Tine Thing Helseth Announces Risør Kammermusikkfest’s 2023 Programme
Tine Thing Helseth, newly appointed Artistic Director of Risør Kammermusikkfest, has announced the festival’s 2023 programme. For this year’s edition, which will run from 27 June to 2 July, Helseth invited pianist Alice Sara Ott to co-curate the programme. The...
IMG Artists Welcomes Soprano Caitlin Gotimer to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome soprano Caitlin Gotimer to its roster for General Management. She will be represented by Devere Burnett from the New York office. The 2022/23 season marks Ms. Gotimer’s exciting return to Arizona Opera for her grand debut in the...
Calidore Quartet’s New Beethoven Release “Can Stand Comparison with the Best” and a “Triumphant Return” to the Kennedy Center
BBC Music Magazine’s latest issue reviewed the Calidore Quartet’s Late Beethoven release, giving it the highest possible rating of five stars for both performance and recording quality. Misha Donat writes: “The New York- based Calidore Quartet gives meticulously...
Sir Antonio Pappano to Conduct Orchestra at The Coronation of Their Majesties King Charles III and Queen Consort Camilla on 6 May 2023
Sir Antonio Pappano will conduct the Coronation Orchestra at The Coronation of Their Majesties The King and Queen Consort at Westminster Abbey on Saturday, 6 May 2023. The Orchestra is composed of musicians drawn from the orchestras of The former Prince of Wales’s...
Federico Colli Makes His Bucharest Debut with “George Enescu” Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
This week (16-17 Feb), Federico Colli makes his Bucharest debut at Romanian Athenaeum, performing two concerts with the "George Enescu" Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra. Colli will play Beethoven's Concerto No. 1 in C Major, with the programme also featuring Ligeti's...
Gabriel Feltz and the Oper Dortmund Win “Best Opera House” at the Oper! Awards 2023
Oper Dortmund and their General Music Director Gabriel Feltz have won "Best Opera House" of the year at the Oper! Awards 2023. The awards show will be presented during a festive gala on 27 February, beginning at 19.30 CET at the Opernhaus Dortmund and broadcasted live...
Luca Pisaroni Scores Superlative Reviews as Canadian Opera’s Figaro
Bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni has been opera’s go-to Figaro for many years, but his interpretation and vocal prowess continue to pull in superlative critical commentary in his latest reprisal of the role for Canadian Opera’s production of Le nozze di Figaro....
ALICE COOTE ACCLAIMED FOR “INTENSE AND RIVETING VOCAL PERFORMANCE” AT NEW YORK MET
Alice Coote’s role debut as Madame de Croissy in Poulenc’s ‘Dialogues des Carmelites’ at the Metropolitan Opera New York had the critics reaching for superlatives to praise her vocal and theatrical power: Gabrielle Ferrari writes in The Observer, “Mezzo-soprano Alice...
Luka Faulisi Makes His Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse Debut
Tonight, Luka Faulisi makes his debut with the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse under Wilson Ng, performing Ernest Chausson’s Poème for violin and orchestra, Op.25. The programme also features Debussy’s Danse and Elgar’s Symphony No. 1 in A-flat major,...
IMG Artists Welcomes Cellist Jing Zhao and Pianist Zee Zee to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome cellist Jing Zhao and pianist Zee Zee to its roster for General Management. They will be represented by Iris Yuan from the London office. With deep musicality and virtuosity, Jing Zhao has established herself internationally as one...
“Precison, Refinement, Stylistic Perfection”: Carlo Rizzi Leads Il Trovatore in Paris
Celebrated Italian Maestro Carlo Rizzi proved once again his credentials as a true holder of the Italian tradition, leading the production of Verdi’s Il Trovatore at the Opera National de Paris. Fresh from a tremendously successful triumvirate of productions across...
Congratulations to Renée Fleming and Xian Zhang on their GRAMMY® Wins!
Congratulations to soprano Renée Fleming and conductor Xian Zhang on their wins at the 65th GRAMMY® Awards. The winners were announced on February 5, 2023 live from the Crypto Arena and streamed live on Grammys.com. Capturing her 5th GRAMMY® Award, soprano Renée...
Frank Dupree’s New Album, “Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 5, Concerto Op. 104 & Sinfonietta Op. 49” Available Now
Frank Dupree's new album, Nikolai Kapustin: Piano Concerto No. 5, Concerto Op. 104 & Sinfonietta Op.49, is available now on Capriccio. The collaboration with Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin is Dupree's third album showcasing the unique stylistic blend of Soviet...
The United Ukrainian Ballet Make Triumphant US Debut at the Kennedy Center
The United Ukrainian Ballet made its triumphant US debut performing world-renowned choreographer Alexei Ratmansky’s Giselle, performing at the Kennedy Center Opera House on February 1. The company is formed of 60 professional dancers from the national theatres of...
Sasha Cooke Sings World Premiere Recital at the San Francisco Symphony
On Sunday, January 30, mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke will perform the world premiere of her new album, how do I find you (Pentatone), in recital with pianist Kirill Kuzmin at the San Francisco Symphony. The album, available Friday, January 28, features seventeen original...
Johan Dalene, Sandrine Piau and John Chest are Nominated for the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards
We would like to congratulate Johan Dalene, Sandrine Piau and John Chest on being nominated for the 2023 BBC Music Magazine Awards! Johan Dalene is nominated for the Concerto Award for his album Nielsen & Sibelius: Violin Concertos. BMM said, ” ‘How can tone...
Stéphane Denève and the St Louis Symphony Orchestra Announce European Tour
Stéphane Denève and the St Louis Symphony Orchestra have announced a European tour in March 2023. On the Orchestra’s first tour overseas with Denève as Music Director, they will be joined by Icelandic pianist Víkingur Ólafsson. The 5-date tour will feature concerts in...
“Yunchan Lim’s playing is so good you think you’re dreaming” – Universal Acclaim for Miraculous Wigmore Hall Debut
Yunchan Lim made a magnificent debut at London’s Wigmore Hall on Wednesday, 18 January. The Cliburn International Piano Competition Gold Medallist earned thunderous applause lasting for more than 10 curtain calls for his exquisite performance. The Wigmore Live stream...
Roberto González-Monjas & Fleur Barron Make Their Opera National de Bordeaux Debut in Mozart’s “Requiem”
Throughout January, Roberto González-Monjas makes his opera debut with Opera National de Bordeaux directing Mozart’s Requiem. Mezzo-soprano Fleur Barron will also make her debut with the orchestra, her first performance in Bordeaux. The 7-date performance commencing...
Brownlee, Geringas, Hrůša and Pappano Win at the 2023 ICMA Awards
Lawrence Brownlee, David Geringas, Jakub Hrůša and Sir Antonio Pappano have each been honoured at the 2023 International Classical Music Awards (ICMA). The prestigious honours are selected by an international and independent jury of music and music industry experts....
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan Celebrate 30th Anniversary Tour February – April!
YAMATO: the Drummers of Japan will visit Twenty-Eight North American Cities this February-April with their 30th Anniversary Tour Program 「火の鳥」Hinotori – The wings of Phoenix From February 14 – April 16, 2023, YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan will tour North...