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...
Calidore String Quartet’s New Album “Beethoven: The Late Quartets” Available from 03 Feb
On February 3 2023, Signum Classics will release BEETHOVEN: The Late Quartets, the Calidore String Quartet’s third album and most ambitious project to date on the label following their acclaimed albums BABEL (2020) and Resilience (2018). The three-disc set marks the...
Francesco Lecce-Chong Renews Contract with Eugene Symphony for Additional Year in 2023/24
Deb Carver, President of Eugene Symphony Association’s Board of Directors, announced today that Francesco Lecce-Chong has added a year to his contract as Music Director & Conductor, extending his tenure through the 2023/24 season. His previous agreement, signed in...
Rupert Charlesworth Stars as Der Prinz in “The Love for Three Oranges” at Komische Oper Berlin
Rupert Charlesworth stars as Der Prinz in Komische Oper Berlin’s final staging of Andreas Homoki’s timeless production of Prokofiev’s The Love for Three Oranges. “The musical theatre miracle” (Berliner Morgenpost) has been beloved by audiences for more than 20 years...
IMG Artists Welcomes Baritone Timothy Murray to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome baritone Timothy Murray to its roster for General Management. He will be represented by Sam Snook from the New York office. Heralded for his “firm, flexible baritone” (New York Times) and “swaggering, rakish” stage presence (Opera...
Yeol Eum Son Signs with naïve; First Release – Mozart’s Complete Piano Sonata – Out March 2023
Pianist Yeol Eum Son has signed with naïve, A Believe label. The first album of this brilliant new collaboration is a 6-CD box set of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas. The stunning new recording will be available in stores and online on 17 March 2023. Yeol Eum said, “I...
Yeol Eum Son Signs with naïve; First Release – Mozart’s Complete Piano Sonata – Out March 2023
Pianist Yeol Eum Son has signed with naïve, A Believe label. The first album of this brilliant new collaboration is a 6-CD box set of Mozart’s complete piano sonatas. The stunning new recording will be available in stores and online on 17 March 2023. Yeol Eum said, “I...
Lio Kuokman Conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in their Lunar New Year Concert
Lio Kuokman returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra to conduct their Lunar New Year Concert this Friday (06 Jan) at the Kimmel Center. Former Assistant Conductor to the orchestra, Kuokman will direct a programme featuring ancient Chinese poems in 21st-century...
Jonathan Heyward Conducts London Symphony Orchestra for Exclusive Apple Music Release: “A New Dawn”
Jonathan Heyward conducts the London Symphony Orchestra and violinist Francesca Dego for the Apple Music exclusive: A New Dawn. The recording is available now in Spatial Audio and as a full-length concert film. A New Dawn features three irresistible orchestral works...
Lio Kuokman Conducts The Philadelphia Orchestra in their Lunar New Year Concert
Lio Kuokman returns to The Philadelphia Orchestra to conduct their Lunar New Year Concert this Friday (06 Jan) at the Kimmel Center. Former Assistant Conductor to the orchestra, Kuokman will direct a programme featuring ancient Chinese poems in 21st-century...
Spectacular Reviews for Jakub Hrůša Following Two Weeks with the Vienna Philharmonic
Conductor Jakub Hrůša has won widespread acclaim following his latest collaboration with the Vienna Philharmonic – a week of concerts in Vienna with soloist Daniil Trifonov followed by a week-long tour. Hrůša conducted the orchestra in five concerts at the Vienna...
Remarkable Reviews Following Jakub Hruša and Evgeny Kissin’s Performances with the Vienna Philharmonic
Jakub Hruša and Evgeny Kissin won critical acclaim following four performances at the Musikverein with the Vienna Philharmonic. The programme featured Dvořák’s Othello Overture, Mozart’s Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A major KV 488 and Lutoslawski’s Concerto for...
Miriam Kutrowatz Stars in ‘Christmas in Vienna’ at the Vienna Konzerthaus
This weekend, soprano Miriam Kutrowatz will star in 'Christmas in Vienna' at the Vienna Konzerthaus. The gala concert, led by artistic director Karl Scheibmaier, welcomes the superstars of classical music to perform in a programme of esteemed classical literature. The...
Juanjo Mena to Conduct the Czech Philharmonic’s Televised New Year Concerts
Juanjo Mena will make his debut with the Czech Philharmonic on New Year’s Day, conducting gala performances at the Rudolfinum in Prague. The orchestra’s prestigious New Year concerts, which were led last year by Maestro Manfred Honeck with an Austrian themed...
Bloomberg 50: Jonathon Heyward Named “One to Watch”!
Jonathon Heyward is “One to Watch” on Bloomberg’s prestigious Bloomberg 50 List. The annual list features leaders of business, politics, science and technology, finance and entertainment who have made major global impact and have “defined the year 2022”. Bloomberg...
Bloomberg 50: Jonathon Heyward Named “One to Watch”!
Jonathon Heyward is “One to Watch” on Bloomberg’s prestigious Bloomberg 50 List. The annual list features leaders of business, politics, science and technology, finance and entertainment who have made major global impact and have “defined the year 2022”....
Carlo Rizzi, Christian Immler, Johan Dalene and Leif Ove Andsnes Are Awarded in Presto’s “Recordings of the Year 2022”
We would like to congratulate Carlo Rizzi, Christian Immler, Johan Dalene and Leif Ove Andsnes for being awarded in Presto's Recordings of the Year 2022. Carlo Rizzi won 'DVD/Blu-ray of the Year' for conducting Riccardo Zandonai: Francesca da Rimini. Presto wrote,...
Congratulations to Our Artists Featured in Gramphone’s “Best Classical Music Albums of 2022”!
We would like to congratulate Jakub Hrůša, Steven Isserlis, Vladimir Jurowski, Stéphane Degout, Sandrine Piau, Mitsuko Uchida, Leif Ove Andsnes and Johan Dalene for being featured in Gramophone's 'The Best Classical Musical Albums of 2022'! Jakub Hrůša was awarded for...
Semyon Bychkov’s “Mahler Symphony No. 5” is The Times’ Best Classical Record of 2022
Semyon Bychkov's album Mahler Symphony No. 5, featuring the Czech Philharmonic, has been rated the best classical record of 2022 by The Times. In their line-up of 'The 10 Best Classical Records of 2022', journalist Jessica Duchen wrote: "My record of the year is the...