Next fall, the Robert McDuffie Center for Strings at Mercer University in Macon, GA, will welcome a new artistic director and two new faculty members. Violist Emily Brandenburg will succeed her former teacher, Amy Schwartz Moretti, in the top … » Read

German conductor Helmuth Rilling, who for more than six decades was one of the 20 th and early 21 st century’s most compelling interpreters of Johann Sebastian Bach’s sacred music, died on Feb. 11 at age 92 in his native Germany. Born … » Read

André de Ridder does not formally  become music director of English National Opera until 2027, but the 54-year-old Berliner is already at work as the company grapples with its bifurcated existence in London and Manchester. The post … » Read

Violinist Augustin Hadelich has been named artistic partner of the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, effective in 2027, the start of the MCO’s 30 th anniversary season. He is to be involved in a “multi-year project” set to be disclosed … » Read

The Boston Symphony Orchestra has appointed two new assistant conductors, adding to a roster whose alumni include Michael Tilson Thomas, Robert Spano, Thomas Dausgaard, and more of same since Seiji Ozawa established the program in 1986. Each of … » Read

Alan D. Valentine will retire in July as CEO of the Nashville Symphony after a transformative, near-30-year tenure. His impending exit has prompted the orchestra to entice Leonard Slatkin to move from music advisor to music director, effective … » Read

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) and Music Director Jader Bignamini have appointed four new players, including principal second violin Jiamin Wang  [pictured] who has been playing in the first section since 2013. She graduated from … » Read

Just on the heels of matching the final $25M (and then some) of a challenge grant, Dallas Opera General Director and CEO Ian Derrer will leave his post of eight years to become general director of the Canadian Opera Company (COC) as of July 1. … » Read

Given the on- and mostly off-again history of the San Antonio Philharmonic, it is hardly surprising that Jeffrey Kahane has resigned as its music director. He has been affiliated with its musicians since making his 1992 debut with the San Antonio … » Read

After 17 years, Mervon Mehta, 67, is stepping aside as executive director, performing arts at The Royal Conservatory of Music following a transition period extending through June. Since arriving in Toronto in 2009, he has been the driving force … » Read