Petrenko’s 2017-18 season includes major China tour and new record
London Philharmonic Orchestra will undertake a major tour of China under Vasily Petrenko as part of his 2017-18 season. The Gramophone Artist of the Year … Read more
Recording
New contemporary classical label launches
Cognitive Shift Recordings launches today with news of its epic first album The new company is the result of a collaboration between London labels One Little Indian Records (home … Read more
NZSO records new Hobbit soundtrack
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra has recorded the soundtrack for the third film in director Peter Jackson’s acclaimed Hobbit trilogy. The music for The Hobbit: … Read more
Martin Fröst partners with Sony Classical
Clarinettist Martin Fröst has announced a long-term recording collaboration with Sony Classical. The Swedish musician’s first album for the label will see him perform as … Read more
Orchestral engineering: The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic
The Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic’s bold new album bridges east and west – what’s more it was recorded in a car garage. Clare Wiley reports from … Read more
Barenboim launches new digital label
Pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim has teamed up with Universal Music to create a new digital-only label. The first release from Peral Music, Bruckner’s Symphonies … Read more
Radulovic signs to Deutsche Grammophon
Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic has signed an exclusive worldwide recording deal with Deutsche Grammophon. The 29-year-old launched his career in 2006, made his Carnegie Hall debut … Read more
DIY: self-producing an album
Swedish-American soprano Erika Sunnegårdh on the challenge of self-producing her album and why she’s prepared to give it away for free The world really doesn’t … Read more
Sound of the Shire: the orchestra behind The Hobbit
Movie soundtracks, island tours and inspiring young maestros – it’s all in a day’s work for the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. Pietari Inkinen explains how … Read more