Jansons becomes chief conductor of Dutch Royal Concertgebouworchestra
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Latvian Mariss Jansons gave his inaugural concert as the new chief conductor of the Dutch Royal Concertgebouworchestra (RCO), following in the footsteps of Riccardo Chailly, who had led the RCO for 15 years.
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The new service joins the game of musical chairs.
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Belgian King Albert II late Thursday renamed Guy Verhofstadt prime minister to lead an interim government, the Royal Palace said after six months of political crisis.
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The musicians of the New York Philharmonic greeted Alan Gilbert, their new music director, with handshakes and hugs, congratulations and quick reminiscences, on Tuesday.
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The Los Angeles Philharmonic has granted a two-year extension of music director Esa-Pekka Salonen's contract.
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With his considerable experience, personality and public profile, Daniel Barenboim seems a logical candidate for music director of the New York Philharmonic in 2009.
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AMSTERDAM, Netherlands -- Joost appointed Cisco veteran Mike Volpi as chief executive officer, the Internet-based TV service said Tuesday.
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Britain's leading orchestras are to play concerts offices and homes for people unable to reach a concert hall.
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Johan Kobborg, critically acclaimed as one of the worldâs finest male classical dancers, is helping to spread the Danish repertory ballet outside of Copenhagen.
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Swiss conductor Armin Jordan, a familiar   figure in leading opera houses and concert halls around Europe   and the United States, died on Wednesday, aged 74, the   Geneva-based Suisse Romande orchestra (OSR) announced.
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AMSTERDAM, Aug 18  - Midfielder Edgar Davids&#39;s leadership qualities and never-say-die attitude have earned him the captaincy of the Netherlands under new coach Marco van Basten.
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Virtuoso cellist Yo-Yo Ma is made a messenger of peace by UN chief Kofi Annan at a ceremony in New York.
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The famed composer seeks out some NRI performers for his concerts.
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The executive director of the Seattle Symphony has been named president and chief executive officer of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the BSO announced Tuesday.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Not long after former Sony Classical   chief Peter Gelb was named the general manager of New York's   Metropolitan Opera, he hinted that the house was pursuing ways   to expand its audience.
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The Dutch conductor Ton Koopman spent last week presiding over a choral workshop quite different from those the great choral conductor Robert Shaw used to lead.
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Margaret Juntwait, a classical music host at WNYC-FM radio, has been picked as the new announcer for the Metropolitan Opera's Saturday afternoon broadcasts.