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 ›

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 ›

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 ›