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Steven Isserlis First Cellist To Be Awarded The Wigmore Medal
Steven Isserlis has been awarded the Wigmore Medal in recognition of his achievements as a musician and champion of classical music, and for his continued commitment to London’s Wigmore Hall and everything that it represents. Presentation of the medal took place on...
Vasily Petrenko Wins Top Prize At The BBC Music Magazine Awards 2017
Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra were awarded Recording of The Year for their acclaimed recording of Tchaikovsky's Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 and 6 at the BBC Music Magazine Awards last night. The recording also won the Orchestral Award to...
Baritone John Brancy to Perform at World War I Commemorative Concert and Release A Silent Night: A WWI Memorial in Song
Baritone John Brancy honours the memory of those who fought, died and lived during World War I at the In Sacrifice for Liberty and Peace concert on Thursday, 6 April. The concert, which debuted at the Kennedy Center, is a central part of the day that commemorates the...
Claus Peter Flor Named Guest Conductor of the Het Gelders Orkest from the 2018/19 Season
IMG Artists is delighted to announce that Claus Peter Flor has been named Guest Conductor of the Het Gelders Orkest. Maestro Flor first performed with the orchestra in February 2017. Inspired by the instant chemistry between maestro and the musicians and the...
Jakub Hrůša Appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Philharmonia Orchestra
IMG Artists is delighted to announce the appointment of Jakub Hrůša alongside Santtu-Matias Rouvali as one of two new Principal Guest Conductors of the Philharmonia Orchestra from the 2017/18 season. Jakub Hrůša, hailed in a recent Arts Desk profile as “a leading...
Pietari Inkinen Wins Green Room Award for The Ring Cycle (Opera Australia)
Pietari Inkinen has been awarded a Green Room Award in the conducting category for the Opera Australia production of The Ring Cycle. The Opera’s production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle swept the Opera section of the awards at last night's award ceremony in Melbourne,...
HOUSTON SYMPHONY AND MUSIC DIRECTOR ANDRES OROZCO-ESTRADA ANNOUNCE CONTRACT RENEWAL THROUGH 2022
The Houston Symphony and Music Director Andrés Orozco-Estrada announced the extension of Orozco-Estrada’s contract as music director for another three seasons beyond his current five-year contract that began with the 2014-15 season. In the middle of his third season...
Thomas Dausgaard Introduces The BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra’s 2017/18 Season
Thomas Dausgaard introduces the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra's 2017/18 season, in what will be his second year as the orchestra's Chief Conductor. Highlights for the 2017/18 season include: Composer Roots: a major series of concerts programmed by Thomas Dausgaard,...