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
Weekly News: Alban Gerhardt performs the Bach Cello Suites at Berlin’s new cultural venue – Radialsystem – and at the Stresa Festival in Italy (30 & 31 July)
26 Jul 2010
Weekly News: Chloë Hanslip makes her debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Paganini Violin Concerto No 1, hot on the heels of Stefan Jackiw’s performance of Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 with the Philadelphia Orchestra/Marin Alsop at Vail.
19 Jul 2010
Weekly News: Anoushka Shankar gives the world premiere of Ravi Shankar’s ‘Samelan’ Symphony with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall (Thurs 1 July).
29 Jun 2010
Weekly News: Anoushka Shankar’s Sudakshini tour continues with performances in Budapest (3 June), Berlin (5 June) and Florence (8 June). Earlier performances took place in Zurich, Geneva, Cologne, Prague and London. She returns to London for the premiere performance of Ravi Shankar’s Samelan Symphony with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall (1 July).
04 Jun 2010
Weekly News: Following winter performances with the Dresden Philharmonic, Resdentie Orkest and Gulbenkian Orchestras, Miguel Harth-Bedoya returns to Europe to conduct the Helsinki Philharmonic where he is a regular guest for a programme of Ravel, Esteban Benzecry and Mozart (28 May).
24 May 2010
Weekly News: Following performances of Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante at the Musikverein with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, ALBAN GERHARDT performs the Dvorak Concerto this week at the Prague Spring Festival and with the Philharmonia Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen at the Royal Festival Hall (23rd May).
17 May 2010
Weekly News: CHLOË HANSLIP tours with the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra/Pavel Kogan performing the Tchaikovsky and Glass Concertos. She returns to the Royal Festival Hall for a performance of Prokofiev Violin Concerto No 2 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra under Leonard Slatkin (17th May).
11 May 2010
Weekly News: STEVEN OSBORNE performs Mozart’s last piano concerto, No 27 in Bb K595, with the Finnish Radio Symphony conducted by Hannu Lintu
04 May 2010
Weekly News: STEFAN BLUNIER makes his UK debut conducting performances of Henze’s Elegy for Young Lovers for English National Opera (Young Vic Theatre 24, 26, 28 April, 1, 4, 6, 8 May 7pm).
…conducted by Stefan Blunier with a real feeling for the drama and beauty of Henze’s score. Financial Times 26 April 2010
….superbly conducted by Stefan Blunier. Guardian 26 April 2010
….orchestra shimmers and galvanises under Stefan Blunier’s energetic direction. The Independent
And fault cannot be found with conductor Stefan Blunier, who did a fantastic job of the slippery score. The Arts Desk
Stefan Blunier conducts an assured account of the complex score The Stage
….conductor Stefan Blunier leads the ENO Orchestra in an exquisitely precise performance. What’s On Stage
26 Apr 2010
Weekly news: Carlos Kalmar replaces Levine to lead the Boston Symphony Orchestra in Mahler 7 and a world premiere by John Harbison. Next week he conducts the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in de Falla and Ravel.
06 Apr 2010
CONGRATULATIONS to RAVI SHANKAR who celebrates his 90th birthday on 7th April. HAPPY BIRTHDAY RAVIJI!
BBC Radio 4 will broadcascast a recent interview by Nitin Sawhney at 13:30 on Tuesday 30th March (Ravi Shankar: Sitar Hero)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/programmes/schedules/fm/2010/03/30 available on BBC I-Player for 7 days.
29 Mar 2010
Weekly News: Stefan Jackiw makes his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra performing Mozart Violin Concerto No 4 conducted by Sir Andrew Davis. Conductor and soloist meet again with the Toronto Symphony in May.
22 Mar 2010
Weekly News: Carlos Kalmar is appointed Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the RTVE Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in Madrid from September 2011 for an intial period of five years.
15 Mar 2010
Weekly News: Steven Osborne returns to the BBC Philharmonic conducted by Ludovic Morlot to perform the Britten Piano Concerto for which he won the Gramophone Award. Conductor and soloist meet again next month at the Danish National Radio Symphony for de Falla and Messiaen.
08 Mar 2010
Weekly News: Arabella Steinbacher prepares for the first of two engagements this spring with Sir Colin Davis; performances of the Dvořák Concerto with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks. She will perform Mendelssohn with him next month with the London Symphony Orchestra.
01 Mar 2010
Weekly News: Following performances of the Dvorak Concerto in Spain last week with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Castilla y Leon, Chloë Hanslip travels to Switerland for concerts with the Orchestra Sinfonica di Lugano where she will play the John Adams Concerto.
22 Feb 2010
Weekly News: CARLOS KALMAR returns to the Ulster Orchestra for two programmes including works by Mendelsson, Brahms, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich Symphony No 9
09 Feb 2010
Weekly News: HANNU LINTU conducts a programme of Haydn, Beethoven and Prokofiev with the Royal Flemish Philharmonic
25 Jan 2010
Weekly News: JEAN-PHILIPPE COLLARD returns to Glasgow this week for a recital of works by Debussy, Ravel, Fauré and Messiaen which will be recorded by the BBC. This follows performances of Ravel’s Left Hand Concerto in Spain last week (Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias) and a tour of Belgium playing Mozart Concerto in A K488 (Symfonieorkest Vlaanderen).
18 Jan 2010
Weekly News: PAUL WATKINS performs the Walton Cello Concerto in Berlin with the Konzerthaus Orchester and JUANJO MENA conducts the Philadelphia Orchestra in a programme of Mahler, Strauss (with Karita Mattila) and Beethoven Symphony No 6.
11 Jan 2010
Weekly News: JUANJO MENA records works by Gabriel Pierné for Chandos with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra.
04 Jan 2010
Weekly News: Juanjo Mena returns to the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra following his successful debut last year. He conducts two concerts in Manchester with repertoire including Haydn, Mozart, Saint-Saëns and Bartók’s Wooden Prince.
14 Dec 2009
Weekly News: Double Bruch – Following her performance of the Bruch Concerto last week with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Chloë Hanslip performs the same work with the Orchestra of Opera North tonight.
11 Dec 2009
Weekly News: Arabella Steinbacher's European tour with the Philharmonia Orchestra/Maazel comes to a close this week with performances in London at the Royal Festival Hall (1 December) and in Leicester (2 December).
30 Nov 2009
Weekly News: Anoushka Shankar performs at Sadlers Wells in London as part of their Svapnagata Festival of Indian dance curated by Akram Khan and Nitin Sawhney. She is joined by her ensemble of musicians from India and by dancers Mythili Prakash and Asa Kubiak.
24 Nov 2009
Weekly News: The Florestan Trio returns to the Bath MozartFest for two performances this weekend, followed by performances in Cambridge and Wigmore Hall where they will give the world premiere of the Piano Trio by Huw Watkins (25th Nov). The Trio rounds off November with a cycle of Haydn Trios for the Gulbenkian Foundation in Lisbon.
17 Nov 2009
Weekly News: LISE DE LA SALLE performs Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No 2 with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra/Luisi this week before travelling to the USA for performances of Saint-Saëns Piano Concerto No 2 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra.
06 Nov 2009
Weekly News: This week sees Chloë Hanslip performing Simon Holt’s Witness to a Snow Miracle with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales under Thierry Fischer in Cardiff, and Michael Nyman’s Violin Concerto in the Netherlands (Groningen) as part of the Nyman Festival.
29 Oct 2009
Weekly News: Alban Gerhardt returns to the UK for a performance of the Dvorak Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra under Pablo Heras-Casado at Bridgewater Hall (Sat 24 October), followed by a recital at the Wigmore Hall with Steven Osborne performing sonatas by Britten and Brahms (Mon 26 October).
22 Oct 2009
Weekly News: Principal Conductor and first-ever Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra PAUL WATKINS opens their season at Cadogan Hall on Sunday 18th October in a programme of Mozart, CPE Bach, Mendelssohn and Britten.
15 Oct 2009
Weekly News: ARABELLA STEINBACHER performs the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Colin Davis.
09 Oct 2009
Weekly News: STEVEN OSBORNE has won the Gramophone Award for the Best Concerto Recording of 2009 for his stunning performances of Britten’s Piano Concerto, Young Apollo and Diversions for Left Hand which Osborne considers an “absolute jewel”.
06 Oct 2009
Weekly News: This weekend Alban Gerhardt performed Prokofiev’s Sinfonia Concertante with the Royal Concertgebouw Orkest under Neeme Järvi. This coincides with the release of his recording of the concerto on Hyperion: ‘Gerhardt’s performances are a revelation’ Gramophone Sept 09
28 Sep 2009
Weekly News: Paul Watkins is appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Ulster Orchestra from the 2009/10 season.
21 Sep 2009
Weekly News: We are delighted to announce the signing of Stefan Blunier for general management. Music Director of the Beethoven Orchester Bonn and Opera Bonn, Blunier conducts performances of Tannhäuser (18 & 27 Sept) and Mahler Symphony No 8 (25 Sept) at the BeethovenFest Bonn.
16 Sep 2009
Weekly News: We’re proud to announce Hannu Lintu is appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the RTE National Symphony Orchestra in Dublin for a period of three years from the 2010/11 season.
09 Sep 2009
Weekly News: Chloë Hanslip’s recording of Violin Concertos by Jenö Hubay receives a five-star review in the Telegraph “the two concertos benefit from the lustre, bravura and sensibility that Chloë Hanslip brings to them” (4 Sept 09). She performs the Barber Violin Concerto with the Ulster Orchestra this week for broadcast on Radio 3.
07 Sep 2009
Weekly News: Hannu Lintu opens his first season as Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra with a programme including Beethoven Symphony No 7, Martin Everyman Monologues and Scriabin The Poem of Ecstasy.
02 Sep 2009
Weekly News: This week PAUL MANN returns to the Orchestre de Bretagne for the fourth time to conduct two concerts including Beethoven Symphony No 5 and Mendelssohn Symphony No 4. This is followed by a return to the Orquesta Sinfonica del Principado de Asturias where he will conduct Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
25 Aug 2009
Weekly News: JOINT HONOURS - Both Steven Osborne and Arabella Steinbacher are awarded the prestigious Schallplattenpreis: Osborne for his CD of Rachmaninov Preludes and Steinbacher for her release of Berg and Beethoven Violin Concertos recorded with the WDR Köln/Andris Nelsons.
17 Aug 2009
Weekly News: Alban Gerhardt returns to the BBC Proms to give the world premiere of Unsuk Chin’s Cello Concerto, commissioned for him by the BBC, and performed with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra/Ilan Volkov.
10 Aug 2009
Weekly News: Chloë Hanslip continues her round of UK Festivals with a recital and workshop at the Cambridge Festival with Ashley Wass, followed by a week giving master classes and a recital at Dartington International Summer School. Earlier this summer she performed Beethoven Violin Concerto at the Hampton Court Festival.
03 Aug 2009
Weekly News: Arabella Steinbacher makes her debut at the BBC Proms performing Mozart Violin Concerto No 3 in G with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Nott.
27 Jul 2009
Weekly News: Juanjo Mena prepares to make his debut with the Philadelphia Orchestra conducting a programme of works by Tchaikovsky.
20 Jul 2009
Weekly News: following his concerts with the KBS Symphony last week, Hannu Lintu returns to Japan to conduct the Hyogo Performing Arts Centre Orchestra.
13 Jul 2009
Weekly News: Juanjo Mena tours Japan with the Bilbao Symphony Orchestra, performing in Tokyo on 9th July (Tokyo Opera City).
06 Jul 2009
Weekly News: Paul Watkins is announced Music Director of the English Chamber Orchestra from 2009/10, following his two year tenure as Associate Conductor.
22 Jun 2009
Weekly News: Steven Osborne performs at the Aldeburgh Festival with the London Philharmonic Orchestra/Jurowski, then returns to Scotland for a weekend residency with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (Stravinsky Concerto for Piano and Winds).
15 Jun 2009
Weekly News: Hannu Lintu conducted the Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin on Sunday 7 June in a programme of Rautavaara, Shostakovich and Sibelius Symphony No 2.
08 Jun 2009
Weekly News: After recent concerts at Wigmore Hall and the Berlin Konzerthaus, the Florestan Trio continue their tour of European festivals with a concert in Echternach as part of their Haydn anniversary celebrations.
01 Jun 2009
Weekly News: Steven Osborne tours New Zealand with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra, performing Shostakovich and Mozart. His Rachmaninov CD continues to collect awards:
Gramophone Editor’s Choice, BBC Music Magazine Editor’s Choice, International Record Review Outstanding award, Daily Telegraph CD of the Week, Musical Opinion Record of the Month, Sunday Times CD of the Week.
18 May 2009
Weekly News: Paul Watkins rounded off three weeks in France by conducting the Ensemble Orchestral de Paris in a programme of Gorecki, Villa Lobos and Haydn Symphony No 104 (London).
11 May 2009
Weekly News: Following his success with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra last week, Alban Gerhardt performs Matthias Pintscher’s Cello Concerto with the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, conducted by the composer.
04 May 2009
Jean-Philippe Collard performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto in Bb K595 with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Rinaldo Alessandrini this week kicking off a tour around the UK which also sees him performing Saint-Saëns Concerto No 2 in Cardiff with the Orchestra of Welsh National Opera/Karabits and Ravel G major and Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra/Dutoit.
20 Apr 2009
Weekly News: Sulivan Sweetland’s latest newsletter is hot off the press with details of our newest signings, Miguel Harth-Bedoya and Lise de la Salle. Please go to the 'Newsletter' section of the website to read it online.
06 Apr 2009
Weekly News: Arabella Steinbacher returns to the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Lorin Maazel to perform Bruch's Violin Concerto.
29 Mar 2009
Weekly News: Alban Gerhardt performs Haydn Cello Concerto in D major with the Orquesta de Valencia under Günther Herbig.
23 Mar 2009
Weekly News: Hannu Lintu returns for three concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, conducting programmes of Beethoven, Schumann and Hindemith.
16 Mar 2009
Weekly News: This week sees both Juanjo Mena and Paul Watkins with the BBC; Watkins conducting the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme of Haydn, Britten and Brahms, and Mena with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducting Dvorak and Gershwin.
09 Mar 2009
Weekly News: Following his success last week with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington, Hannu Lintu conducts the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in a programme of Stravinsky, Prokofiev and Debussy
02 Mar 2009
Weekly News: Carlos Kalmar returns to the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra to conduct two performances of Beethoven’s Missa Solemnis.
23 Feb 2009
Weekly News: Steven Osborne performs Messiaen’s complete Vingt Regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus in the first piano recital at the newly opened Melbourne Recital Centre. Osborne has also recently been nominated for a BBC Music Magazine Award for his critically acclaimed recording of sonatas by Tippett on Hyperion.
09 Feb 2009
Weekly News: Jean-Philippe Collard returns to the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra for three performances of Mozart Piano Concerto No 23 in A K488, conducted by Stefan Solyom.
02 Feb 2009
Weekly News: Hannu Lintu conducts the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra with Alban Gerhardt as soloist in a programme including Schumann Cello Concerto, Symphony No 3 ‘Rhenish’ and Schoenberg Five Orchestral Pieces.
26 Jan 2009
Weekly News: Recently signed for general management, Chloë Hanslip will perform in Italy this week with the Berlin Philharmonic String Ensemble in a programme of Bach and Vivaldi. ‘Hanslip’s musical personality, graceful and with spontaneous verve, brings everything to life.’ Gramophone Magazine 2008
19 Jan 2009
Weekly News: Sulivan Sweetland artists Paul Watkins, Juanjo Mena, Chloe Hanslip and Christian Arming converge on Oslo this week for engagements with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic and Norwegian Opera Orchestra.
12 Jan 2009
Weekly News: Florestan Trio launches its Haydn celebrations this year with performances of his Trios at the Konzerthaus in Berlin (5 January), Brussels (12 January), London (7 & 11 January) and Vienna (14 January).
05 Jan 2009
Weekly news: Paul Mann returns to Spain to conduct Handel’s Messiah with the Orquesta Sinfonica de Asturias in Oviedo Cathedral.
*** Please note the office will be closed from 19th December until 4th January. Our best wishes for the festive season! ***
15 Dec 2008
Weekly news: The Florestan Trio return to the studio to record works by Martinu, Smetana and Eben for Hyperion.
08 Dec 2008
Weekly news: Steven Osborne continues his celebration of the Messiaen centenary, performing Turangalîla with the Munich Philharmonic/Jun Märkl, and next week playing the Quartet for the End of Time and complete Vingt regards sur l’enfant-Jésus at Wigmore Hall.
01 Dec 2008
Weekly news: Steven Osborne wins a Schallplattenpreis for his latest recording, the Britten Piano Concerto and Diversions for the Left Hand (Hyperion)
24 Nov 2008
Weekly news: Hannu Lintu conducts the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra at Suntory Hall in a programme of Beethoven and Mahler Symphony No 1.
17 Nov 2008
Weekly news: Alban Gerhardt returns to the Boston Symphony Orchestra for performances of the Dvorak Concerto conducted by Marek Janowski.
10 Nov 2008
Weekly news: Arabella Steinbacher is in the studio recording Berg and Beethoven Violin Concertos with the WDR Köln and Andris Nelsons for Orfeo Records.
03 Nov 2008
