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Francesca Dego’s Chandos release of Brahms and Busoni
Today sees the release of Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego’s latest concerto album alongside the BBC Symphony Orchestra and their Principal Guest Conductor Dalia Stasevska. Having performed the Brahms since she was a teenager, and no stranger to taking the Busoni to the concert platform, the release of Francesca Dego’s latest album on the Chandos label…Read more ›
Vinay Parameswaran conducts Vixens this Spring
Over the next three months, Vinay Parameswaran will conduct two productions of Janáček’s opera The Cunning Little Vixen. Vinay has been in rehearsal with Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music (CCM) since January and their production will open on the 29th of February at the Corbett Auditorium. Vinay will then return to the Curtis Institute of Music,…Read more ›
Tito Muñoz makes Carnegie Hall debut
On Tuesday 27th February, Tito Muñoz will make his Carnegie Hall debut in a sold-out performance of Carl Orff’s iconic work, Carmina Burana as part of Carnegie Hall’s city-wide festival, ‘Fall of the Weimar Republic: Dancing on the Precipice’. Tito will lead over 200 musicians in the Stern Auditorium, consisting of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, Westminster Symphonic Choir,…Read more ›
Viviane Hagner is awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
The president of the German Federal Republic, Frank Walter Steinmeier, awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz) to Viviane Hagner for her work on the cultural exchange between Germany and Poland at Krzyżowa festival. The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany is the only federal decoration of…Read more ›
Juho Pohjonen is currently in North America, where he will be performing across the US and Canada. As well as a sold-out solo recital at the Mairs Concert Hall, Minneapolis, he is joined by violinist Stephen Waarts and cellist Jonathan Swensen for chamber concerts at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, and Vancouver Playhouse. To complete…Read more ›
Path to the Moon Laura van der Heijden (cello) & Jâms Coleman (piano): Chandos In a programme inspired by William T. Horton’s captivating image ‘Path to the Moon’, which features as the cover artwork, Laura van der Heijden’s latest album release from Chandos Records presents a programme of starkly contrasting works, exploring new and unusual qualities in each…Read more ›
Francesca Dego with London Philharmonic Orchestra
This weekend, Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego appears with the LPO, conducted by Kahchun Wong, in both Brighton and Eastbourne. Alongside Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Francesca performs a pinnacle of the solo violin repertory: Brahms’ Violin Concerto, with cadenza by Ferruccio Busoni, whose centenary is celebrated this year. Francesca’s recording of the Brahms (alongside Busoni’s…Read more ›
New signing: conductor José Salazar
JBM is delighted to welcome conductor José Salazar to the roster for worldwide general management. Born in Venezuela and mentored by Felipe Izcaray (the highly regarded conducting teacher whose son Carlos is also a JBM client) he was educated within El Sistema, attending conducting studies at the Special Program for Academic Development in Caracas with…Read more ›
Maria Włoszczowska directs COE in Salzburg and Kronberg
Following her celebrated return to the US for sold-out recitals with Jeremy Denk in New York City and Philadelphia at the beginning of the year, Maria Włoszczowska joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for performances at Mozartwoche, Salzburg and Casals Forum, Kronberg on the 1st and 2nd February. Directing the ensemble for part of the…Read more ›
This Sunday, Laura performs Elgar’s Cello Concerto to a sell-out audience with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Conducted by Gabriella Teychenné, this performance in Eastbourne marks the 50th anniversary celebrations of the orchestra’s long-established special partnership with the Sussex audience. Earlier this month, Laura’s label CHANDOS Records announced her latest forthcoming album release – Path to…Read more ›