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Francesca Dego debuts with LSO on Apple Music
LSO and Apple Music have released “A New Dawn” a powerful collection of familiar and lesser-known works, featuring the star violinist Francesco Dego in Bologne’s Concerto Op.5 no.2 in A major, which was featured as Gramophone’s video of the day earlier this week. For Francesca, Bologne’s music is a fairly recent discovery. “When first introduced…Read more ›
Henning Kraggerud directs the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
In Canada, Henning Kraggerud returns to the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra this week, play/directing the orchestra in three concerts featuring Amy Beach’s Romance for harp, violin and strings and Mozart’s Symphony No. 29. He also takes the lead in Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in c minor, arranged for violin and chamber orchestra by Henning himself…Read more ›
Juho Pohjonen makes Taiwan debut
Juho Pohjonen starts 2023 making his debut in Taiwan. He begins with performances of chamber music by Brahms, Chausson and Turina in Taipei and Yunlin, before performing Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 1 on 12 January with the Taiwan Philharmonic under the baton of Stefan Asbury. More on the programmes here: Chamber: https://npac-nso.org/en/concerts/doc-gc6pc9cgij Concerto: https://npac-nso.org/en/concerts/doc-gc6pcsdjvp
Benjamin Grosvenor’s forthcoming album
Decca Classics has announced Benjamin Grosvenor’s latest album ‘Schumann & Brahms’ from which Schumann’s Romance op.28 no.2 has been released today, ahead of the full album in mid-March. Grosvenor takes Robert Schumann’s haunting Kreisleriana as his starting point in his new album, Schumann & Brahms. This eight-movement work portrays the mercurial personality of the fictional Johannes Kreisler, created…Read more ›
JBM is delighted to welcome conductor Enrique Mazzola to the roster for worldwide general management. He is Music Director at Lyric Opera, Chicago and also holds titles at Deutsche Oper Berlin and Bregenzer Festspiele. Enrique is currently on tour with the Orchestre National de France and returns to the Royal Festival Hall on 18 January…Read more ›
Julian Bliss on tour with John Mackey’s Clarinet Concerto
This week, Julian Bliss begins his tour of John Mackey’s Clarinet Concerto Divine Mischief with the Baylor University School of Music Wind Ensemble and Director of Bands Eric Wilson. Starting at Baylor University in Waco (16 Dec), with further performances in Broken Arrow, OK (18 Dec), St. Louis, MO (19 Dec) and West Aurora, IL…Read more ›
Steffens performs Copland and Mahler in a double-role performance
This Friday and Saturday (9 & 10 December) with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Karl-Heinz Steffens picks up his clarinet for Copland’s Clarinet Concerto before he draws breath to conduct Mahler 5. Prior to his conducting career, Steffens was a highly respected solo clarinettist who also held several orchestral positions culminating in the successive posts of…Read more ›
Maria Włoszczowska makes Hong Kong debut
This Saturday 26 November, Maria Włoszczowska makes her Hong Kong debut at the Musicus Fest 10th Anniversary Concert directing the newly founded ensemble Musicus Soloists Hong Kong. She performs Vivaldi’s Concerto in G minor, RV 104, La Notte and directs works by Dvorak, Mendelssohn and Rameau in a programme which also features Mozart’s Piano Concerto…Read more ›
Benjamin Grosvenor returned to Carnegie Hall last week – this time with Orchestra of St Luke’s to kick off their 22/23 season at the prestigious venue. Benjamin performed a dazzling interpretation of Mendelssohn’s Piano Concerto No.1 conducted by Harry Bicket, followed by Liszt’s Gnomenreigen as an encore to a very enthusiastic audience. Next, Benjamin takes…Read more ›
Yesterday at Windsor Castle, conductor Alpesh Chauhan was made an Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for Services to the Arts by His Majesty King Charles III. Alpesh was awarded the honour in Her Majesty The Queen’s New Year’s Honours list for 2022 when he commented: ‘It is a very happy…Read more ›