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Julia Fischer & Kirill Troussov’s New Album “Violin Duos” Reaches No. 1 on Apple Music’s Classical Charts
Orchid Classics’ new Live series album featuring Julia Fischer and Kirill Troussov has reached the top of Apple Music's classical charts. Violin Duos, released as a streaming-only EP, features Shostakovich’s Five pieces for two violins and piano and Prokofiev’s Sonata...

Fleur Barron and Axelle Fanyo Debut with San Francisco Symphony in Saariaho’s ‘Adriana Mater’
The week following the announcement of the passing of iconic Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho, the San Francisco Symphony presents staged performances of her 2005 opera Adriana Mater, conducted by their Music Director Esa-Pekka Salonen, and directed by Peter Sellars,...

IMG Artists Welcomes Tenor Oliver Johnston to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome tenor Oliver Johnston to its roster for General Management. He will be represented by Isabella Pitman from the London office. British tenor Oliver Johnston is a graduate of the Royal Academy of Music and was a participant in the...

Mitsuko Uchida Named 2024 Ojai Music Festival Music Director
Mitsuko Uchida has been named as Music Director for the 2024 Ojai Music Festival, June 6 to 9, 2024. The Festival selects a new Music Director each year to ensure vitality and diversity in programming across the festivals. Ms Uchida has a long-association with the...

Christoph Altstaedt Conducts Hadyn’s Die Jahreszeiten at Vienna Staatsoper
Christoph Altstaedt returns to Vienna to conduct a staged production of Haydn’s Die Jahreszeiten at Vienna Staatsoper on 5, 7, 9, 14, 16 June 2023. Featuring soloists Miriam Kutrowatz, Josh Lovell, Martin Häßler, the Arnold Schoenberg Choir, and Vienna Staatsoper...

Spectacular Reviews for Jakub Hrůša Following Two Weeks with the Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor Jakub Hrůša has won widespread acclaim following his latest collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic – a week of concerts in Vienna with soloist Daniil Trifonov followed by a week-long tour. Hrůša conducted the orchestra in five concerts at the Vienna...

Jonathon Heyward Named Next Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director of Lincoln Center’s Summer Orchestra
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts (LCPA) today announced that conductor Jonathon Heyward will become the next Renée and Robert Belfer Music Director, ushering in a new era for Lincoln Center’s summer orchestra. A rising conductor on the national and international...

Matthew Cairns Nominated for 2023 DORA Award for “Superb” Macduff in COC’s Macbeth
Tenor Matthew Cairns is nominated for Outstanding Performance by an Individual at the Toronto DORA Awards for his “showstopping” (Ludwig van Toronto) performance of Macduff in the new Canadian Opera Company and Lyric Opera of Chicago production of Verdi’s MacBeth. The...