Káli leads Kurtág in Paris

Gábor Káli returns to the podium with Orchestre de chambre de Paris tonight to celebrate the centenary of Kurtág’s birth.  At the famous Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Káli will lead Kurtág’s Movement for viola and orchestra ‘Signs, Games & Messages’ with Tabea Zimmermann, for whom the work was dedicated.  ‘Signs, Games & Messages’ will be complementedRead more ›

José Salazar debuts with New York City Ballet

José Salazar will make his debut with New York City Ballet next week, conducting performances of ‘Balanchine + Ratmansky’. The triple bill pairs early works by the revered choreographer George Balanchine, ‘Serenade’ and ‘Prodigal Son’, set to music by Tchaikovsky and Prokofiev, with ‘Paquita’ by Artist in Residence Alexei Ratmansky, a tribute to the classicRead more ›

Maria Włoszczowska makes LPO debut

On Sunday, Maria Włoszczowska debuts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra where she performs Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 29 under the baton of Erina Yashima.  The concert will also include Beethoven’s Symphony No. 2 and Ravel’s Le Tombeau de Couperin and will take place in Eastbourne’s Congress Theatre. Highlights of Maria’s 2025-26 season includes further debutsRead more ›

Francesca Dego tours Japan

Francesca Dego is touring Japan where she will give concerts at Suntory Hall, Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, Sapporo Concert Hall, and Musashino Civic Cultural Hall.   Beginning tomorrow, Francesca returns with Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra where she will play Brahms’ Violin Concerto with Daniele Rustioni on the podium. Dego gives recital concerts in Sapporo and Tokyo whereRead more ›

Laura van der Heijden featured on Gramophone January cover

Cellist Laura van der Heijden features on the front cover of Gramophone’s January issue, appearing alongside other leading young artists including Timothy Ridout (Viola), Héloïse Werner (The Hermes Experiment) Max Ruisi (12 Ensemble; Ruisi Quartet) and Jean Rondeau (Harpsichord) all highlighted as part of Charlotte Gardner’s cover article “Classical Music: the new generation”. In theRead more ›

Anthony Marwood’s recording recommended by Gramophone

Anthony Marwood’s recording of Peteris Vasks’ ‘Distant Light’ is Gramophone Magazine’s top recommendation this month in an exploration of the composer’s first violin concerto.  Gramophone writes: “Top of the class, though, is the 2004 recording by Anthony Marwood, whose purity of tone, combined with the sense of inner peace radiating from the Academy of St Martin inRead more ›

Francesca Dego records for ConcertLab

Violinist Francesca Dego has been invited to record with ConcertLab, as well as give a live streamed performance.   Dego has recorded J.S. Bach’s Chaconne, and Paganini’s Caprice’s No. 16 & 24.  Also, she performed J.S. Bach’s Partita No. 2 in D minor, Bacewicz’s Polish Caprice, and Boccadoro’s “Come d’autunno” (2019) in concert. Based in Utrecht,Read more ›

Tito Munoz debuts with Antwerp Symphony Orchestra

Tito Muñoz makes his debut performance with Antwerp Symphony Orchestra this week at the famous Elisabethzaal.  On Friday, he will conduct Bartok’s ‘The Wooden Prince’ Suite, Stravinsky’s Symphonies of Wind Instruments, John Corigliano’s “Conjurer” Concerto for Percussionist and String Orchestra with soloist Alexej Gerassimez, as well as Jessie Montgomery’s ‘Source Code’.  This concert will beRead more ›

JBM Artists in Festive Performances this December

December sees a number of JBM Artists taking to the stage for festive performances in the lead-up to Christmas and New Year, with artists playing, conducting, and presening at major venues in the UK and beyond. From 2nd to the 13th of December, José Salazar returns to Birmingham Royal Ballet to lead performances of TheRead more ›

Nicolas Namoradze signs multi-album record deal with Ondine

Pianist and composer Nicolas Namoradze has signed an exclusive multi-album recording agreement with the Finnish label Ondine, marking an exciting new milestone in his acclaimed career. By joining Ondine, Namoradze becomes part of a distinguished roster celebrated for its exceptional recordings and its dedication both to major classical repertoire and to today’s most compelling artisticRead more ›