Lecolion Washington, Jr. will succeed David Snead as president and CEO of the Handel and Haydn Society as of August 1. Snead retired in May of 2025. Washington, executive director of the Community Music Center of Boston (CMCB) was a 2026 Musical … » Read

The Chicago Sinfonietta, which as recently as its 2022 fiscal year showed a net income of $1.35 million, has announced 2026-27 as a “strategic renewal period” during which it will pause most of its artistic and educational activities … » Read

As  reported earlier this week, Gabriela Lena Frank is the recipient of the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for Music for her piece Picaflor: A future myth. She is Musical America’s 2026 Composer of the Year. Also announced this week was the 2026 … » Read

Seymour Bernstein, whose promising career as a pianist was cut short by stage fright, died on April 30 in Maine. He was 99. Before he turned 30, Bernstein was regularly receiving rave reviews for his performances. The New York Times declared his … » Read

Two string quartets have announced personnel changes. Toby White is the new cellist for the U.K.-based Villiers Quartet, where he succeeds Leo Melvin. After studying at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama for his artist’s diploma, he … » Read

Joining a list of distinguished recipients, tenor Ben Bliss has been chosen by the Metropolitan Opera to receive the 2026 Beverly Sills Artist Award, which gives him $50,000 and a pretty solid lock on future employment. The award, named for the … » Read

When last heard from, the San Antonio Philharmonic, having cancelled all but a few concerts of its announced 2025-26 season, was seeking  $1 million in damages from the San Antonio Scottish Rite Library and Museum, which, it was once … » Read

Eric Einhorn, free-lance opera director and cofounder of the late, great On Site Opera, is to succeed Brendan Cooke as general director of OperaDelaware as of August 1. Cooke has been in the job 14 years and announced his plan to exit earlier … » Read

French-Swiss conductor Joseph Bastian has been appointed principal conductor of the Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO), succeeding the late Richard Pontzious, who co-founded the ensemble with Yehudi Menuhin in 1987. The 44-year-old Bastian is also chief … » Read

James Johnson, CEO of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra (ISO), will exit as of June 20 after eight years in the job. The ISO board has appointed Jonathan Martin , former Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra CEO, as interim chief operating officer … » Read