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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...
James Baillieu Joins Lise Davidsen at the Grieghallen
Tonight, pianist James Baillieu joins forces with soprano Lise Davidsen for a duo recital at Grieghallen, Norway. The programme boasts a wide spectrum of song cycles and poems set to music in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Davidsen and Baillieu perform great...
World Health Organization appoints Renée Fleming Goodwill Ambassador for Arts and Health
On May 23, 2023, the World Health Organization announced the appointment of Renée Fleming and Pretty Yende as Goodwill Ambassadors for Arts and Health. The news was part of WHO's 75th Anniversary commemoration during the World Health Assembly in Geneva. Ms Fleming...
Jaime Martín Debuts with the Dallas Symphony and Dresden Philharmonic
Dynamic Spanish conductor Jaime Martín makes his debut performances in the coming weeks with two distinguished orchestras on either side of the Atlantic. This week, he conducts the Dallas Symphony Orchestra in an all-Hungarian programme ranging from Franz Liszt to the...
IMG Artists Welcomes Pianist James Baillieu to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome pianist James Baillieu to its roster for General Management. He will be represented by Isabella Pitman from the London office. Described by The Daily Telegraph as "in a class of his own", James Baillieu is one of the leading song...
Pablo González Returns to Germany to Conduct the Dresden Philharmonic
This week, Pablo González returns to Germany to conduct a vibrant programme with the Dresden Philharmonic, in a series of three concerts from 26-28 May at the Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden. The programme features Ligeti's Lontano, Prokofiev's Violin Concerto...
Evgeny Kissin, Steven Isserlis and the Emerson String Quartet Honour the Centenary of Andrei Sakharov at Carnegie Hall
On Sunday, May 21, an extraordinary, all-star lineup of internationally renowned musicians came together in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage to celebrate Andrei Sakharov—the late physicist, humanist, and Nobel Peace Prize winner for championing...