The NHK Symphony Orchestra has tapped Tugan Sokhiev as its new music director, beginning with the start of the 28/29 season. He will be the third individual to occupy the post, and will succeed Fabio Luisi, in the job since 2022. Sokhiev has been … » Read

On Nov. 1, Zoltán Tarr, culture minister for the new Hungarian government, dismissed Hungarian State Opera general director Szilveszter Ókovács with immediate effect. Ókovács had been with the opera since 2011. … » Read

Michele Tadini has been appointed artistic director of the music department of the Venice Biennale as of the 2027–2028 season. The Italian composer and researcher succeeds Caterina Barbieri, who produced two editions of the biennial … » Read

SEATTLE—When I heard Ryan Capozzo sing Don José in Seattle Opera’s Carmen last spring, I was struck by the young tenor’s vivid dramatic presence and alertness onstage. Opposite J’Nai Bridges, he also generated the … » Read

Dimitri Murrath is to become associate dean of artistic administration and a member of the viola faculty at the New England Conservatory (NEC). He will teach a limited number of students to accommodate his administrative responsibilities. Murrath … » Read

Fondazione Teatro Comunale di Bologna has named Pierangelo Conte as intendant; he has been artistic director since 2025, with major responsibility for shaping the 2026 and 2027 seasons. The appointment guarantees managerial continuity as the … » Read

Keith Cerny, president and CEO of the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra (FWSO), will leave his position in January for an arts leadership post outside Texas. Before arriving at the FWSO in January of 2019, he had an eight-month tenure as CEO of the … » Read

The Frankfurt Opera has extended the contracts of Artistic Director Bernd Loebe and General Music Director Thomas Guggeis until August 2032. Ina Hartwig, the German city’s head of cultural affairs, praised Loebe for shaping “the … » Read

As announced in July 2025 , Music@Menlo, coming up on its 25 th -anniversary season in summer 2027, has new artistic directors in cellist Dmitri Atapine and pianist Hyeyeon Park, the couple that succeeds founders David … » Read

The Los Angeles Philharmonic has named acclaimed composer and conductor Joe Hisaishi composer-in-residence for a five-year term beginning in the 2027-28 season and extending through 2031-32. Hisaishi will lead performances at the Hollywood Bowl, … » Read