Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival’s leadership changes continue, with Nate Bachhuber having just assumed the post of general manager. He joins Orchestral Association President and CEO Anwar Nasir, appointed last June to succeed Paul … » Read

Escaping the taint of a past association with the late sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein is not easy, as Leon Botstein, the highly successful ex-president of Bard College, is discovering. When his relationship with Epstein garnered attention, he … » Read

Sir Simon Rattle will stay at the helm of the helm of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) and the Bavarian Radio Chorus through 2033, the result of a five-year contract extension effective in 2028-29. He will have been in the job for ten … » Read

Houston Symphony has four new musicians as of the current season, all of them alumni of Rice University’s Shepherd School of Music. In fact, the orchestra reports that over half of its members are Shepherd grads and/or faculty; one of its … » Read

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra (PSO) has announced the addition of two new members as well as the departure of three veteran musicians. In September Jason Yoder [pictured] was named principal percussion. Since 2023 the Pittsburgh native had … » Read

In September The Dallas Opera (TDO) strengthened the ranks of its senior management team with the appointments of two new directors and one new adviser. Nicholas Ivor Martin [left], who previously consulted on labor relations with TDO, joins the … » Read

Mark Swed, for three decades the classical music critic for the Los Angeles Times , has retired. His tenure, noted the newspaper’s deputy A1 editor John Penner at a farewell luncheon, “coincided with this city’s Golden Age of … » Read

Having recently stepped down as artistic director of the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, pianist Ann-Marie McDermott [pictured] is returning to San Diego’s Mainly Mozart as artistic director of the Spotlight Chamber Series, with concerts across … » Read

On Oct. 2 the San Francisco Symphony (SFS) celebrated Michael Tilson Thomas, who died six months ago from brain cancer. His 25-year tenure as music director officially ended in 2020, and his last subscription concert took place in 2022. It was a … » Read

Jakub Przybycien, a winner of the 2026 Mahler Competition , is to be the next chief conductor of the Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic ( Arktisk Filharmoni ), beginning his three-year tenure with the 2027-28 season. He succeeds Christian Kluxen. The … » Read