Weekly News: The DORIC STRING QUARTET embarks upon a tour for Music in the Round, visiting Milton Keynes (1 Feb), Portsmouth (3 Feb) and Warwick (5 Feb). Having received outstanding reviews for their recent album of Schumann String Quartets (Disc of the Month in BBC Music Magazine, Editor’s Choice in Gramophone), this week also sees the release of their next CD for Chandos, Korngold’s String Sextet and Piano Quintet.
30 Jan 2012
Weekly News: CHRISTOPH KŐNIG conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Debussy Petite Suite, Paganini/Kreisler Violin Concerto No 1, Mozart Adagio K261, Brahms Symphony No 2.
23 Jan 2012
Weekly News: CARLOS KALMAR conducts the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra with a programme of Weber, Mozart, Johann Strauss and Liszt Les Preludes (4 & 5 January at 20:15)
02 Jan 2012
Weekly News: Congratulations to the Doric String Quartet whose Schumann disc is Recording of the Month in both Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine:
“These are performances that make you fall in love with the music all over again” (Gramophone)
“The playing has all of the fragile volatility, exuberance, and quirky humour one hopes to find in this music, along with an exceptionally strong feeling for Schumann’s sometimes literally off-beat rhythmic thinking” (BBC Music Magazine)
12 Dec 2011
Weekly News: Anoushka Shankar’s TRAVELLER tour continues around Europe with performances this week in London (South Bank Centre,QEH), Berlin, Dortmund and Brussels then onwards to Spain and Portugal.
05 Dec 2011
Weekly News: Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique, STEFAN BLUNIER this weeks conducts a programme of SCHUBERT German Dances, BRAHMS Double Concerto and works by RAVEL (Alborada del Gracioso, Rapsodie espagnole, La Valse).
28 Nov 2011
Weekly News: STEVEN OSBORNE returns to Vienna to perform Stravinsky’s Concerto for Piano and Winds with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra conducted by Heinz Holliger (27 November). He will record this work for Hyperion next May.
21 Nov 2011
Weekly News: CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Prokofiev (Symphony No 1, Piano Concerto No 3) and Brahms (Symphony No 2) on18, 19, 20 November. This follows highly successful weeks with the Toronto Symphony and Houston Symphony Orchestras earlier this month.
14 Nov 2011
Weekly News: CARLOS KALMAR conducts the Oregon Symphony Orchestra with STEVEN OSBORNE as soloist in Britten’s Piano Concerto (5 & 7 November)
07 Nov 2011
Weekly News: CHRISTOPH KOENIG conducts the Toronto Symphony Orchestra this week (2, 3, 5 November) in a programme of Bartók, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (Stefan Jackiw) and Dvorak Symphony No 7, and the Houston Symphony Orchestra next week (10, 12, 13 November) including Schubert Mass No 3 and Brahms Symphony No 2.
31 Oct 2011
Weekly News: ANOUSHKA SHANKAR’s first CD for Deutsche Grammophon is released (17 October) ahead of a world tour. The European leg (4 November-14 December) brings “TRAVELLER” to France, Germany, UK, Spain, Luxembourg, Portugal, Greece, Switzerland and Belgium.
17 Oct 2011
Weekly News: CARLOS KALMAR begins his tenure as Music Director of the RTVE Orchestra in Madrid with a programme of Beethoven, Wagner and Schumann Symphony No 4 (13 & 14 Oct). Last week he was the first non-Finn to conduct the Helsinki Philharmonic at the new Helisnki Music Centre (7 & 8 Oct).
10 Oct 2011
Weekly News: STEVEN OSBORNE gives a recital of Beethoven, Ravel, Prokofiev and Rachmaninov at the International Piano Series at the South Bank Centre (5 Oct) whilst CHLOË HANSLIP performs Bruch with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (8 Oct)
03 Oct 2011
Weekly News: JUANJO MENA commences his tenure as Principal Conductor of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra with a performance of Mahler 2 (Sat 24 Sep) whilst CHRISTIAN ARMING begins his position as Music Director of the Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège conducting Beethoven 5 and Bartók Concerto for Orchestra (22 & 23 Sep)
19 Sep 2011
Weekly News: LISE DE LA SALLE opens the BBC’s Lunchtime series at the Wigmore Hall (12 September) in a programme of Chopin and Liszt which will be broadcast live on Radio 3 and repeated on Saturday 17 September at 14:00.
12 Sep 2011
Weekly News: CHLOË HANSLIP joins the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra for performances of the Tchaikovsky Concerto (10 & 23 September).
06 Sep 2011
Weekly News: CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conducts the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Rimsky-Korsakov, Debussy and de Falla (26, 30 August, 1, 2 September).
30 Aug 2011
Weekly News: STEVEN OSBORNE has been nominated for two Gramophone Awards (complete solo muisc of Ravel and Schubert duets), whilst the DORIC STRING QUARTET has been nominated in the chamber music category (Walton Quartets)
22 Aug 2011
Weekly News: ALBAN GERHARDT performs with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra c. Vasily Petrenko (18, 19 & 20 August) marking the start of a 5-week tour of Australia which also takes him to Melbourne, Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth
15 Aug 2011
Weekly News: STEFAN JACKIW begins his 4-week Far East tour with the Asian Youth Orchestra performing Sibelius, Saint-Saëns and Sarasate incl: Bejing (7 Aug), Kuala Lumpur (9 & 10 Aug), Singapore (12 & 13 Aug), Hong Kong (20 & 21 Aug) and Tokyo (26 & 28 Aug).
02 Aug 2011
Weekly News: EUGENE TZIGANE makes his US debut conducting the Indianapolis Symphony in a programme of J Strauss, Mozart and Brahms (29 & 30 July).
25 Jul 2011
Weekly News: CHRISTOPH KÖNIG conducts the Orchestre de Paris at the Bad-Kissingen Festival (6 July) in a programme of Weber Overture Der Freischütz, Grieg Piano Concerto (Jean-Yves Thibaudet) and Dvorak Symphony No 5.
04 Jul 2011
Weekly News: With enormous pleasure we welcome RAVI SHANKAR back to the UK for his “10th Decade Tour”. This week he performs at the Barbican Centre in the London Symphony Orchestra’s series on Tuesday 21st June.
20 Jun 2011
Weekly News: Chloë Hanslip performs the Berg Concerto with the Hamburg Symphoniker on 19th June conducted by Matthias Bamert.
13 Jun 2011
Weekly News: Following his performance in Cardiff with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducting a programme of Hindemith, Liszt, Weber and Grieg, CHRISTOPH KÖNIG this week conducts the Orquesta y Coro de la Comunidad de Madrid (Mendelssohn Symphony No 5, Szymanowski Stabat Mater).
06 Jun 2011
Weekly News: LISE DE LA SALLE performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Lorin Maazel this weekend (Mozart Concerto in E flat K271).
23 May 2011
Weekly News: ALBAN GERHARDT’S new CD – CASALS ENCORES – is Classic FM radio’s “CD of the Week”. John Suchet will preview the disc just after 10am each morning and play a selection of tracks. A short documentary film about the making of the CD with Alban Gerhardt can now be seen on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1EmNpxfNWCA
18 May 2011
Weekly News : Following concerts in Milan, Eugene Tzigane embarks on a two-week tour of Spain and Switzerland with the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie including performances in Zaragosa (16 May), Valencia (23 May) and at the Zürich Tonhalle (27 & 28 May).
17 May 2011
Weekly News : Carlos Kalmar conducts the Oregon Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in a programme inspired by war and human existence: IVES The Unanswered Question, ADAMS The Wound-Dresser, BRITTEN Sinfonia da Requiem and VAUGHAN WILLIAMS Symphony No 4 (12 May)
11 May 2011
Weekly News: Following performances of the Unsuk Chin Cello Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra/Mälkki, and premieres in Amsterdam, Finland and Korea, ALBAN GERHARDT gives the German premiere performances with the Gurzenich Orchester under Markus Stenz (Cologne 8, 9, 10 May). “Gerhardt’s playing was superb, as the cellist seemed to inhabit this music with all its punishing technical demands.” Boston Globe 11 Feb 11
09 May 2011
Weekly News: Steven Osborne embarks on a tour of the Far East and Australia performing Mozart with the Hong Kong Philharmonic/Boyd (6, 7 May), Singapore Symphony/Kamu (13 May), Sydney Symphony/Ashkenazy (18, 20 & 21 May) followed by performances in Melbourne
03 May 2011
Weekly News : The Doric String Quartet gives its fourth concert this season at the Wigmore Hall performing Haydn Op 20/2 in C and Schubert Death and the Maiden (1 May). Their recent Walton disc has been receiving excellent reviews “…blazingly committed and triumphantly assured rendering by the Doric Quartet…Their account of the mature A minor Quartet is more impressive still, displaying an exquisite blend, rhythmic acuity and razor-sharp precision” Gramophone, May 2011
26 Apr 2011
Sulivan Sweetland artists in London this week: Steven Osborne (Wigmore Hall, Sat 9 April), Chloë Hanslip (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tue 12 April), Alban Gerhardt (London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski, Sat 16 April)
11 Apr 2011
Weekly News : American violinist STEFAN JACKIW performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto (final movement)with the YouTube Symphony Orchestra in Sydney (20 Mar). Watch here at 1:58: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnKJpYGCLsg&feature=feedf
21 Mar 2011
Weekly News: We are delighted to announce that CHRISTOPH KÖNIG’s position as Chief Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música has been extended for a further three years. He returns to conduct the orchestra next month in a performance of Brahms Requiem interspersed with Rihm’s Das Lesen der Schrift (16 April). His final concerts with them at Casa da Musica this season will be performances of Mahler Symphony No 5 (17 + 19 June) before heading off on tour to Brazil.
14 Mar 2011
Weekly News: Steven Osborne releases the complete works of Ravel on Hyperion “The Best Ravel Cycle on CD…. inspired performances with Award Winner written all over them” Classic FM Magazine (5 Stars) April 2011
01 Mar 2011
Weekly News: In Madrid Carlos Kalmar conducts the RTVE Orchestra where he becomes Principal Conductor next season (24 & 25 Feb), whilst Miguel Harth-Bedoya conducts an all-Golijov programme with the Orquesta Nacional de Espana (25, 26 & 27 Feb) and Stefan Jackiw gives a repeat performance of Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with the London Philharmonic Orchestra (21 Feb)
21 Feb 2011
Weekly News: American violinist Stefan Jackiw performs Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with the London Philharmonic Orchestra c. Nézet-Séguin at the Royal Festival Hall in London (Sat 19 Feb) and in Madrid (Mon 21 Feb).
14 Feb 2011
Weekly News: Focussing this week on contemporary composers, Alban Gerhardt gives the US premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Susanna Mälkki (10, 11, 12 Feb), and Chloë Hanslip takes up Brett Dean’s Violin Concerto – The Lost Art of Letter Writing – performing it with the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra under Hannu Lintu (11 Feb).
07 Feb 2011
Weekly News: As part of his four part Schubert Project, STEVEN OSBORNE joins ALBAN GERHARDT and Alina Ibragimova to tour the Schubert Piano Trios at Palais des Beaux Arts (29 Jan), Reading Concert Hall (30 Jan), Wigmore Hall (31 Jan) and Bridgewater Hall (2 Feb).
24 Jan 2011
Weekly News: CARLOS KALMAR conducts his second week with the YOMIURI NIPPON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (14 & 15 January) with STEVEN OSBORNE as soloist in Mozart Piano Concerto in Bb K595. Steven Osborne remains in Tokyo to perform a recital of Ravel, Debussy and Rachmaninov at Toppan Hall (18 January)
10 Jan 2011
Weekly News: Chloë Hanslip launches the New Year with performances with the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in Birmingham and Malvern.
HAPPY NEW YEAR – WE WISH ALL OUR ARTISTS AND COLLEAGUES A SUCCESSFUL AND FULFILLING 2011
04 Jan 2011
Weekly News: We are delighted to announce the signing of the Doric String Quartet for General Management. Highlights last month include debuts at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, New York (Frick Collection) and Washington (Library of Congress) “The group projects a sweet, finely blended tone, faultlessly deployed in Haydn's slow movement, where first violinist Alex Redington found subtle colors to embellish a wistful little melody differently each time it returned.” Washington Post 22 Nov 2010
14 Dec 2010
Weekly News: Following highly accliamed performances of Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 with the Philadelphia and Oregon Symphony Orchestras last season, Stefan Jackiw performs this piece with the Real Filarmonia de Galicia conducted by Christoph König (25 & 26 Nov)
22 Nov 2010
Weekly News: Miguel Harth-Bedoya continues his tour of Scandinavia with Renée Fleming conducting the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic (13 Nov), Norwegian Radio (16 Nov) and Finnish Radio Symphony (19 Nov). Next month he returns to the UK to conduct the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (3 & 4 Dec).
HAPPY BIRTHDAY SULIVAN SWEETLAND – 10 YEARS OLD THIS WEEK
15 Nov 2010
Weekly News: A regular visitor to Japan, Jean-Philippe Collard performs Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 with the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra under Dmitri Sitkovetsky.
Please help campaign to save the Netherlands Broadcasting Music Centre (MCO) by posting your objection to the threatened cuts here: http://www.mco.nl/mco_page/actie/eng/
01 Nov 2010
Weekly News: Following her stunning performances of the Britten Violin Concerto in Vienna in 2009, Chloë Hanslip prepares to return to the Musikverein for four performances of the Walton Concerto with the Tonkünstler Orkester conducted by Mikhail Jurowski.
Please help campaign to save the Netherlands Broadcasting Music Centre (MCO) by posting your objection to the threatened cuts here: http://www.mco.nl/mco_page/actie/eng/
26 Oct 2010
Weekly News: Sulivan Sweetland signs 28 year old conductor Eugene Tzigane for General Management. Principal Conductor of the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Herford, Tzigane won 2nd Prize at the 2008 Solti Competition, 1st Prize at the 2007 Fitelberg Competition and 2nd Prize at the 2007 Matacic Competition.
18 Oct 2010
Weekly News: Juanjo Mena makes his debut at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester this week as Chief Conductor Designate of the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme including Bruckner Symphony No 7 (Fri 15th October). Also on Friday evening, Alban Gerhardt returns to the Royal Festival Hall to perform the Elgar Cello Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by David Zinman.
11 Oct 2010
Weekly News: Stefan Blunier General Music Director of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn opens the season this week with a performance of Berlioz Overture Les Francs-Juges, Chopin Piano Concerto No 1 and Berioz Symphony funèbre et triomphale. Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique he returns to Brussels later this month for a concert including Franck Symphony in D minor (25 October).
04 Oct 2010
Weekly News: As Music Director of the Solistes Européens, Luxembourg CHRISTOPH KÖNIG opened the season last week with a performance of Sibelius Symphony No 7 and Beethoven Symphony No 5 at the Philharmonie. Now back in Porto as Principal Conductor of the Orquestra Sinfónica do Porto Casa da Música, König opens the orchestra's 10th anniversary season with programmes including Brahms Symphony No 2 and Mahler Symphony No 10 (Cooke).
27 Sep 2010
Weekly News: American violinist Stefan Jackiw performs Mozart Sinfonia Concertante with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vassiliy Sinaisky on tour in Korea. He performs the work again with the orchestra in London and Madrid next February.
20 Sep 2010
Weekly News: Stefan Blunier takes up his position as Principal Guest Conductor of the Orchestre National de Belgique and begins his tenure this week with a programme of works by Belgian composers Franck, Vanhecke and Vieuxtemps at the Palais des Beaus Arts on Friday 10th September. His latest CD with the Beethoven Orchester Bonn featuring Franz Schmidt Symphony No 4 has just been released (D&G).
06 Sep 2010
Weekly News: Steven Osborne gives a sold-out recital at Queens Hall as part of the Edinburgh International Festival (31 August) and returns to the Proms to perform Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 1 (5 September)
“this is outstanding Rachmaninov playing of acute perception, discretion and poetic sensibility, limpid, powerful and luminous in equal measure” BBC Music Magazine, May 09
26 Aug 2010
Weekly News: Carlos Kalmar continues the season as Principal Conductor of Chicago’s Grant Park Music Festival conducting performances of Dvorak Requiem (13, 14 August) and closes with Mahler Symphony No 2 (20, 21 August)
“Carlos Kalmar returned in top form for one of the season’s most impressive concerts…The orchestra seems to be embarking on a new era of excellence, sounding as brilliant as any top-tier ensemble that comes through town” Chicago Sun Times 5 Aug
10 Aug 2010
