Christian Li’s Decca Debut Album – Vivaldi’s Four Seasons – is Out Now!
Christian Li’s Decca Classics debut album, Vivaldi: The Four Seasons is available in stores and online now. Christian, who play-directs an ensemble featuring members of the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, is the youngest violinist (13) to professionally record...
Roberto González-Monjas Celebrates 300 Years of The Brandenburg Concertos with Berliner Barock Solisten
Roberto González-Monjas joins the Berliner Barock Solisten and Reinhard Goebel in celebration of the 300th anniversary of Bach’s Brandenberg Concertos. Roberto will perform violin and viola in concerts at the Lucerne Festival on 20 August and at Graffenegg on 22...
Roberto González-Monjas Named Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra
Roberto González-Monjas is named Principal Guest Conductor of the Belgian National Orchestra. The Spanish rising star conductor is an exceptional talent who inspires with rich orchestral expertise, deep musicality and unique outlook. Roberto said, “I am truly excited...
Vladimir Jurowski Receives Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal
Vladimir Jurowski received the Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Medal, one of the highest international honours in music. Jurowski was presented with the award on stage at the BBC Proms by RPS Chairman John Gilhooly following the conductor’s final official concert as...
This Week at the BBC Proms: Vladimir Jurowski and Steven Isserlis
Vladimir Jurowski and Steven Isserlis return to Royal Albert Hall for their BBC Proms performance on Thursday, 12 August at 19:30 BST. This marks Jurowski’s final appearance as the London Philharmonic Orchestra’s Principal Conductor of his monumental 14-year tenure....
“A Career-Defining Evening” – Jonathon Heyward’s “Exuberant and Exhilarating” BBC Proms Debut
Rising star conductor Jonathon Heyward has earned rapturous acclaim for his BBC Proms debut on 7 August. Leading the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain and violinist Nicola Benedetti, “the ensemble marshalled by [Heyward] was ultra-taut throughout, gutsy solo...
This week at the BBC Proms: Conductors Vasily Petrenko (4 August) and Jonathon Heyward (7 August)
Conductors Vasily Petrenko and Jonathan Heyward both make exciting firsts at the BBC Proms the week of 2 August: Petrenko will return to the BBC Proms for the first time as Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and Heyward makes his BBC Proms debut...
Yeol Eum Son Releases New Album “Kapustin” on Onyx
Korean pianist Yeol Eum Son has released a stunning recording of works by Nikolai Kapustin on ONYX. Yeol Eum’s recording of Kapustin’s Piano Sonata No. 2 in E, Op. 54 was selected by Gramphone’s Editor in Chief James Jolly for the magazine’s Apple Music playlist, The...
Nemanja Radulović Signs Exclusive Recording Contract with Warner Classics
IMG Artists is thrilled to announce that star violinist Nemanja Radulović has signed an exclusive recording contract with Warner Classics. His debut on the label will be released in 2022. For this project, conceived during the lockdown of 2020, he invites his...
Gabriela Montero is Pianist Magazine’s August/September Cover Star
Gabriela Montero speaks with Jessica Duchen about her acclaimed career as an award-winning compoer, pianist and improviser as Pianist magazine’s August/September cover star. Gabriela, who won a Latin Grammy® for her recording of her Latin Concerto (Orchid), is...
Lio Kuokman and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra Announce Dynamic Hong Kong Week 2021@Guangzhou Programme
The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) is delighted to take part in Hong Kong Week 2021@Guangzhou, organised by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department (LCSD) of the HKSAR Government. Despite the challenges brought by the pandemic, this year’s Hong Kong...
JAKUB HRŮŠA ANNOUNCED AS PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR OF THE ORCHESTRA DELL’ACCADEMIA NAZIONALE DI SANTA CECILIA
IMG Artists is excited to announce the appointment of Jakub Hrůša as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia from the 2021/22 season. The appointment follows a number of highly successful appearances by Hrůša in recent...
Conductor Constantin Trinks Makes UK Debut with Royal Opera House’s Don Giovanni
Constantin Trinks will make his UK debut conducting Kasper Holten’s inventive and visually stunning production of Don Giovanni. The production runs from 5 – 18 July, and will be livestreamed on 16 July. The cast features Gerald Finley as Leporello, Erwin Schrott as...
Bruno Ravella’s New Garsington Opera Production of Der Rosenkavalier “A Triumph”
Bruno Ravella’s returns to Garsington Opera with his celebrated new production of Richard Strauss’s Der Rosenkavalier. This co-production with Irish National Opera and Santa Fe Opera features Miah Persson in her role debut as the Marschallin, Hannah Hipp as Octavian,...
Lio Kuokman Conducts World Premier of Chan Kai-Young’s “Glimmering Lights, Cascading Heights” with Hong Kong Philharmonic 26 June
Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman direct the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra in the world premiere of Glimmering Lights, Cascading Heights by Hong Kong composer Chan Kai-young. The programme also features Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 26 with soloist Colleen Lee, and...
VLADIMIR JUROWSKI EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH BERLIN RADIO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA TO 2027
The Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin (RSB) has announced the extension of Vladimir Jurowski’s contract as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director for another four years, taking his tenure up to August 31, 2027. The board of trustees of the Rundfunk Orchester und Chöre...
THE YOUNGEST ARTIST EVER TO RECORD VIVALDI’S FOUR SEASONS – CHRISTIAN LI . DEBUT ALBUM OUT ON DECCA CLASSICS ON 20 AUGUST
Set for international stardom with the release of his debut album, Christian Li is an extraordinary talent. His remarkably mature musicianship and approach to interpretation, combined with his innate musical passion, have established a promising future for this...
HK Phil Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman Returns to Conduct the Orchestra for Four Weeks Beginning with Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade
Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) Resident Conductor Lio Kuokman will conduct the HK Phil in four exciting and diverse programmes to conclude the 2020/21 season, beginning with two Russian masterpieces by Prokofiev and Rimsky-Korsakov in the Hong Kong...
Claire Booth Returns to Aldeburgh Saturday, 5 June
Soprano Claire Booth and The Nash Ensemble will perform at Snape Maltings on Saturday, 5 June. Claire will give the first performance, in front of live audience, of Colin Matthews’ new song cycle, Seascapes, a Britten Pears Arts/Nash Ensemble co-commission. The work...
Jaime Martín Extends Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Music Director Contract Through June 2027
Jaime Martín, music director of Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra (LACO), received a five-year contract extension through the 2026-27 season announced Board Chair Leslie Lassiter. Martín, who has quickly risen to worldwide attention as a conductor following a prominent...
Acclaimed Conductor Thomas Dausgaard Launches Thomas’ Music Room – Musical Discoveries for Children and Other Childlike Souls
Thomas Dausgaard welcomes you to Thomas’ Music Room. This new interactive concept for music and children launches on Friday, 28 May on YouTube. The weekly series will feature 10-12 minute episodes that inspire children to experience music in new, fun and interesting...