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Mitsuko Uchida Awarded Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2027
Japanese-British pianist Mitsuko Uchida will be the 2027 recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize and the DKK 1 million (approximately €134,000) that accompanies the award. For more than four decades, she has occupied a unique position in the world of classical...
Isata Kanneh-Mason’s New Album – Prokofiev – Out 10 April on Decca Classics
Isata Kanneh-Mason’s new album, Prokofiev, will be released on 10 April 2026 on Decca Classics. The recording stems from a long and personal relationship with the composer’s music, which reached a major public milestone when she made her BBC Proms solo debut in 2023,...
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason Nominated for BBC Music Magazine Newcomer Award
Jeneba Kanneh-Mason was nominated for the Newcomer Award at the BBC Music Magazine Awards for her Sony Classical debut, Fantaisie. Now in its 21st year, the BBC Music Magazine Awards celebrates classical music recordings across nine categories. The nominees are...
Alan Gilbert extends contract as Music Director of Royal Swedish Opera until end of 2029
Alan Gilbert has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) until the end of 2029, with possibility of further extension. The winner of a Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording, the conductor began his tenure at the Stockholm house in 2021,...
Semyon Bychkov Appointed as Music Director of the Opéra national de Paris
Alexander Neef, Director General of the Opéra national de Paris, announces the appointment of Semyon Bychkov as Music Director, effective 1 August 2028, for four seasons. From 1 August 2026, Semyon Bychkov will accompany the musical ensembles of the Paris National...
Esa-Pekka Salonen Named to New Artistic Leadership Positions with Los Angeles Philharmonic, Philharmonie de Paris and Orchestre de Paris
Esa-Pekka Salonen Named to New Artistic Leadership Positions: Judith & Thomas L. Beckmen Creative Director, Los Angeles Philharmonic Creativity and Innovation Chair, Philharmonie de Paris; and Principal Conductor, Orchestre de Paris Esa-Pekka Salonen will join two...
DECCA CLASSICS ANNOUNCES THE KANNEH-MASONS’ NEW ALBUM RIVER OF MUSIC
Decca Classics announces River of Music the new album from “musical marvels” the Kanneh-Masons (The Guardian), set for release on 12 September 2025. Reuniting all seven siblings – Isata, Braimah, Sheku, Konya, Jeneba, Aminata and Mariatu – River of Music marks their...
Dinis Sousa Named Music Director of the Royal Northern Sinfonia Through 2030
Following two successful terms as Principal Conductor, Dinis Sousa has been awarded a contract extension by the Royal Northern Sinfonia and an enhanced role as Music Director which will see him continue his acclaimed leadership of the orchestra through 2030. Since...
Esa-Pekka Salonen Named Music Director for the 80th Festival: June 11-14, 2026
Esa-Pekka Salonen returns to the Ojai Music Festival to serve as Music Director for the 80th Festival, June 11 to 14, 2026. Now in its 79th year, the Ojai Music Festival is a creative laboratory for thought-provoking musical experiences, bringing together innovative...
Esa-Pekka Salonen Wins Best Opera GRAMMY® Award for Saariaho: Adriana Mater
Esa-Pekka Salonen won the Best Opera GRAMMY® Award for Saariaho: Adriana Mater (Deutsche Grammophon). The 67th GRAMMY® Awards were announced live on 2 February at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena. Salonen conducted the world premiere recording of Saariaho’s second opera...
Esa-Pekka Salonen joins Enticott Music Management
Enticott Music Management (EMM) announces that Esa-Pekka Salonen will join their roster for worldwide management, effective immediately. “Kathryn Enticott represents my friends and colleagues in the field with strength and grace,” said Salonen. "I have long admired...
MAGNIFICENT REVIEWS FOLLOWING DINIS SOUSA’S BEETHOVEN CYCLE WITH THE ORCHESTRE RÉVOLUTIONNAIRE ET ROMANTIQUE
Over the past weeks, Dinis Sousa conducted the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique in five concerts at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in London, and four concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris. The programme featured the complete Beethoven symphonies, as well as...
SONY CLASSICAL SIGNS JENEBA KANNEH-MASON FOR FIRST RECITAL ALBUM, RELEASING IN 2025
Pianist Jeneba Kanneh-Mason has signed an exclusive recording contract with Sony Classical. Her first recital album with the label will be recorded this year for release in sprint 2025. The 22-year-old British pianist has already impressed critics with her “poetry and...
Franz Welser-Möst Awarded Honorary Membership by the Vienna Philharmonic
The Vienna Philharmonic is pleased to announce that it has awarded honorary membership to Franz Welser-Möst. Daniel Froschauer, Chairman of the Vienna Philharmonic, said, "The artistic collaboration with Franz Welser-Möst began in 1998. Since then, he has led the...
Semyon Bychkov completes his 10-year tenure as Chief Conductor and Music Director of the Czech Philharmonic at the end of 2027-28 season
Statement of the CEO of the Czech Philharmonic David Mareček: “I was much saddened to hear of Semyon’s decision not to renew his contract with the Czech Philharmonic at the end of 2027/28 season. While I totally respect the rationale, I know I speak for the whole...
Kirill Gerstein releases Music in Time of War: Debussy / Komitas
Music in Time of War, the new double-album from pianist Kirill Gerstein, places the music of Komitas, pioneer of ethnomusicology and founder of the Armenian national school of music, alongside that of Claude Debussy, a seminal composer in the late 19th and early 20th...
Dinis Sousa Will Make His Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra Debut with Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem
Dinis Sousa will conduct the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Monteverdi Choir in Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem on 29 February and 1 and 3 March 2024. They are joined by soloists soprano Lenneke Ruiten and baritone Christian Gerhaher. Brahms’s Requiem will be...
Isata Kanneh-Mason Stars in Sheila Heyman’s ‘FANNY: THE OTHER MENDELSSOHN’
Take a celebrated musical genius, sibling rivalry, an unknown manuscript, some very persistent research and one sensational revelation, and what have you got? FANNY: THE OTHER MENDELSSOHN – the documentary from BAFTA-winning director Sheila Hayman that features global...
