Insiders may have assisted pro-Palestine protest at Salzburg Festival

Karin Bergmann will oversee the 2026 Festival in the absence of Markus Hinterhäuser, the former Artistic Director who was dismissed in March. 

GradPro was set up in 2021 to help new graduates leaving vocational schools without jobs to find placements.

Harding will join the LA Phil’s reimagined leadership team, including Esa-Pekka Salonen, Anna Handler and Gustavo Dudamel.

The appointment marks the first formal conducting title of Adèsʼ career, during which he has enjoyed a close relationship with the orchestra as Composer-in-Association.

The Hong Kong-born conductor joins the San Francisco Symphony as Music Director Designate, effective immediately, and begins her tenure as Music Director in September 2027.

The new curtains feature the personal cipher of King Charles III and reflect a longstanding relationship between the monarchy and the performing arts.