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Jonathon Heyward Makes Major US Debuts – March & April 2022
Jonathon Heyward kicks off his US tour on the East Coast with three concerts at the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra this weekend on the 11, 12 and 13 March. Hannah Kendall’s The Spark Catchers opens the program, followed by a dramatic performance of Beethoven’s Third...

Manoj Kamps Returns to Conduct Dutch National Opera In March
Manoj Kamps returns to the Dutch National Opera as co-creator and conductor of I have missed you forever. Directed by Lisenka Heijboer Castañón and featuring co-producers Asko|Schönberg ensemble in the pit, the new opera will premiere on 12 March 2022 at the...

DRUM TAO RETURNS TO THE US WITH 24-DATE TOUR MARCH 4 – APRIL 14
DRUM TAO’S 24-date US tour kicks off at the Historic Academy Theatre in Lynchburg, VA, on Friday March 4. DRUM TAO exhilarate audiences with their signature, epic wadaiko-drum performances, accompanied by stunning Japanese melodies. These fiery and athletic drumming...

IMG Artists’ Statement on the Crisis Ukraine
We at IMG Artists stand in solidarity with the people of Ukraine against the tyranny of invasion. We are united with our Ukrainian and international artists and colleagues who share our shock, outrage and profound sorrow. We are motivated by the bravery and fortitude...

Pianist Andrey Gugnin’s Statement on Ukraine
There are times when you cannot remain silent. I’m against war. There is nothing worse than savage violence and bloodshed. I, myself, have Ukrainian ancestors. I have close friends in Ukraine. Lots of them. As a Russian I feel ashamed and heartbroken for the actions...

Statement from Vasily Petrenko
The tragedy unfolding in Ukraine is already one of the greatest moral failures and humanitarian disasters of our century. The historic and cultural ties between the Russian and Ukrainian peoples, of which I am proud, can never be used to justify Russia’s invasion. In...

Outstanding Reviews Following Alice Coote’s Debut in Poulenc’s “Dialogues des Carmélites” at the Opernhaus Zürich
Alice Coote makes a much-lauded debut as Mere Marie de l’Incarnation in Poulenc’s Dialogues des Carmelites at the Opernhaus Zürich. The opera tells a fictionalised version of the story of the Martyrs of Compiègne - Carmelite nuns who were guillotined in Paris for...

Jonathan Darlington Chief Conductor of Nürnberger Symphoniker from 2022/23
Jonathan Darlington is named the next Chief Conductor of the Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra. His initial five-year tenure begins from the start of the 2022/23 season. Darlington and the Orchestra will celebrate their new partnership with three events. On 18 March, he...