Valo Quartet joins JBM

We are delighted to welcome the Valo Quartet to JBM for general management. Founded by Maria Włoszczowska with colleagues and friends Tim Crawford, Lilli Maijala and Amy Norrington who have all worked together in various formations, the ensemble launched in Brussels at the beginning of this season and will allow the members to explore theRead more ›

Karl-Heinz Steffens steps in at Stuttgarter Philharmoniker

Bravo to Karl-Heinz Steffens who stepped in for Howard Griffiths last week to conduct the Stuttgarter Philharmoniker. Joined by Burcu Karadağ (ney), Hakan Güngör (kanun) and Aykut Köselerli (percussion), Steffens conducted Fazil Say’s Istanbul Symphony; the programme also included Grieg Piano Concerto in A minor with soloist Claire Huangci and opened with Weber Overture toRead more ›

Grosvenor’s opening concert as Artist in Focus at The Sage Gateshead

On Sunday 9 October, Benjamin Grosvenor gives his first concert as Artist in Focus at the Sage Gateshead with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, following their performance at Bridgewater Hall on Saturday evening. Under the baton of Chief Conductor Ed Gardner, Benjamin performs Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No. 1 as the LPO celebrates their ninetieth birthday thisRead more ›

Laura announced as ‘Artist in Focus’ at Kings Place

Kings Place has today announced an exciting new partnership with Laura van der Heijden as their ‘Artist in Focus’ across 2023. She will perform in recital with Jåms Colman (20 April), CPE Bach Concerto with the Aurora Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Collon (17 June) and a ‘Dulcimer’ project on 4 October 2023 where she joinsRead more ›

Viviane Hagner gives world premiere of Christian Jost’s Concerto Noir

Today, at the season opening concert of the Orchestre Symphonique Bienne Soleure, Viviane Hagner gives the world premiere of Christian Jost’s Violin Concerto No.2 “Concerto Noir”. Under the baton of Yannis Pouspourikas, Hagner’s premiere of Jost’s Concerto Noir is part of a programme celebrating ‘a festival of modernity’ which also features Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midiRead more ›

Hyeyoon Park’s debut in Singapore

Celebrated violinist Hyeyoon Park makes her much-anticipated debut in Singapore this Sunday. Alongside duo partner Benjamin Grosvenor, they perform at the Victoria Concert Hall in a ravishing programme including works by Debussy, Webern and Schubert. You can watch this sensational pair of musicians perform Rachmaninoff’s Hungarian Dance Op. 6 no. 2 from their ‘breathtaking’ recital inRead more ›

Out now: Francesca Dego’s Mozart: Violin Concertos, Vol. 2 with Sir Roger Norrington

Francesca Dego and Sir Roger Norrington continue their critically acclaimed Mozart Violin concerti cycle, together with the outstanding musicians of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra. The cycle marks Sir Roger Norrington’s final recording project, and his first and only recording of the complete Mozart concerti. This second volume features Mozart’s First, Second and Fifth ViolinRead more ›

Maria Włoszczowska launches the Valo Quartet at Festival Resonances

Leader Maria Włoszczowska is joined by Tim Crawford, Lilli Maijala and Amy Norrington to form the Valo Quartet. On 1st September at the Festival Resonances in Brussels, the Quartet performs Mozart’s String Quartet in D major “Hoffmeister” and Mendelssohn’s String Quartet in A minor.

Viviane Hagner’s 8th Krzyżowa Music Festival

Founder and Artistic Director of the Krzyżowa Music Festival, Viviane Hagner welcomes the eighth season of the festival that promotes the exchange of ideas and allows young and aspiring musicians the opportunity to share the workshop stage with internationally acclaimed artists. Following the opening concert on Thursday 25th August with further performances running until 4thRead more ›

Benjamin Grosvenor’s Prokofiev at the BBC Proms

Benjamin returned to the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall on 13 August for Prokofiev’s virtuosic Third Piano Concerto with the Vienna Radio Symphony conducted by their Chief Conductor Marin Alsop. He treated the audience to a stunning encore of Ravel’s Jeux d’eau – rather welcome on such a hot day in London! YouRead more ›