Rebecca Dale Becomes The First Female Composer To Sign To Decca Classics And The First Woman To Sign To Decca Publishing
17 May, 2018
Young British composer Rebecca Dale has signed an exclusive recording deal with Decca Classics, becoming the first female composer ever to join the label. She has simultaneously signed to Decca Publishing as the first woman to join its growing roster.
Dale's first recording for the label will be ...
| Norwegian Lyric Dramatic Soprano Lise Davidsen Signs Exclusively To Decca Classics In Major New Deal
17 May, 2018
Norwegian lyric dramatic soprano Lise Davidsen has signed exclusively to Decca Classics in a major new recording deal. Described as "a voice in a million" (Telegraph), Davidesen will make her debut for the label early next year performing Strauss's Four Last Songs and arias from Ariadne auf Naxos, and ...
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Leonard Bernstein: A Quiet Place By The Orchestre Symphonique De Montreal And Conducted By Kent Nagano To Be Released June 22
17 May, 2018
Decca Classics and the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal are proud to present the world premiere recording of the chamber version of Leonard Bernstein's A Quiet Place, adapted by Garth Edwin Sunderland. Conducted by Kent Nagano, Leonard Bernstein: A Quiet Place will be released via Decca Classics/Universal ...
| New Documentary To Explore Classical Music World From Female Perspective
15 May, 2018
An acclaimed American filmmaker David Donnelly announces his next feature-length documentary Forte, slated for international release in January 2019. The film explores the notion of success through the lens of three female musicians. Using classical music as a powerful example, Forte reveals realities ...
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Rend Collective On The Good News Tour: United Kingdom Part 2
15 May, 2018
Trinity Western University's new music group Trinity Worship Project is heading on tour as the opening band for chart topping UK-based Christian music group Rend Collective on The Good News Tour: United Kingdom Part 2. Trinity Worship Project was formed out of TWU's newly launched Worship Arts program. ...
| John Adams's "Doctor Atomic" First Recording Due June 29, 2018
14 May, 2018
Nonesuch releases the first recording of John Adams's 2005 opera, Doctor Atomic, on June 29, 2018. Longtime Adams collaborator Peter Sellars created the libretto for Doctor Atomic, drawing from original sources. The composer leads the BBC Singers and the BBC Symphony Orchestra in this recording, which ...
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Il Divo Celebrate Their 15th Anniversary With New Release 'Timeless,' Set For Release On August 10, 2018
14 May, 2018
First discovered and mentored by Simon Cowell 15 years ago, Il Divo has evolved into the pre-eminent tenor powerhouse vocal group with 160 Gold and Platinum albums in 33 countries to their credit, over 30 million albums sold, and were the first Classical Crossover artists to have an album debut at #1 ...
| Legendary Composer John Williams Lands First Ever Classical No1 With A Life In Music
14 May, 2018
Iconic film composer John Williams makes chart history as his album A Life in Music - released May 4 via Decca Records/Universal Music reaches the Top 20 of the Official UK Album Chart - the first time he has achieved this feat for a non-soundtrack release. The album, which features brand new recordings ...
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Korean Cultural Center New York Presents Sung-Won Yang And Enrico Pace At Carnegie Hall, Co-Presented With Montblanc And The Korea Music Foundation
09 May, 2018
Korean Cultural Center New York (KCCNY), a branch of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Korea, is proud to present renowned artists Sung-Won Yang, Cello and Enrico Pace, Piano at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall on Wednesday, May 30 at 7:30 pm, in partnership with Montblanc and organized by ...
| Andrea Bocelli & Lola Astanova In The Journey To The Theatre Of Silence Released Today
09 May, 2018
After a series of private screenings in the United States and Europe "The Journey to the Theatre of Silence" - a short film featuring Italian superstar tenor Andrea Bocelli, American piano sensation Lola Astanova and a 16-time GRAMMY-winning producer David Foster was released online today.
With ...
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Leonard Bernstein's Complete Works As Composer Collected Together For First Time As Comprehensive 26 CD + 3 DVD Box Set
08 May, 2018
Leonard Bernstein unquestionably was one of the most astonishing and dazzling personalities in the world of music. He bestrode the musical scene in the second half of the 20th century like few others: Composer, conductor, pianist, educator; but it was as a great communicator - of music and through music ...
| Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg To Be Released On DVD/Blu-Ray July 20, 2018
08 May, 2018
Deutsche Grammophon's collaboration with the Bayreuth Festival has delivered rich artistic fruits over many decades. Their latest creative venture, a multi-year project launched in 2016, positions the Yellow Label as the legendary annual Wagner festival's exclusive audiovisual partner. The relationship ...
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Byron Janis' Historic 'Live From Leningrad, 1960' First-Time Release
07 May, 2018
Byron Janis, considered our greatest living pianist, unveils Live from Leningrad, 1960, a secret recording of his Cold War performance in Russia at the behest of JFK. Released for the first time at www.byronjanislive.com, its existence was not known until recently.
Experience the interactive Multichannel ...
| 2CELLOS Duel In New Music Video For "Eye Of The Tiger"
05 May, 2018
2CELLOS, music's most electric and dynamic instrumental duo, release a new video for their heart-pounding version of "Eye of the Tiger," the iconic rock anthem by Survivor from the classic film Rocky III. Filmed at a car-park in Pula, Croatia circled by friends and rivals, Luka and Stjepan battle it ...
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London Symphony Orchestra Announces First Ever South American Tour
04 May, 2018
The London Symphony Orchestra, under its new Music Director, Sir Simon Rattle, will tour Argentina, Chile, Colombia and Peru in May 2019, the first time that the orchestra has performed in South America, it was announced today.
Commenting on the plans for the South American tour, on the eve of ...
| Audra McDonald's New York Philharmonic Performance Set For Album Release
04 May, 2018
Decca Gold is proud to announce the forthcoming release of Sing Happy, the live performance of the New York Philharmonic's 2018 Spring Gala starring Grammy, Emmy, and Tony Award-winner Audra McDonald, and conducted by Andy Einhorn. Recorded live on May 1 at David Geffen Hall at Lincoln Center, the recording ...
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Esa-Pekka Salonen: The Complete Sony Recordings Available May 4, 2018 From Sony Classical
02 May, 2018
Few artists are as multifaceted as Esa-Pekka Salonen - not only in the way he combines his conducting success with his composing, but also in the scope of the repertoire that he has championed over the past 30 years and more. Available May 4, 2018, Esa-Pekka Salonen: The Complete Sony Recordings is ...
| Egypt's National Arab Music Ensemble Of The Egyptian Opera House Debuts In The Kingdom
27 April, 2018
History was made in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday as a female singer performed before a mixed audience for the first time in the country.
Egypt's National Arab Music Ensemble (AME) of the Egyptian Opera House debuted in the Kingdom with the singer Nihad Fathy performing before a 2,500-strong audience ...
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Song Dedicated To Brokaw's Greatest Generation
13 April, 2018
American composer Roberto Domino Basile released an original song entitled, '0-1 September' dedicated to the 20th anniversary of Tom Brokaw's prize-winning literary work entitled, 'The Greatest Generation'. In the Fall of 2017, Basile was moved by a 1939 news article he came across which influenced ...
| Sistine Chapel Choir To Perform At Detroit Opera House Presented By Corporate Travel Service
12 April, 2018
As part of their first U.S. coast-to-coast tour, the "Pope's Choir" will perform at the Detroit Opera House, presented by Corporate Travel Service on July 11th, 2018.
Even prior to last year's sold-out performance in the "Renaissance City," the Maestro Monsignor Massimo Palombella expressed a desire ...
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