The Oregon Symphony board of directors has elevated Paul Snyder to the permanent position of president and CEO from an interim appointment made in July 2025. His responsibilities will include oversight of the artistic, financial, and … » Read

American heldentenor Gary Lakes died on November 11 in Pittsburgh, PA. He was 75. He sang over 100 performances at the Metropolitan Opera, from 1986-1997, and was particularly known for his portray of Siegmund in Die Walküre . Born in … » Read

The Stulberg International String Competition, coming up on its 50 th anniversary in May, has  appointed Garret Jones, director of administration for the Kalamazoo Symphony, to be its next executive director, with the mandate of expanding … » Read

English National Opera (ENO) has announced that in summer of 2026 Jenny Mollica will step down as chief executive to become CEO of Roundhouse, a multi-discipline community based outlet in London She will succeed Marcus Davey, in the job 27 years. … » Read

Monica Holt, former senior vice president of artistic planning at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts becomes the next president and chief executive officer of Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) in January 2026. She succeeds Jeff … » Read

Jaime Laredo will conduct his 62 nd and final performance as artistic director and conductor of the New York String Orchestra Seminar on December 24 and 28 at Carnegie Hall. The annual event was founded in 1969 by the late violinist Alexander … » Read

The Spokane Symphony has chosen Steve Wenig as its new executive director. He succeeds Jeff vom Saal , in the post for 8 years before leaving in2024 to assume the position of COO at Nashville Symphony . Spokane’s new man holds degrees from … » Read

A coalition of Florida grassroots organizations—Florida Rising, Florida for All, Florida Immigrant Coalition, and ArtistsforArtists: Miami—held an “art-based” protest on Nov. 15 outside the Adrienne Arsht Center for … » Read

Orchestra Lumos, ( formerly the Stamford Symphony Orchestra ) has appointed Walker Beard to succeed Russell Jones as president and CEO as of January 1, 2026. Jones had announced his departure after eight years earlier this year, and will … » Read

The newest member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s cello section has moved swiftly from one of three CSO fellows as of this fall to full-time member; she is Olivia Jakyoung Huh, a native of Korea, who earned her master’s degree … » Read