Grant Llewellyn conducts UK Premiere

Renowned conductor Grant Llewellyn will lead the BBC National Orchestra of Wales (BBC NOW) in the UK premiere of Sarah Lianne Lewis’s “L’Île des jamais trop tard” on Sunday at the BBC Hoddinott Hall. This highly anticipated event follows the world premiere, which was also conducted by Llewellyn with the Orchestre National de Bretagne (ONB)…Read more ›

Laura van der Heijden at the BBC Proms

This evening, cellist Laura van der Heijden takes to the stage of the Royal Albert Hall for her BBC Proms concerto debut. With the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra and conductor Ryan Wigglesworth, Laura performs Cheryl Frances-Hoad’s new work ‘Earth, Sea, Air’. Written for her, the climate-change focused cello concerto takes its inspiration from three disparate…Read more ›

Album out now: ‘For a Younger Self’

Today marks the release of the American Youth Symphony (AYS)’s album For a Younger Self. The album features the world premiere recording of Kris Bowers’ ‘For a Younger Self’ performed by GRAMMY Award-winning violinist Charles Yang and the American Youth Symphony, conducted by AYS Music Director (2016-2024) Carlos Izcaray. Academy Award-winning composer, Bowers has composed…Read more ›

JBM artists at UK summer festivals 2024

With summer festivals in full swing, JBM artists are preparing to perform throughout the UK. 26 July: BBC Proms Laura van der Heijden plays Frances-Hoad’s Cello Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ryan Wigglesworth. Find out more. 5 August: BBC Proms Benjamin Grosvenor performs the Busoni Piano Concerto Op. 39 with the…Read more ›

Steffens returns to Auckland Philharmonia

After an impressive Southern-hemisphere debut with Auckland Philharmonia in May 2024, German Conductor, Karl-Heinz Steffens now returns to Auckland this November. Stepping in at short notice to conduct Auckland Philharmonia’s 2nd of May performance of Bach and Bruckner with French soloist, David Fray, Steffens received glowing reviews. The orchestra now welcome him back for their…Read more ›

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 Brahms…Read 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’s…Read 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 than…Read more ›