Michael Haefliger, who stepped down last summer after 26 years as artistic and executive director of the Lucerne Festival, has signed on as artistic advisor to Japan’s Kusatsu International Summer Music Academy & Festival, coming up on … » Read

The San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) has named Keelin Davis as the new associate dean and executive director of Pre-College and Continuing Education (PCCE). Davis joined the conservatory staff seven years ago as program manager in PCCE, … » Read

Ron Savage, vice president and executive director af Berklee College of Music, is the school's new interim provost, or chief academic officer. He succeeds David Bogen, who exited last year after serving as interim president until Jim Lucchese … » Read

Devyani Saltzman, director of arts and participation at London’s Barbican Centre since February 2024, is leaving the institution just months after announcing a five-year creative vision for the venue. When she will leave is unclear; … » Read

LONDON—Budget cuts and an involuntary relocation by Arts Council England may have pulled the rug out from under the English National Opera, but forced to make something out of not a great deal, it seems to be enjoying an unexpected golden … » Read

Like many violinists before him, Leonidas Kavakos is turning toward conducting, a skill made more visible by his recent appointment as principal guest conductor of the Minnesota Orchestra.  His three-year contract begins in fall of 2027, … » Read

José van Dam, the Belgian bass-baritone described by one critic as “an elegant and immensely satisfying singer,” died at his home in Croatia on Feb. 17. He was 85. His career as an opera singer and recitalist extended over five … » Read

Classical California, the result of this past summer’s consolidation of classical music stations KUSC and KDFC in Los Angeles and the Bay area, is about to extend its reach statewide. Nine additional stations will now operate under a single … » Read

The 2026-27 season at the Metropolitan Opera boasts 17 productions, one of them a world premiere, four of them new to the house, and the rest revivals. Before the pandemic, the company offered about 25 productions per season. In fact 2026-27 has … » Read

LONDON—It’s hard to imagine a more quintessentially British outfit than the BBC Symphony Orchestra, nor a conductor more Italian than Daniele Rustioni; yet when on February 13 these European musicians brought a 1950s urban New York to … » Read