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Joshua Bell Opens NDR Elbphilharmonie’s Season with World Premiere of “The Elements”
Artist in Residence Joshua Bell opened NDR Elbphilharmonie and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie seasons with the world premiere of The Elements. Originated by Joshua Bell, the work features six interconnected movements by five leading American composers. Edgar Meyer (“Water” –...

Manoj Kamps Makes Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Debut
Manoj Kamps curates and conducts two concerts with Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra this season. The first concert features music by Debussy, Van Veldhuizen, Sondheim, and Björk and takes place on 8 September at De Doelen Rotterdam. With Kamps leading the curation of...

IMG Artists Welcomes 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Winner Natalie Lewis to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is thrilled to welcome mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis to our roster for general management. Lewis, who is a winner of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Competition, will be represented by General Manager Devere Burnett and European...

Stéphane Denève Joins John Williams for the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival & Suntory Hall Celebrations
Stéphane Denève and composer/conductor John Williams are joining together to conduct two very special concerts in Japan. The legendary 91-year-old Williams was invited by his old friend, the equally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, to perform at the latter’s Matsumoto...

VOTE NOW! SEMYON BYCHKOV, HILARY HAHN & STEVEN ISSERLIS NOMINATED FOR LIMELIGHT ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Australia’s premiere classical music magazine, Limelight, has released the shortlist for their Australian and International Artist of the Year awards. Conductor Semyon Bychkov, violinist Hilary Hahn and cellist Steven Isserlis are all up for the honour, voted for by...

Stained Glass – The New Album from Johan Dalene is Out Now
Violinist Johan Dalene reunites with pianist Christian Ihle Hadland for their new album, Stained Glass. The recording features two core works of the 20th century: violin sonatas by Ravel and Prokofiev; and pieces by Arvo Pärt, Lilli Boulanger Grażyna Bacewicz....

IMG Artists Welcomes Contralto Claudia Huckle to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome contralto Claudia Huckle to its roster for General Management. She will be represented by Isabella Pitman from the London office. Praised as a ‘marvel in Mahler with perfect technique’ (BBC Music Magazine), Huckle was a Grand Final...

Stream Vladislav Sulimsky’s Powerful Performance as Macbeth from the 2023 Salzburg Festival
Vladislav Sulimsky’s acclaimed performance as Macbeth in Krzysztof Warlikowski’s production at the 2023 Salzburg Festival is available now to stream in full on Arte. Conducted by Philippe Jordan, and co-starring Asmik Grigorian as Lady Macbeth, Jonathan Tetelman...