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Karen Ní Bhroin makes Japan debut with the New Japan Philharmonic
This weekend, Irish conductor Karen Ní Bhroin makes her debut in Japan with the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra. Ní Bhroin leads the orchestra in two performances: the first, to open their season, on 11th April at Sumida Triphony Hall, followed by a second concert on 12th April at the renowned Suntory Hall in Tokyo, one…Read more ›
James Brown has announced that he will retire as an artist manager on 31st July 2026. As other senior colleagues also wish to step down, the decision has been taken to close James Brown Management (JBM) on that date. James comments “I have been working in the music industry for 42 years and running agencies…Read more ›
Dego named as Wigmore Hall Artist in Residence
We are delighted to announce that Francesca Dego is Artist in Residence at Wigmore Hall for the 2026/27 season. Her concert on 20th November 2026 opens the residence with a recital programme with pianist Francesca Leonardi which explores French and Italian works including Tartini, Berio, Respighi, Debussy and Ravel. She will return in 2027 for…Read more ›
Tito Muñoz debuts with Nashville Symphony
Tito Munoz will take the stage with Nashville Symphony debut on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday this weekend. In four performances, Tito will conduct the world premiere of James Lee III’s Saxophone Concerto with soloist Timothy McAllister, Rodrigo’s ‘A la busca del más allá’ ‘(In search of the beyond’), and Holst’s The Planets. Performances will take…Read more ›
Jonathan Stockhammer returns to Hamburg
Jonathan Stockhammer returns to Symphoniker Hamburg this weekend for jump-in performances, with pianist Anton Gerzenberg. On Saturday, Jonathan conducts Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite, Shostakovich’s Piano Concerto No. 1, and Richard Strauss Ein Heldenleben at the famous Elbphilharmonie. On Sunday, the concerto will become Jörg Widmann’s ‘Trauermarsch’ at the Hamburg Laeiszhalle. Having made his debut with…Read more ›
José Salazar debuts with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
This week, José Salazar makes his LA Phil conducting debut, leading and hosting performances at the Walt Disney Concert Hall on Thursday 19 and Friday 20 March. Part of the orchestra’s ‘Symphonies for Schools Secondary’ series, these concerts welcome music students from across Los Angeles aged 11–18, offering free access to experience the LA Phil…Read more ›
Today marks the release of violinist Viviane Hagner’s latest recording on Accentus Music. The new album presents works for violin and orchestra by Max Bruch and Alexandre Tansman, performed alongside the Poznań Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Łukasz Borowicz. The programme features Bruch’s celebrated Kol Nidrei, Op. 47, and Tansman’s Violin Concerto and Cinq…Read more ›
New Album from The Tallis Scholars
Nico Muhly and The Tallis Scholars are excited to present ‘No Resting Place’, out today (13th March 2026). The album consists of a collection of works commissioned by director Peter Phillips which Muhly wrote for the award-winning ensemble over the last ten years. The six world premiere recordings range from short works like Prosperitie, written…Read more ›
Tito Muñoz returns to SWR Sinfonieorchester tomorrow to perform three concerts across Freiburg and Mannheim. Tito will lead the orchestra in Richard Wagner’s Prelude and “Liebestod” from “Tristan and Isolde”, Bartók ‘s Violin Concerto No. 1 with soloist Patricia Kopatchinskaja, Janáček’s String Quartet No. 1 “Kreutzer-Sonata” (arranged for string orchestra), and excerpts from Prokofiev’s Romeo and…Read more ›
Glowing Guardian review for Laura van der Heijden with Sinfonia Cymru
We are delighted to see such wonderful coverage of Laura van der Heijden’s recent collaboration with Sinfonia Cymru, which included performances across Wales in Criccieth, Aberystwyth and Cardiff. After attending the final performance at the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama, The Guardian’s Rian Evans praised Laura’s playing for its “quiet authority and effortless…Read more ›