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

As if classical music can afford to lose another knowledgeable critic. Alex Ross, staff writer and critic at the New Yorker since 1996 has posted notice on his blog, The Rest Is Noise , of his departure from the music beat. Ross, 58, is arguably … » 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

Opéra de Tours has appointed Marc Leroy-Calatayud as its first music director for a term of three years beginning with the 2026-27 season. The establishment of a permanent resident orchestra at the opera house prompted his selection for … » Read

At the end of the 2025-26 season the Seattle Symphony bid farewell to three long-tenured musicians while announcing the addition of as many new players and an assistant conductor. Retiring are Laura DeLuca (clarinet) and Timothy Hale (viola), … » Read

On July 1 Chandler Johnson will begin his tenure as artistic director of the Dayton Opera, with an initial contract for three years. He succeeds Kathleen Clawson, who announced her intent to step down in February 2026 after five years in the … » Read