Dego announced as Artist in Focus in Ulster

Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego has recently been announced as Artist in Focus with the Ulster Orchestra for the 23/24 season. Her projects include Brahms’ Double Concerto alongside acclaimed cellist Daniel Müller-Schott and the Sibelius Violin Concerto this coming Autumn (16, 17 November). She will also lead chamber projects later in the year – precise detailsRead more ›

Maria Włoszczowska to become Artistic Partner of the Royal Northern Sinfonia

The Royal Northern Sinfonia has announced that Maria Włoszczowska is to become Artistic Partner from autumn 2024, a role created especially for her. The orchestra’s leader for the past two years, Maria has also directed a number of programmes with repertoire including Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Bartok’s Divertimento for String Orchestra in that time. WithRead more ›

Karen Ní Bhroin joins JBM

We are delighted to announce that Irish conductor Karen Ní Bhroin is joining JBM for worldwide general management. Based in Ireland but with experience across the UK and USA we are very much looking forward to working with her and building her career together. This season she makes her debut with LSO and returns toRead more ›

Viviane Hagner’s Krzyźowa Music Festival returns for its 9th Season

Founder and Artistic Director of the Krzyźowa Music Festival, Viviane Hagner is enjoying her ninth season. The festival promotes and encourages the exchange of ideas and allows young and aspiring musicians the opportunity to share the workshop stage with internationally acclaimed artists. The festivals first performance is on 24th August and it runs until 3rdRead more ›

Dego debuts in Bergen

Violinist Francesca Dego makes her debut with Bergen Philharmonic this coming Friday. In a programme entitled Enchanted Love Francesca plays Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto at this popular outdoor concert in the City, conducted by Daniele Rustioni in a programme that also includes Stravinsky’s Firebird. Francesca looks forward to a busy 23/24 season ahead including further debutsRead more ›

Laura performs Rachmaninoff at the BBC Proms

Cellist Laura van der Heijden performed an enchanting recital yesterday afternoon at Dewsbury Town Hall alongside pianist Jâms Coleman. Repertoire included Rachmaninoff’s Vocalise as well as his magnificent Cello Sonata. The recital also included BBC Proms premieres of Lara Weaver’s ‘A thing that holds’ and Pejacevic’s Cello Sonata. You can listen to this recital onRead more ›

Julian Bream (1933 – 2020)

We remember with fondness and gratitude, the great Julian Bream on what would have been his 90th Birthday. Julian Bream, guitarist and lutenist, delighted audiences with early recitals as a child prodigy. Following an official debut at Cheltenham in 1947, at the age of thirteen, he was soon acknowledged as one of the most remarkableRead more ›

Daniel Hyde conducts The Dream of Gerontius

You can now catch this superb performance of Elgar’s The Dream of Gerontius on BBC Sounds performed by the BBC Concert Orchestra, The Bach Choir, the Choir of King’s College Cambridge, Andrew Staples, Catherine Wyn-Rogers and James Platt under the conductorship of Daniel Hyde. The concert was recorded in King’s Chapel in June and continuesRead more ›

Debuts in Houston

Vinay Parameswaran and Alpesh Chauhan make their debuts with the Houston Symphony this weekend; both appear in the orchestra’s annual summer concerts at the Miller Outdoor Theatre; Vinay conducts Beethoven’s 7th Symphony on June 30th, whereas Alpesh Prokofiev Symphony No. 7 on July 1st. Alpesh returns to the US in August where he conducts theRead more ›

Summer 2023: Maria Włoszczowska

Following a busy season which began with her solo debut at the BBC Proms and included her Hong Kong debut and the launch of the Valo Quartet, Maria Włoszczowska begins her summer in Tenerife with the Orquesta Sinfónica de Tenerife. For the inaugural concert of the Festival de Música de Cámara Villa de la Orotava,Read more ›