Chineke! Orchestra Announces Florence Price Featuring Jeneba Kanneh-Mason
02 May, 2023
Chineke! Orchestra, the trailblazing ensemble who are noted as Europe's first majority Black and ethnically diverse orchestra, have announced a new album celebrating the music of pioneering African American composer Florence Price.
Noted as being the first African American female composer to have ...
| Renaud Capucon Celebrates Mozart
02 May, 2023
Renaud Capuçon's exciting new Mozart project for Deutsche Grammophon comprises three albums and two STAGE+ performances, all to come before the end of the year. Together they encompass the artist's multi-faceted career as concerto soloist, chamber musician, artistic director and mentor to outstanding ...
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Sophie Kauer Is The Youngest Person To Achieve No 1 Spot On Classical On-Demand Audio Streaming Chart
27 April, 2023
Deutsche Grammophon and Verve Label Group are proud to announce British- German cellist Sophie Kauer's performance of the first of Clara Schumann's 3 Romances, Op. 22 has reached number one on the Classical On-Demand Audio Streaming chart, making her the youngest artist since the chart's inception to ...
| Akira Kosemura Releases Calming New Single From Upcoming New Album Under Decca Records
24 April, 2023
Akira Kosemura, the renowned composer/pianist & one of the most streamed Asian classical artists, releases his new single "Gentle Voice", out today on Decca Records/Universal Music.
The new single is the second track of his upcoming solo piano album SEASONS, set for release on June 30. Inspired ...
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BBC Proms Brings The UK Together In Celebration Of Classical Music From London And Gateshead
21 April, 2023
A new weekend festival at Sage Gateshead and Proms in all four nations! The festival runs from Friday 14 July - Saturday 9 September 2023, has 84 Proms and will feature over 3,000 musicians.
• The 2023 Proms features a huge breadth of programming, from Berlioz to Bollywood, large scale symphonic ...
| On Saturday 22 April, BBC Radio 3 Presents Max Richter Live: Earth Day 2023 At The Ecology Pavilion In Mile End Park, London, UK
20 April, 2023
Inspired by Sir David Attenborough's landmark natural history series Wild Isles, which has entertained millions of viewers on BBC One and iPlayer this spring, Richter will perform Recomposed** based on Vivaldi's Four Seasons in a special live concert at London's Ecology Pavilion in Mile End Park which ...
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Romantic Voice Of The Cello With Misha Quint & Tamila Azadaliyeva Announced At Carnegie Hall, April 29
19 April, 2023
InterHarmony International Music Festival presents Romantic Voice of the Cello at Carnegie Hall as part of its 11th InterHarmony Concert Series on April 29th at 8PM. Celebrated cellist Misha Quint and pianist Tamila Azadaliyeva are primed to dazzle audiences at Carnegie Hall with a mélange of classic ...
| Cassatt String Quartet Concert At Bethany Arts Community
18 April, 2023
The world-renowned Cassatt String Quartet returns to Bethany Arts Community for an afternoon reverie of music in an intimate setting. The program features Mozart's last string quartet alongside music by two Black American pioneers, Florence Price and Dorothy Rudd Moore.
Florence Price and Dorothy ...
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From Afar - Reworks: Six Contemporary Composers Reimagine Tracks From Vikingur Olafsson's From Afar For A Digital EP Of Reworks, Out On May 26, 2023
07 April, 2023
Víkingur Ólafsson's latest album, From Afar, was met with widespread acclaim, praised for its evocative and contemplative beauty. Recorded on both upright and grand pianos, From Afar reflects on the pianist's childhood memories in Iceland and features works by Bach, Mozart, Schumann, Brahms, Bartók, ...
| Isata Kanneh-Mason Draws On Her Childhood In Third Album Childhood Tales
06 April, 2023
Decca Classics is delighted to announce that pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason's third album Childhood Tales will be released worldwide on May 26, 2023. Continuing her developing legacy with Decca Classics that began in 2019, this album uses Dolby Atmos Technology to capture Isata's signature virtuosic flair. ...
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Thomas Ades Awarded Premio Fronteras Del Conocimiento By Fundacion BBVA
05 April, 2023
Congratulations to composer Thomas Adès, who has been awarded the Premio Fronteras del Conocimiento (Frontiers of Knowledge Award) in Music and Opera by the Fundación BBVA in Spain for "the extraordinary international reach of his work, which makes him one of the most acclaimed musicians of our time." ...
| Baroque Faces - Raphael Feuillatre Projects The Many Faces Of Baroque Music In His Deutsche Grammophon Solo Debut Album, Visages Baroques, Out Today
04 April, 2023
"My first album for Deutsche Grammophon stems from a desire to share my love for Baroque music," says rising-star French guitarist Raphaël Feuillâtre. Visages baroques, out today, presents music by J.S. Bach and his French contemporaries Forqueray, Rameau, Royer and Duphly. The carefully curated programme ...
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Deutsche Grammophon Signs Joe Hisaishi, Japan's Most Influential Composer Of Film And Classical Music
31 March, 2023
Deutsche Grammophon is delighted to announce the signing of an exclusive agreement with Joe Hisaishi, the revered Japanese composer whose work has become synonymous with the magical Studio Ghibli animations of director Hayao Miyazaki. Spanning the full spectrum of Hisaishi's work as composer, conductor ...
| Apple Music Classical Is Here!
29 March, 2023
Apple today launched Apple Music Classical, a brand-new standalone music streaming app designed to deliver the listening experience classical music lovers deserve. With Apple Music Classical, Apple Music subscribers can easily find any recording in the world's largest classical music catalog with fully ...
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Deutsche Grammophon's Fourth International Virtual Piano Festival Celebrates World Piano Day
28 March, 2023
Deutsche Grammophon is set to mark World Piano Day on 29 March 2023 with its fourth international festival of pianism. Available to enjoy without charge on DG's streaming service STAGE+ and the label's YouTube channel, the festival will turn the spotlight on artists including Joep Beving, Seong-Jin ...
| The Extraordinary Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters 1989-1998
27 March, 2023
Decca Classics is proud to present Jessye Norman - The Unreleased Masters, showcasing never-before-heard recordings of one of the greatest classical singers of all time. The set includes Wagner and Strauss song cycles, and a live recording of an eclectic programme of cantatas by Haydn, Berlioz and Britten.
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Amy Manford To Join Andrea Bocelli For US 2023 May Tour
26 March, 2023
Australian-American classical-crossover artist Amy Manford has been confirmed to join the legendary Andrea Bocelli on stage for his highly-anticipated May 2023 USA tour, beginning with two sold out shows at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles before traveling to Sacramento, Seattle, Salt Lake City, Chicago ...
| Pacific Symphony Announces The Appointment Of New Principal Pops Conductor, Enrico Lopez-Yanez
22 March, 2023
Music Director Carl St.Clair and Pacific Symphony are pleased to announce the appointment of Enrico Lopez-Yañez as the orchestra's new Principal Pops Conductor, effective Sept. 1, 2023. In the 2023-24 season, Lopez-Yañez will lead the orchestra in four programs of the seven-concert Pacific Symphony ...
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Ludovico Einaudi Announces New Collection Undiscovered II
17 March, 2023
On Friday 2nd June, Ground-breaking composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi will release a new collection of hidden gems from his rich and extensive back catalogue. Following on from 2020's Vol 1, Undiscovered II contains tracks hand-picked from Ludovico, including tracks never before made available physically, ...
| Karina Canellakis & RFO Announce Collaboration With Pentatone
17 March, 2023
Karina Canellakis offers the first fruit of her exclusive Pentatone collaboration with a recording of Bartók's 4 Orchestral Pieces and Concerto for Orchestra, together with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, of which she is the Chief Conductor.
The 4 Orchestral Pieces have a strong ...
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