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Tess Jackson’s blossoming relationship with NYO
Tess Jackson, Associate Conductor of the NYO, has spent the last week working on a special project with the organisation. Although only in its second year and following its huge success in 2023, the ‘NYO Inspire’ programme provides unbiased opportunities to hundreds of teenage musicians to join in musical fellowship and work on key elements…Read more ›
Juho Pohjonen is currently in North America, where he will be performing across the US and Canada. As well as a sold-out solo recital at the Mairs Concert Hall, Minneapolis, he is joined by violinist Stephen Waarts and cellist Jonathan Swensen for chamber concerts at the Herbst Theatre, San Francisco, and Vancouver Playhouse. To complete…Read more ›
Path to the Moon Laura van der Heijden (cello) & Jâms Coleman (piano): Chandos In a programme inspired by William T. Horton’s captivating image ‘Path to the Moon’, which features as the cover artwork, Laura van der Heijden’s latest album release from Chandos Records presents a programme of starkly contrasting works, exploring new and unusual qualities in each…Read more ›
Francesca Dego with London Philharmonic Orchestra
This weekend, Italian-American violinist Francesca Dego appears with the LPO, conducted by Kahchun Wong, in both Brighton and Eastbourne. Alongside Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, Francesca performs a pinnacle of the solo violin repertory: Brahms’ Violin Concerto, with cadenza by Ferruccio Busoni, whose centenary is celebrated this year. Francesca’s recording of the Brahms (alongside Busoni’s…Read more ›
Julian Bliss is artist-in-residence at Temple’s Holy Week Festival
Julian Bliss is artist-in-residence at Temple Music Foundation’s Holy Week Festival which takes place 24th – 31st March 2024 in the beautiful Temple Church, London. Throughout the week Julian will perform 3 concerts, with programmes including Mozart’s Quintet for Piano & Winds, Howell’s Rhapsody Quintet and Messiaen’s Quartet for the End of Time. He is joined by…Read more ›
New signing: conductor José Salazar
JBM is delighted to welcome conductor José Salazar to the roster for worldwide general management. Born in Venezuela and mentored by Felipe Izcaray (the highly regarded conducting teacher whose son Carlos is also a JBM client) he was educated within El Sistema, attending conducting studies at the Special Program for Academic Development in Caracas with…Read more ›
Out Now: Julian Bliss’ Divine Mischief
In Spring 2023, Julian Bliss joined the Baylor University Wind Ensemble and conductor Eric Wilson in Texas, USA to record the album Divine Mischief. SIGNUM releases the album today on all streaming platforms. The album consists of three fantastic works: John Mackey’s Clarinet Concerto (Divine Mischief), Morton Gould’s Derivations, and Zhou Tian’s Sinfonia.
Maria Włoszczowska directs COE in Salzburg and Kronberg
Following her celebrated return to the US for sold-out recitals with Jeremy Denk in New York City and Philadelphia at the beginning of the year, Maria Włoszczowska joins the Chamber Orchestra of Europe for performances at Mozartwoche, Salzburg and Casals Forum, Kronberg on the 1st and 2nd February. Directing the ensemble for part of the…Read more ›
Alpesh Chauhan: RPS Award nomination
Alpesh Chauhan has been nominated for an RPS Award in the Conductor category, supported by Schott Music. Alongside his colleagues François-Xavier Roth and Alice Farnham, the RPS will announce the winner at their annual ceremony at the Royal Northern College of Music on 5 March 2024. Fresh from his successful debut with the Toronto Symphony with violinist…Read more ›
Enrique Mazzola conducts “Champion” in Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s music director Enrique Mazzola conducts the Chicago premiere of “Champion”. Six-time Grammy Award winning composer Terence Blanchard’s first opera (libretto by Michael Cristofer), premiered in St Louis in 2013 and tells the true story of welterweight boxer Emile Griffith. This “opera in jazz” features a superb cast including Reginald Smith, Jr.…Read more ›