Elias Grandy Named Chief Conductor of Sapporo Symphony Orchestra from 2025
Sapporo Symphony Orchestra has announced Elias Grandy as their new Chief Conductor from 2025. The German-Japanese conductor will take over the position for an initial three years starting in April 2025. His contract will take the 43-year-old to Sapporo for eight weeks...
Stéphane Denève Kicks Off the 2023/24 Season with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra
Conductor Stéphane Denève opened his 2023/24 season with the St Louis Symphony Orchestra last Saturday (23 Sep), at the Stifel Theater. The magical programme featured Strauss' Don Juan and Till Eulenspiegel’s Merry Pranks, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto (played by...
Chief Conductor Riccardo Frizza Opens Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra 80th Anniversary Season
Chief Conductor Riccardo Frizza opened the 80th Anniversary season of the Hungarian Radio Symphony Orchestra on 20 September, leading a spectacular concert in Budapest’s Ferenc Liszt Academy Hall. Frizza brought the audience on a fascinating journey to Italy through...
Steven Isserlis Awarded the 2023 Cremona Musica Award for Performance
Steven Isserlis has been awarded the 2023 Cremona Musica Award for Performance for his outstanding contribution to the interpretation of the cello repertoire. The honour was announced by the cultural committee of Cremona Musica International Exhibitions on 20...
Gabriela Montero Announced as Jury Member and Composer for the 2025 Cliburn Competition
The Cliburn today announced that award-winning pianist-composer Gabriela Montero will serve on the esteemed jury of the 2025 Cliburn Competition. She will also compose a new work that will be required in the Preliminary Round and performed by all 30 competitors. This...
IMG Artists Welcomes Mezzo-Soprano Virginie Verrez to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome mezzo-soprano Virginie Verrez to its roster for General Management. She will be represented by Isabella Pitman from the London office. With a voice described as “dark hued” and “attractive throughout her range” by the New York...
JONATHON HEYWARD & BALTIMORE SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CELEBRATE THE BEGINNING OF HIS MUSIC DIRECTOR ERA
Jonathon Heyward launches his initial 5-year tenure as Music Director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra with two spectacular weekends in both of the BSO’s year-round homes: the Joseph Meyerhoff Symphony Hall and The Music Center at Strathmore. The era kicks-off on...
IMG Artists & Enticott Music Management Welcome Violinist Karen Gomyo to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is delighted to welcome violinist Karen Gomyo to its roster for general management. Karen will be represented by Agnieszka Mikus and, in association with Enticott Music Management, Kathryn Enticott. Praised as, “a first-rate artist of real musical command,...
Stéphane Denève Begins First Full Season as Artistic Director of the New World Symphony with “Rousing and Lustrous” Opening Concert
Stéphane Denève began his first full season as Artistic Director of the New World Symphony with a “rousing and lustrous”(South Florida Classical Review) programme themed around colour blue, representing Miami’s sea and sky, on 16 September at the New World Center in...
Music Director Stéphane Denève & the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Launch 2023/24 Season with Free Community Concert on September 21
Led by Music Director Stéphane Denève, the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra marks the beginning of its 2023/2024 season with the return of its free concert in Forest Park at 7:00pm CDT, Thursday, September 21, on Art Hill. Since its inaugural Forest Park concert more than...
Raehann Bryce-Davis Makes Opera Philadelphia Debut in World Premiere of “10 Days in a Madhouse”
Mezzo-soprano Raehann Bryce-Davis makes her hotly anticipated Opera Philadelphia debut as Lizzie in the world premiere of Rene Orth’s 10 Days in a Madhouse. The opera, with libretto by Hannah Moscovitch, directed by Joanna Settle and conducted by Daniela Candillari...
Stéphane Degout Named Vocal Section Master-in-Residence of Belgium’s Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel
Stéphane Degout is announced as 2023/24 Master-in-Residence of the vocal section at Belgium’s Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel. He takes the role based on the recommendation of current Master-in-Residence, José van Dam, who will step down from the role after nearly twenty...
Lawrence Brownlee and Carlo Rizzi Celebrate Donizetti’s 225th Anniversary at Wigmore Hall on 9 September
Tenor Lawrence Brownlee and Opera Rara’s Artistic Director, the conductor and pianist Carlo Rizzi, join for an exclusive London concert featuring songs by Gaetano Donizetti and his contemporaries as part of the 225th anniversary of the former’s birth. The recital, at...
Andsnes, Degout, Liebreich, Pappano and Piau Nominated for the 2023 Gramophone Awards
IMG Artists congratulates its artists shortlisted for the 2023 Gramophone Awards. Baritone Stéphane Degout, conductor Sir Antonio Pappano and soprano Sandrine Piau each earned two nominations. They are joined by conductor Alexander Liebreich, pianists Leif Ove Andnses...
Joshua Bell Opens NDR Elbphilharmonie’s Season with World Premiere of “The Elements”
Artist in Residence Joshua Bell opened NDR Elbphilharmonie and Hamburg Elbphilharmonie seasons with the world premiere of The Elements. Originated by Joshua Bell, the work features six interconnected movements by five leading American composers. Edgar Meyer (“Water” –...
Yeol Eum Son Reunites with Pietari Inkinen and Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken in Germany and On Tour in South Korea 10 – 20 September
Pianist Yeol Eum Son makes her much anticipated return to Deutsche Radio Philharmonie Saarbrücken Kaiserslautern on 10 September. She will perform Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30, conducted by Chief Conductor Pietari Inkinen. Her 2021 debut with...
Sandrine Piau Makes Her BBC Proms Debut with Mozart’s Requiem on 7 September
The renowned French soprano Sandrine Piau makes her BBC Proms debut on 7 September singing Mozart's Requiem at London’s Royal Albert Hall. With 35 years of career to her credit, she is delighted to be making her debut at the Proms in a work she cherishes and has sung...
IMG Artists Welcomes 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Winner Natalie Lewis to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is thrilled to welcome mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis to our roster for general management. Lewis, who is a winner of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Competition, will be represented by General Manager Devere Burnett and European...
Manoj Kamps Makes Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra Debut
Manoj Kamps curates and conducts two concerts with Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra this season. The first concert features music by Debussy, Van Veldhuizen, Sondheim, and Björk and takes place on 8 September at De Doelen Rotterdam. With Kamps leading the curation of...
IMG Artists Welcomes 2023 Metropolitan Opera Laffont Competition Winner Natalie Lewis to its Roster for General Management
IMG Artists is thrilled to welcome mezzo-soprano Natalie Lewis to our roster for general management. Lewis, who is a winner of the 2023 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Grand Competition, will be represented by General Manager Devere Burnett and European...
Stéphane Denève Joins John Williams for the Seiji Ozawa Matsumoto Festival & Suntory Hall Celebrations
Stéphane Denève and composer/conductor John Williams are joining together to conduct two very special concerts in Japan. The legendary 91-year-old Williams was invited by his old friend, the equally renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa, to perform at the latter’s Matsumoto...