NETFLIX’S OUR PLANET LIVE LECTURE SERIES 2024-25 TOUR ON SALE NOW!
From the Emmy® Award-winning team behind Our Planet, Our Planet II and Planet Earth comes a new live experience: Our Planet Live – a lecture series designed to entertain, inform and inspire. The lectures, complete with the spectacular and innovative cinematography...
Karen Gomyo Makes her Dublin Debut with the National Symphony Orchestra, Conducted by Lio Kuokman
On Friday 10 May 2024, Karen Gomyo makes her Dublin Debut at the National Concert Hall, with Lio Kuokman and the National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland. Gomyo will play Shostakovich's Violin Concerto No. 1, with Kuokman and the Orchestra performing Shostakovich's...
Xian Zhang Steps In to Conduct the Orchestra of St. Luke’s at Carnegie Hall on 09 May 2024
On Thursday 09 May 2024, Xian Zhang will step in to conduct the Orchestra of St Luke’s in the final concert of their 2023/24 season at Carnegie Hall. The programme promises a glorious evening of Brahms choral works, featuring Begräbnisgesang and Ein deutsches...
Constantin Trinks Debuts at Glyndebourne Festival in Barbe & Doucet’s Production of Die Zauberflöte, Featuring Ann Toomey
Constantin Trinks makes his debut at Glyndebourne Festival this summer, conducting Barbe & Doucet’s production of Die Zauberflöte, featuring the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and soprano Ann Toomey as First Lady. Consisting of 16 performances, the run...
IMG Artists Welcomes Frédéric Chaslin to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome French composer, conductor and pianist Frédéric Chaslin to our roster for general management. He will be represented by Artist Manager Mattia Campetti. Chaslin started out as an organ prodigy, performing a concert at Notre-Dame...
Emerson String Quartet to Receive Honorary Doctorates from Juilliard
The Julliard School has announced it will award honorary degrees to the Emerson String Quartet at their 119th commencement ceremony on the 24 May 2024 at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall, in recognition of their outstanding contributions to classical music. Julliard...
The New York Times Explores Kirill Gerstein’s New Album ‘Music In Time Of War’
Following the release of Kirill Gerstein's new album Music in Time of War, The New York Times delves into Gerstein's fascination with music's power to reflect a narrative and connect to the world's past and present, by looking at the historical context behind the...
Marcus Bosch Extends his Music Director Contract at Opernfestspiele Heidenheim until 2030
Marcus Bosch and the city of Heidenheim have extended his contract as Artistic Director of the Heidenheim Opera Festival until 2030. Marcus Bosch, who has held the position since 2009, expressed his delight at the opportunity to continue his work and promote musical...
Yeol Eum Son Makes Atlanta Symphony Orchestra & Britten Piano Concerto Debut 2 – 4 May
Yeol Eum Son makes her much-anticipated Atlanta Symphony Orchestra debut on 2 – 4 May. The concerts, conducted by Dmitry Matvienko, also mark Yeol Eum’s debut performing Britten’s Piano Concerto, Op. 13 in concert. This marks Yeol Eum’s second US orchestral debut in...
Alena Hron Conducts Complete Orchestral Works by Kaprálová on a New Album with the Janáček Philharmonic
The Janáček Philharmonic, under the baton of Alena Hron, has released a rare recording of the complete orchestral works by the Czech composer Vítězslava Kaprálová on the German label cpo. The album also contains the world premiere of Fanfare for Brass and Timpani, one...
Stéphane Denève, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra and James Ehnes Release Williams/Bernstein on Pentatone
Music Director Stéphane Denève and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra (SLSO) have released their Pentatone debut album: Williams: Violin Concerto No. 1 and Bernstein: Serenade after Plato's Symposium. Denève and SLSO present a wonderful programme featuring two of the...
Conductor Joana Carneiro Makes Royal Scottish National Orchestra Debut – 26 & 27 April
Conductor Joana Carneiro makes her Royal Scottish National Orchestra debut on 26 (Usher Hall, Edinburgh) and 27 April (Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow). She will conduct Esa-Pekka Salonen’s Nyx; the UK premiere of RSNO co-commission: Errollyn Wallen’s Violin...
The 2024 BBC Proms are Announced
The BBC Proms have announced eight stunning weeks of music making for their 2024 season, with 90 proms across the UK demonstrating the extraordinary breadth of classical and orchestral music. 2024 BBC Proms IMG Artists highlights include pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason...
Conductor Ben Palmer Thrills with Classic FM Live
Ben Palmer conducted the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Chorus for a thrilling Classic FM Live concert at London’s Royal Albert Hall. The 22 April concert featured soloists tenor Freddie De Tommaso, soprano Rachel Duckett and pianist Hayato Sumino. Works in the...
Martijn Dendievel Appointed as new Chief Conductor of Flanders Symphony Orchestra
The Flanders Symphony Orchestra (Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen) is delighted to announce the appointment of Martijn Dendievel as Chief Conductor. The 28-year-old Flemish musician, a rising star in high demand, is set to assume his new role in January 2026. He will strive...
Luka Faulisi’s Sophomore Album, “Vivaldi: The Four Seasons” – Available 26 April 2024
On his second album for Sony Classical, set to be released on 26 April, violinist Luka Faulisi presents a highly individual interpretation of Vivaldi’s pioneering masterpiece, The Four Seasons. Listen to the album here. Violinists from every generation have responded...
IMG Artists Welcomes Violist Nils Mönkemeyer to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome the celebrated violist Nils Mönkemeyer to our roster for general management. He will be represented by Senior Vice President Elena Kostova from the company’s London office. Artistic brilliance and innovative programming are the...
Pride Anthems on Tour: May – June 2024!
Pride Anthems returns this June for its second tour celebrating the story of the fight for LGBTQ+ equality. Featuring Kevin Smith Kirkwood (Kinky Boots), NYC cabaret artist, Amy Jo Jackson and Grammy®-nominated recording artist and actor, Marty Thomas, with musical...
Andrey Boreyko Returns to ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra
A popular guest of ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Andrey Boreyko conducted them at the Ravello Festival last summer. He returns for a subscription concert at the Vienna Konzerthaus on Saturday 4 May, 19:30. The programme features Khachaturian's Concerto for...
Pablo González Conducts World Premiere of Zarqa Al Yamama in Riyadh
Pablo González conducts the world premiere of Zarqa Al Yamama, the first opera produced by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on 25 April at the King Fahad Cultural Centre in Riyadh. Based on a treasured folk story, the opera features libretto by celebrated Saudi writer and...
SONY CLASSICAL SIGNS JENEBA KANNEH-MASON FOR FIRST RECITAL ALBUM, RELEASING IN 2025
Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical. Her first recital album with the label will be recorded this year for release in sprint 2025. The 22-year-old British pianist has already impressed critics with her “poetry and...