The LA Phil has named Ben Ullery as its new Principal Viola; he succeeds Teng Li, who held the position for six years before she joined the Chicago Symphony in June 2024 . Ullery has enjoyed a steady progression through the orchestra’s … » Read

Sara Aldana has been selected as the new assistant conductor of the Philadelphia Orchestra for a one-year term that begins on Sept. 1, 2026. She succeeds Naomi Woo, who has served in the position since 2024 and will appear as a guest conductor … » Read

American mezzo-soprano Mignon Dunn died on June 28 in Colorado Springs, CO, at age 98. Born in 1928 in Memphis and raised on a cotton plantation in northeastern Arkansas, she grew up listening to the Metropolitan Opera’s Saturday matinee … » Read

The offstage manner of the Estel Vivó Casanovas is modest and calm, but with an instrument in her hands, the 24-year-old Spanish saxophonist becomes a warrior. You can see it in the video of her winning performance at the 2025 Young … » Read

Alex Ross, arguably the most influential music critic of his generation, is leaving his beat. Staff writer and critic at the New Yorker since 1996, he has posted notice on his blog, The Rest Is Noise . “For thirty years, I’ve had the … » Read

Marcus Thompson, the celebrated violist who has been artistic director of Boston Chamber Music Society (BCMS) for the past 17 years, has announced that he will step down at the end of the chamber group's 44 th season next June. Lauded by one … » Read

Andrea Zietzschmann, general manager of the Berlin Philharmonic since 2017, will not renew her contract with the orchestra when it expires in August 2028. Saying it was time “to embark on a new path,” she cited the recently announced … » Read

Violist Jaren Ziegler and cellist Gerard Flotats are joining founding members Yume Fujise and Katherine Yoon in a reconfigured Kleio Quartet. They succeed departing violinist Juliette Roos and cellist Eliza Millett. Ziegler assumes the viola … » Read

After a concert in Tokyo on July 7, the Hagen Quartet will end a 45-year career as one of the world’s premier string quartets. This last season, says Veronika Hagen, one of three siblings who have been members of the ensemble since its … » Read

Patrick Evans has been named chair of the Department of Music in the College of Arts and Sciences at University of Alabama at Birmingham. He returns to his hometown from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, where he has served as Director … » Read