Christoph Altstaedt Conducts Vienna Volksoper and Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra
Following a successful debut in 2021/22 conducting the Vienna Volksoper’s production of Brahms’ A German Requiem, Christoph Altstaedt returns to conduct Martin Schläpfer’s new production of The Moon Wears A White Shirt. Featuring a potpourri of music by Schnittke,...
Congratulations to Carlo Rizzi and Opera Rara for winning Opera Recording of the Year at the International Opera Awards
Conductor and Opera Rara Artistic Director Carlo Rizzi was victorious at the 2023 International Opera Awards. Rizzi and Opera Rara won Opera Recording of the Year for Mercadante: Il proscritto. Set in Edinburgh against the backdrop of Oliver Cromwell’s rule, Il...
Vladimir Jurowski and Bayerische Staatsoper Win Best Opera Company & Best New Production at the 2023 International Opera Awards
General Music Director Vladimir Jurowski and Bayerische Staatsoper have won two major awards at the prestigious 2023 International Opera Awards: Opera Company of the Year and Best New Production Award for Dmitri Tcherniakov's powerful production of Prokofiev’s War and...
Congratulations Sir Antonio Pappano Named International Opera Awards Conductor of the Year
Sir Antonio Pappano has been named Conductor of the Year at the prestigious International Opera Awards. The awards were announced on 9 November at a gala ceremony Teatr Wielki, Polish National Opera. The ceremony was streamed live on OperaVision and is available to...
Zee Zee Returns to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales
This Saturday (11 Nov), pianist Zee Zee returns to the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conducted by Lionel Bringuier. Zee Zee will perform Edvard Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16. More information is available here. In the 2023-24 season, Zee Zee returns to...
Dinis Sousa Will Make His Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Debut with Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem
Dinis Sousa will conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Monteverdi Choir in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem on 29 February and 1 and 3 March 2024. They are joined by soloists soprano Lenneke Ruiten and baritone Christian Gerhaher. Brahms’s Requiem will be...
Karen Gomyo Makes Her Chicago Symphony Orchestra Debut
Violinist Karen Gomyo makes her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a trio of concerts on the 09-11 November performing Philip Glass’ Violin Concerto no 1. The programme also features Sibelius’ Pohjola’s Daughter and Rachmaninov’s Symphony No. 3, conducted by...
Soprano Caitlin Gotimer & Tenor Omer Kobiljak Named Operalia Finalists – Watch Sunday, 5 November
Soprano Caitlin Gotimer and tenor Omer Kobiljak are named Finalists at the 2023 Operalia Competition. They will perform in Final Gala Concert with the Cape Town Philharmonic Orchestra at the Artscape Theatre Centre in Cape Town, South Africa on Sunday, 5 November. The...
In Memoriam: Yuri Temirkanov (10 December 1938 – 2 November 2023)
IMG Artists is deeply saddened by the passing of Maestro Yuri Temirkanov. We were honoured to represent the great conductor, and we send our profound sympathies to his family, friends, and colleagues throughout the world. He has achieved immortality through his...
IMG Artists Welcomes Thomas Hall to Our Roster for European Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome dramatic baritone Thomas Hall to our roster for European management. He will be represented by Artist Manager Isabella Pitman. Hall has become internationally known for his rich, powerful voice, particularly in the heldenbaritone...
Joana Carneiro Conducts the Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Joana Carneiro returns to the USA to conduct the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a trio of concerts on the 03-05 November. The programme features Falla's Suite No. 2 from The Three-Cornered Hat, Mason Bates' Cello Concerto played by cellist Joshua Roman, and...
Isata Kanneh-Mason Stars in Sheila Heyman’s ‘FANNY: THE OTHER MENDELSSOHN’
Take a celebrated musical genius, sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, some very persistent research and one sensational revelation, and what have you got? FANNY: THE OTHER MENDELSSOHN – the documentary from BAFTA-winning director Sheila Hayman that features global...
Lio Kuokman Conducts the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo
After a scintillating debut earlier this year, Lio Kuokman returns to Monaco to conduct the Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo on the 29 October. The programme features Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 played by Hélène Grimaud, and Stravinksy's...
Louis Schwizgebel Embarks on Switzerland Tour with the CBSO: 23-26 October
This week, pianist Louis Schwizgebel tours Switzerland with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, performing Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No. 2. Four performances will take place at Tonhalle Zurich, Casino Bern, Victoria Hall Geneva and KKL Lucerne, on the 23-26...
Oliver Schnyder is the New Artistic Director of Orpheum Foundation
On January 1, 2024, conductor Howard Griffiths will hand over the artistic direction of the Orpheum Foundation to pianist Oliver Schnyder. The official handover will take place as part of the Orpheum concert on October 21, 2023, in Tonhalle Zurich. The Orpheum...
AFTER A GLOBAL RACE DECCA CLASSICS SIGNS YUNCHAN LIM
Decca Classics is delighted to announce the exclusive signing of South Korean pianist Yunchan Lim, after following him across the globe for his much sought-after signature. International record company executives travelled to Tokyo, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, London, New...
Glowing Reviews for Manoj Kamps’ Cosi Fan Tutte Tour with the Orchestra of the 18th Century
Manoj Kamps receives critical acclaim following their 7-date tour around The Netherlands conducting Mozart's Così fan tutte with the period orchestra, Orchestra of the 18th Century. The operatic cast includes singers Katharine Dain, Josy Santos, Claron McFadden,...
LUKA FAULISI & MILOŠ PERFORM AT CLASSIC FM LIVE AT ROYAL ALBERT HALL ON 16 OCTOBER
Violinist Luka Faulisi and guitarist MILOŠ will dazzle the audience at Classic FM Live on 16 October at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by Alexander Armstrong and Myleene Klass, the concert celebrates the Classic FM Hall of Fame – the popular annual classical music...
Leif Ove Andsnes: The Warner Classics Edition (1990 – 2010) Out Now!
Leif Ove Andsnes is a prolific recording artist, whose extensive discography has been recognized with eleven Grammy® nominations and seven Gramophone Awards. Before recording exclusively, as now, for Sony Classical, he signed with Virgin Classics in 1990 and with EMI...
MILOŠ LAUNCHES A NEW ERA WITH THE RELEASE OF HIS DEBUT ALBUM ON SONY CLASSICAL – BAROQUE – OUT FRIDAY 13 OCTOBER
“‘Baroque’ is Montenegrin classical guitarist MILOŠ’ most virtuoisc album to date. That is, he asks the famous question, ‘Sonata, what do you want of me?’ and listens for an answer before communicating it to us in the clearesr, most elegant and most moving fashion.“...
Ana María Patiño-Osorio Makes Salzburg Debut Conducting the Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín 15 October
Rising star conductor Ana María Patiño-Osorio will make her Salzburg debut on Sunday, 15 October conducting the Orquesta Iberacademy Medellín. The concert at the Mozarteum will feature Juan Crisóstomo de Arriaga’s Overture from Los esclavos felices; Rodrigo’s...