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New signing: Augustin Dumay joins JBM for worldwide general management
JBM is delighted to announce the signing of French violinist and conductor, Augustin Dumay for worldwide general management. Dumay started his studies at the Paris Conservatoire at the age of ten, winning the coveted premier prix at the age of thirteen. A year later Dumay made his debut at the Théâtre des Champs-Élysée and the…Read more ›
Release Day: Alpesh Chauhan’s ‘Tchaikovsky’
“Chauhan proves … that he loves Tchaikovsky and is not afraid to show it.” (Gramophone) British conductor Alpesh Chauhan’s latest album is released on Chandos Records today. The second of the series, Alpesh and the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, with whom Alpesh enjoys a special relationship, continue to explore the rich canon of Tchaikovsky’s orchestral…Read more ›
Daniel Hyde appointed Musical Director of City of London Choir
The City of London Choir has announced the appointment of Daniel Hyde as its new Musical Director and Principal Conductor, effective from September 2024. Director of Music at King’s College, Cambridge since 2019, Daniel Hyde brings a wealth of experience to his new role. A world-famous organist with an early background as a chorister at…Read more ›
Mazzola extends his contract as MD of Lyric Opera of Chicago to 2031
Italian conductor Enrique Mazzola renews his partnership with the Lyric Opera of Chicago into the next decade, it was announced today. Since becoming Music Director in September 2021, Mazzola has led the company in numerous critically acclaimed productions, including Sir David McVicar’s new production of Verdi’s Macbeth: “Mazzola was firmly in command” (Musical America). Other…Read more ›
Enrique Mazzola: AIDA – Opera at its grandest!
Tomorrow, Enrique Mazzola conducts the opening night of Francesca Zambello’s striking production of Verdi’s Aida at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Aida, one of Verdi’s most glorious scores brings us the grandest of triumphal marches, contrasted with scenes of riveting intimacy for the principal characters. Michelle Bradley and Russell Thomas are the two main protagonists…Read more ›
Benjamin Grosvenor returns to Chicago Symphony Center
This Sunday, British virtuoso Benjamin Grosvenor returns to Chicago Symphony Center to make his solo recital debut as part of the prestigious SCP Piano Series. Following appearances in Santa Fe and at Duke University, Benjamin takes to Chicago’s stage with a programme including the US premiere of Faustian Pact by celebrated composer Brett Dean, written…Read more ›
Hyeyoon Park takes Tchaikovsky to South Africa
Over the coming two weeks, violin virtuoso Hyeyoon Park takes Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto on tour to South Africa for performances with the Johannesburg Philharmonic and conductor Bernhard Gueller, and the KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic and conductor Leon Bosch. Last appearing with the orchestras in 2022 for Bruch’s Violin Concerto, Hyeyoon makes a much-anticipated return to both ensembles…Read more ›
Henning Kraggerud takes his Goldbergs to Ireland
This week, Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud takes his acclaimed arrangement for strings of J S Bach’s Goldberg Variations to Ireland for performances with the Irish Chamber Orchestra, to whom he is no stranger. Play/direct performances across Ireland on 7th, 8th, and 9th March also include talks by Henning as he unlocks this intricate and endlessly…Read more ›
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 ›
Alpesh Chauhan: ’Big Bruckner’ with the BBC SSO
Performing the last notes ever written by the composer, this week Alpesh Chauhan conducts the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra in Bruckner’s 9th Symphony at Glasgow City Halls and The Glasshouse in Gateshead. With the two hundredth anniversary of his birth just around the corner in September, the concert at The Glasshouse brings to a close…Read more ›