Who’ll be the next LA Phil Music Director? Handicapping 10 potential candidates (May 2026 edition)
Appointments / Auditions & Appointments / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Music News & Info: Classical

Who’ll be the next LA Phil Music Director? Handicapping 10 potential candidates (May 2026 edition)

The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced earlier this week that outgoing Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel will be given two new (and rather long) titles when his tenure ends this summer: the Diane and M. David Paul Artistic and Cultural Laureate of the LA Phil and the Jane and Michael Eisner Founding Director and Conductor … Continue reading

Anna Handler gets new title with LA Phil
Appointments / Auditions & Appointments / Los Angeles Philharmonic / Music News & Info: Classical

Anna Handler gets new title with LA Phil

The Los Angeles Philharmonic announced today that Anna Handler will become the orchestra’s Conductor-in-Residence. As much as I’ve been able to research, she is the first person to be given that title. Lionel Bringuier had previously been the orchestra’s first-ever “Resident Conductor” after starting as Assistant Conductor and subsequently being elevated to Associate Conductor, eventually … Continue reading