JBM artists: worldwide summer festivals 2024

This summer JBM artists will be performing at festivals across the globe.   19 July – 11 August: Bregenz Festival, Austria Enrique Mazzola conducts the Vienna Symphony for Weber’s Der Freischütz. Find out more. 20 July: Virtuoso and Belcanto Festival, Italy Viviane Hagner and pianist Till Fellner perform a programme of Mozart, Ligeti, and BrahmsRead more ›

Maestro Mazzola’s opening night at the Bregenz Festival

This evening Maestro Mazzola takes to the podium for the opening night of Weber’s Der Freischütz at the Bregenz Festival, where he is Conductor in Residence. Appearing on the spectacular Bregenz stage with direction and set design by Philipp Stölzl, this most popular opera amongst the German-speaking world tells the tale of a young hunter’sRead more ›

Jackson returns to Garsington

2023 winner of Garsington Opera’s Leonard Ingrams Award, British conductor Tess Jackson returns to Garsington to join the line up for a Gala Concert as the company looks back at some of the most memorable moments of the season. Included in the programme are selections from Smetana’s The Bartered Bride on which Tess assisted JacRead more ›

Alpesh Chauhan conducts the opening night of Tippett’s New Year

This Sunday, Alpesh Chauhan takes to the podium for the opening night of Tippett’s New Year with Birmingham Opera Company and the CBSO. Staged in Birmingham’s specially created ‘Dream Tent’ and directed by Keith Warner, the opera tells the intertwining stories of Somewhere Today and Nowhere Tomorrow with an international cast supported by more thanRead more ›

Benjamin Grosvenor at Klavier-Festival Ruhr

Bringing his 2023/24 season to a close, British pianist Benjamin Grosvenor performs at the Klavier-Festival Ruhr this evening. In a welcome return to the prestigious Festival, Grosvenor takes to the piano at the Stadthalle Mulheim with Brahms’ Intermezzi, Op.117 and the B minor sonatas of both Chopin and Liszt, of which he is a celebratedRead more ›

Moulds receives rave reviews “Partenope” at San Francisco Opera

Christopher Moulds has made a triumphant return to San Francisco Opera with his masterful conducting of Handel’s Partenope, earning praise from critics and audiences alike for his dynamic interpretation and meticulous attention to detail. “Leading it all with verve was the English Baroque specialist Christopher Moulds, who seemed to find the perfect tempo and affectRead more ›

Julian Bliss: Summer Festivals 2024

Julian Bliss is set for an exciting summer, delighting audiences across the globe. Currently at Risør Chamber Music Festival in Norway, Bliss will perform Brahms’ Trio for Clarinet, Cello & Piano and Mozart’s Trio No. 4 on June 27th and 28th amongst others, sharing the stage with esteemed artists such as cellist Andreas Brantelid andRead more ›

Francesca Dego makes concerto debut in Australia

Over the next two weeks, celebrated Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego makes her debut with both the Queensland and West Australian Symphony Orchestras. Francesca joins these ensembles on stage for the violin concertos of Sibelius in Queensland and Shostakovich (No. 1 in A minor) in Perth, both alongside conductor Asher Fisch. These keenly anticipated Australian concertoRead more ›

NEW ALBUM: Visionaries of the Keyboard, Juho Pohjonen

Juho’s new solo album Rameau & Scriabin: Visionaries of the Keyboard with Orchid Classics has been released today. The album includes Rameau’s Nouvelles suites de pièces de clavecin and two of Scriabin’s Piano Sonatas, No. 6 and 7. “In the grand narrative of musical history, Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683-1764) and Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) may appear asRead more ›

Andrew Litton returns to Adelaide Symphony

American conductor, Andrew Litton has returned to Australia this week to lead the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra in three performances in Adelaide Town Hall. Following on from Andew’s last visit to Adelaide in May 2023, in which he led a series of Rachmaninov’s four piano concerti with soloist Stephen Hough, the three performances this June willRead more ›