In all likelihood, tickets to the San Francisco Symphony’s October 2 tribute to Michael Tilson Thomas are going fast, not so much for the starry guest roster as for the sheer “have to be there” impulse it generates among the … » Read

Tito Muñoz, who has been serving as interim music director of the Cleveland Institute of Music (CIM) Orchestra, will assume the post permanently in the fall, with the title of director and principal conductor and visiting professor of … » Read

Courtney Crouse has joined the LSU School of Music as Associate Professor and the Janice Harvey Pellar Endowed Chair of Voice. She has pursued an international career as a mezzo-soprano, and served on the voice faculty at Oklahoma City University … » Read

Louise Herron, CEO of the Sydney Opera House for the past 14 years, will step down on August 6.  She is credited with overseeing the largest program of capital works since the building opened in 1973. . In January 2020, the iconic concert … » Read

Christopher Thompson has won The San Francisco Symphony's sixth annual Emerging Black Composers Project (EBCP) award. Renamed the Michael Morgan Prize in 2023 in honor of the longtime Oakland Symphony music director, the award carries a $15,000 … » Read

Sarah Ioannides has concluded her 12-year tenure as music director of Symphony Tacoma and been named its music director laureate. Credited with “visionary leadership and artistic excellence,” Ioannides expanded and diversified … » Read

Robert Kimball, the musical theater historian who in 1982 uncovered long-buried scores by Gershwin, Porter, Richard Rodgers, et al. in a New Jersey warehouse, died in a Manhattan hospital on July 1. He was 86 and had been ill for several years. … » Read

Sir Stephen Hough, the acclaimed British concert pianist, composer, and writer, has been appointed artistic director and jury chair for the 2027 Leeds International Piano Competition. Calling the 2027 competition a “defining moment,” … » Read

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