a new job: … » Read

The Hong Kong Sinfonietta, a free-lance ensemble that offers about 90 concerts annually in City Hall, has announced that next season will be the last for Yip Wing-sie as music director. She will have been in the job 18 years and will take the … » Read

The University of Hull and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) have announced an expanded partnership on several community projects, including Strokestra, a three-year experiment using music to help people recovering from strokes. Going … » Read

Felix Mildenberger, a 28-year-old German conductor, has won the Donatella Flick Conducting Competition for 2018. The competition, created in 1990 by Italian philanthropist Donatella Flick, helps young conductors gain experience working with great … » Read