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Justina Gringyte Debuts Innovative “e-Carmen” Production at Vilnius City Opera
On 17th September 2016, Vilnius City Opera staged a brand new, innovative electronic production entitled “e-Carmen”, of which mezzo-soprano Justina Gringyte was cast in the title role. This ambitious new production, which was composed by Marijus Adomaitis and inspired...
Julius Drake Returns to Oxford Lieder Festival for The Schumann Project
Acclaimed pianist Julius Drake returns to the Oxford Lieder Festival on 18th October. Celebrating its 15th anniversary edition, the festival will be centred on The Schumann Project. The Project, in honour of the 160th anniversary of Robert Schumann’s death, will...
Pietari Inkinen Named Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Pietari Inkinen is named the new Chief Conductor of the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie. He will begin his four-year tenure at the beginning of the 2017/18 season. The orchestra was founded in 2007 following the merger of Saarbrücken Radio Symphony Orchestra (SR) and...
Gramophone’s Recording of the Month: Dausgaard & Seattle Symphony’s Mahler 10
Thomas Dausgaard’s recent recording of Mahler’s unfinished 10th Symphony, recorded live in November 2015 with the Seattle Symphony, is continuing to receive widespread critical acclaim. David Guttman of Gramophone has most recently featured the recording as...
“A Masterpiece” Pre-order SING FOR YOUR LIFE, the Ryan Speedo Green Story Now
Sing for Your Life, journalist and author Daniel Bergner’s new book about bass-baritone Ryan Speedo Green is hailed as “riveting” (Renée Fleming), a “masterpiece” (National Book Award-winning author George Packer) and “a masterly crafted and unique portrait,” (Library...
Tortelier’s Debut as Chief Conductor of Iceland Symphony Orchestra Receives Critical Acclaim
Yan Pascal Tortelier started his tenure as Chief Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra in "great style" (Fréttablaðið) at the orchestra's opening concert at the stunning Eldborg Harpa main hall on 8th September. The programme included Mr. Tortelier's newly...
Yan Pascal Tortelier Opens Season as Chief Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Yan Pascal Tortelier, the new Chief Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, opens the 2016/17 season tonight at Harpa Reykjavik Concert Hall in what will be the ISO's first ever live streamed concert. The program includes the first performance of Yan Pascal...
Murray Perahia To Release First Deutsch Grammophon Recording – Bach’s French Suites – 7th October
Celebrated pianist Murray Perahia is to release his first recording on Deutsch Grammophon, Johann Sebastian Bach: The French Suites, on 7th October 2016. The "poet of the keyboard" (The New York Times), Mr. Perahia describes the French Suites as "Bach on the highest...