British conductor Timothy Redmond [pictured] is the new music director of the Winston-Salem (NC) Symphony, one of five conductors who led the orchestra last season as part of its search. Audiences were part of the selection process. Redmond is … » Read

The Vatican’s storied Sistine Chapel Choir, which has seen significant commercial exposure in recent years (including CDs on Deutsche Grammophon and an appearance at this year's Met Museum annual gala), is mired in financial scandal. Last … » Read

Finnish soprano Karita Mattila has fallen in love with Twitter. Long a self-described technophobe, she first took to the popular social medium in a moment of personal crisis—the end of her marriage earlier this year—and found that … » 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

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

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

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

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

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