NEW ALBUM: Visionaries of the Keyboard, Juho Pohjonen

Juho’s new solo album Rameau & Scriabin: Visionaries of the Keyboard with Orchid Classics has been released today. The album includes Rameau’s Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin and two of Scriabin’s Piano Sonatas, No. 6 and 7. “In the grand narrative of musical history, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) and Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) may appear as…Read more ›

Andrew Litton returns to Adelaide Symphony

American conductor, Andrew Litton has returned to Australia this week to lead the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in three performances in Adelaide Town Hall. Following on from Andew’s last visit to Adelaide in May 2023, in which he led a series of Rachmaninov’s four piano concerti with soloist Stephen Hough, the three performances this June will…Read more ›

Grant Llewellyn: Celtic Beethoven on Stage+

Last summer, Festival Saint-Denis in Paris celebrated Beethoven’s Celtic songs in a concert which will be released on Stage+ on Saturday 22nd June at 7pm (BST). Bryn Terfel and Carlos Núñez joined the Orchestre National de Bretagne and Grant Llewellyn for a special exploration of Beethoven’s arrangements of Scottish, Irish and Welsh folk songs. The…Read more ›

Recent releases from JBM artists

Over the last few weeks, album releases have come thick and fast with exciting additions to the discographies of several JBM artists. Pianist Benjamin Grosvenor joined forces with fellow celebrated artists Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason for Beethoven’s Triple Concerto alongside folk song settings with baritone Gerald Finley released on Decca Classics. “As rivals, Benedetti,…Read more ›

Christopher Moulds returns to San Francisco Opera

Christopher Moulds has been in San Francisco for the last month in rehearsals conducting Handel’s Partenope with the San Francisco Opera, directed by Christopher Alden. Love is a battlefield in Christopher Alden’s Olivier award-winning production, a laugh-out-loud comedy of romance and rejection, set to some of George Frideric Handel’s most masterful music. Opening night is…Read more ›

Karl-Heinz Steffens receives glowing reviews after New Zealand debut

This time last month, Karl-Heinz Steffens had just returned from his triumphant debut in New Zealand, after stepping in at short notice to conduct the Auckland Philharmonia in a programme of Bach and Bruckner. The performance on the 2nd of May at Auckland Town Hall opened with J.S. Bach’s Keyboard Concertos No.5, BWV 1056 &…Read more ›

Llewellyn: Sensory Friendly concert in North Carolina

On Saturday 1st June, Music Director Laureate Grant Llewellyn returns for his second sensory-friendly concert with North Carolina Symphony. This concert experience is welcoming to all families – it is specially designed for those with autism, sensory and communication impairments, and learning disabilities and includes repertoire such as Tchaikovsky’s The Nutcracker and Offenbach’s Can-Can. Grant…Read more ›

Laura van der Heijden’s debut concerto album release on Chandos Records

Released today is cellist Laura van der Heijden’s debut concerto album on Chandos Records; the most recent in her rapidly growing discography. With the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and Ryan Wigglesworth, Laura presents the premiere recording of Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s Cello Concerto “Earth, Sea, Air” having premiered the work with them in 2023. Written for van…Read more ›

World Premiere of Izcaray’s ‘Exultate’ in Paris

On the 21st May, the Orchestre national d’Île-de-France (ONDIF) will give the world premiere of Carlos Izcaray’s ‘Exultate’ in the Grande Salle of the Philharmonie de Paris, conducted by Music Director, Case Scaglione. Commissioned by ONDIF to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Orchestra, Izcaray composed the work between the autumn of 2023 and February…Read more ›

Valo Quartet makes Finnish Debut

On Sunday 19th May, the Valo Quartet reunited to make its Finnish debut, closing the Helsinki Seriös 23-24 season performing a programme of Haydn, Szymanowski and Korngold in the Sibelius Academy Concert Hall. Violinists Maria Włoszczowska and Tim Crawford stayed on until Monday 20th May to lead masterclasses with students of the Sibelius Academy. Next…Read more ›

Tito Muñoz concludes 10-year tenure at The Phoenix Symphony

After 10 years as the Virginia G. Piper Music Director of The Phoenix Symphony, Tito Muñoz’s tenure, one of the longest in the organisation’s history, will conclude this Sunday 12th May. The Phoenix Symphony has recently celebrated Tito Muñoz’s final season with a series of events between the 26th April – 12th May entitled ‘Tito’s…Read more ›

Karen Ni Bhroin receives 5* review for Beethoven with Manchester Camerata

Last night, acclaimed conductor Karen Ní Bhroin led the Manchester Camerata in a highly successful concert at The Albert Hall, Manchester. The programme featured a new work by Carmel Smickersgill, Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Beethoven’s Symphony No. 8. The evening was a stunning showcase of both contemporary and classical music, highlighted by the…Read more ›

Grosvenor performs Liszt across the US

Tonight, renowned Liszt interpreter Benjamin Grosvenor kicks-off his latest month-long tour of North America with a return to the National Symphony, Washington. He will perform Liszt’s sparkling Piano Concerto No. 1 on three consecutive nights (9, 10, 11), collaborating with conductor Anja Bihlmaier for the first time. Next week Benjamin travels to work with the…Read more ›

Attacca Quartet joins JBM

We are delighted to welcome the Attacca Quartet to JBM for European (excluding Spain and Portugal) management. Based in New York, the group was formed by Amy Schroeder and Andrew Yee at the Julliard School. Their programming sets them apart from other ensembles – it is not unusual to hear them performing works by Beethoven and Radiohead…Read more ›

Chauhan debuts with WASO

This evening, British conductor Alpesh Chauhan kicks-off a series of concerts with the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. For his first visit to Perth, Chauhan takes to the podium for Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 12 and Elgar’s Violin Concerto in B minor with violinist and WASO Concert Master Laurence Jackson. Next weekend, the orchestra is joined by…Read more ›

JBM Artists at the 2024 BBC PROMS

We are proud to announce appearances by three JBM artists at this year’s BBC Proms. First, cellist Laura van der Heijden takes to the Royal Albert Hall stage on 26 July for Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s concerto Earth, Sea, Air with the BBC Scottish Symphony conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. Next on 5 August, Proms favourite pianist Benjamin…Read more ›

Karl-Heinz Steffens makes Southern Hemisphere debut with Auckland Philharmonia

Following on from last week’s great news of his contract extension as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, German Conductor Karl-Heinz Steffens will now make his Southern Hemisphere debut with the Auckland Philharmonia. Following an invitation to step in at short notice, Steffens will now lead the Auckland Philharmonia in their…Read more ›

Maria Włoszczowska’s Wigmore Hall performances this spring

Just back from Feldkirch, Austria as soloist and director with the Pforte Chamber Orchestra, violinist Maria Włoszczowska is now in London for the first of her two performances at Wigmore Hall this Spring. The first performance, today, 23rd of April at 7.30pm will include a programme of Mozart’s String Quintet in B flat K174, Schoenberg’s String Trio Op. 45…Read more ›

Lapland calling: Principal Guest Conductor Christian Kluxen with the Turku Philharmonic

This evening, Christian Kluxen makes a much-anticipated return to the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, of which he is Principal Guest Conductor. With its inspiration rooted in the mystical nature of Lapland, Christian and the orchestra perform Eight Seasons for theremin and orchestra by Kalevi Aho — who has recently celebrated his 75th birthday — for which…Read more ›

Karl-Heinz Steffens renews as Principal Conductor of Norrköping Symphony Orchestra

We are delighted to announce that Karl-Heinz Steffens’ contract as Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra has been extended until the end of June 2027. Steffens started his position in Norrköping in August 2020 in the middle of the pandemic giving them a ‘special start’. Steffens comments that they have since…Read more ›

A Tudor Trilogy: Enrique Mazzola conducts ‘Roberto Devereux’ in Amsterdam

This evening, Maestro Mazzola conducts the opening night of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux at the Nationale Opera Amsterdam with performances running until 6th May. Having previously conducted Anna Bolena and Maria Stuarda in Amsterdam, Mazzola returns to complete the Tudor trilogy with Roberto Devereux. Mazzola is joined in the pit by the Netherlands Chamber Orchestra and…Read more ›

Grosvenor’s week in Cologne

Tonight, Benjamin Grosvenor performs the final of three concerts of Prokofiev’s 3rd Piano Concerto with the Gürzenich Orchestra, conducted by Elim Chan. The programme has been greeted warmly by the Cologne audience over the last few days: “Grosvenor presented the demanding part with orchestra with aplomb and particular strength in the lyrical passages” (Kölnische Rundschau).…Read more ›

Alpesh Chauhan renews as Principal Guest Conductor of Düsseldorfer Symphoniker

James Brown Management is delighted to announce the extension of Alpesh Chauhan’s contract as Principal Guest Conductor of Düsseldorfer Symphoniker for a further three seasons to 2027. Chauhan made his auspicious debut with the orchestra in 2018 with Bruckner’s Symphony No. 4: “what Alpesh Chauhan … unleashed on the podium of the Tonhalle … is…Read more ›

Andrew Litton returns to Bournemouth Symphony

This week American conductor, Andrew Litton has returned to the Bournemouth Symphony, for a concert titled ‘Let’s Dance’ in Poole’s Lighthouse Centre for the Arts. The programme includes Stravinsky’s Divertimento from The Fairy’s Kiss, Saint-Saëns’, Piano Concerto No.2, with soloist Simon Trpčeski, and Ravel’s Valses nobles et sentimentales and La Valse. Andrew has a long-standing…Read more ›

Maria Włoszczowska : Orquestra XXI

Between the 5-7th April, Maria Włoszczowska performed Mozart’s Violin Concerto no.5, K.219 with Orquestra XXI as part of their April tour to Porto and surrounding cities. The concerts in Viseu (5 Apr), Braga (6 Apr) and Porto (7 Apr) also featured a programme of Justė Janulytė Elongation of Nights and Schumann’s Symphony No. 2, Op.…Read more ›

Grosvenor: Triple Concerto

“As rivals, Benedetti, Grosvenor and Kanneh-Mason were powerful; as allies and advocates they are unstoppable.” (The Sunday Times) Announced today is the most recent addition to British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor’s discography on the Decca catalogue, his eighth with the label. Alongside two other celebrated classical artists — Nicola Benedetti and Sheku Kanneh-Mason — the trio…Read more ›

Viviane Hagner returns to Rennes

Following the success of Viviane Hagner’s Bach Inspiration concerts in December, Viviane returns to Rennes for her final concert as Artist in Residence with the Orchestre National de Bretagne. She is currently preparing Walton’s Violin Concerto, under Welsh Conductor Grant Llewellyn. The Orchestre National de Bretagne is joined by members of the BBC National Orchestra…Read more ›

New signing: Conductor Leonard Elschenbroich joins JBM for worldwide general management

JBM is delighted to announce the signing of German conductor Leonard Elschenbroich to our roster for worldwide general management. Described by the New York Times as “a musician of great technical prowess, intellectual curiosity and expressive depth,” Leonard Elschenbroich has performed with some of the world’s leading orchestras. A celebrated and award-winning cellist, his journey towards…Read more ›

Tess Jackson: “Come to the Cabaret!”

Rising young conductor Tess Jackson takes to the podium for her debut at the Volksoper Wien, where she is Musical Assistant, for performances of Cabaret on 30th March and 2nd April. Cabaret, with music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb, is set in 1929–30 Berlin as the Nazi regime looms, focussing on the…Read more ›

Release Day: Alpesh Chauhan’s ‘Tchaikovsky’

“Chauhan proves … that he loves Tchaikovsky and is not afraid to show it.” (Gramophone) British conductor Alpesh Chauhan’s latest album is released on Chandos Records today. The second of the series, Alpesh and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with whom Alpesh enjoys a special relationship, continue to explore the rich canon of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral…Read more ›

Daniel Hyde appointed Musical Director of City of London Choir

The City of London Choir has announced the appointment of Daniel Hyde as its new Musical Director and Principal Conductor, effective from September 2024. Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge since 2019, Daniel Hyde brings a wealth of experience to his new role. A world-famous organist with an early background as a chorister at…Read more ›

Mazzola extends his contract as MD of Lyric Opera of Chicago to 2031

Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola renews his partnership with the Lyric Opera of Chicago into the next decade, it was announced today. Since becoming Music Director in September 2021, Mazzola has led the company in numerous critically acclaimed productions, including Sir David McVicar’s new production of Verdi’s Macbeth: “Mazzola was firmly in command” (Musical America). Other…Read more ›

Enrique Mazzola: AIDA – Opera at its grandest!

Tomorrow, Enrique Mazzola conducts the opening night of Francesca Zambello’s striking production of Verdi’s Aida at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Aida, one of Verdi’s most glorious scores brings us the grandest of triumphal marches, contrasted with scenes of riveting intimacy for the principal characters. Michelle Bradley and Russell Thomas are the two main protagonists…Read more ›

Benjamin Grosvenor returns to Chicago Symphony Center

This Sunday, British virtuoso Benjamin Grosvenor returns to Chicago Symphony Center to make his solo recital debut as part of the prestigious SCP Piano Series. Following appearances in Santa Fe and at Duke University, Benjamin takes to Chicago’s stage with a programme including the US premiere of Faustian Pact by celebrated composer Brett Dean, written…Read more ›