BBC Symphony Orchestra
The BBC Symphony Orchestra has been at the heart of British musical life since it was founded in 1930. It plays a central role in the BBC Proms, performing around a dozen concerts there each year, including the First and Last Nights. The BBC SO performs an annual season of …
Andrew Litton | conductor
Recently named Music Director of New York City Ballet and Principal Guest Conductor of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton is also Principal Guest Conductor of the Colorado Symphony, Conductor Laureate of Bournemouth Symphony and Music Director Laureate of Norway’s Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Previously Litton was Music Director of the …
Katya Apekisheva | piano
Katya Apekisheva is widely recognised as one of the leading pianists in Europe. Born into a family of musicians, she studied at the Gnessin School in Moscow, The Rubin Academy in Jerusalem and the Royal College of Music in London. Katya was a prizewinner in several major competitions, including the …
Kristjan Järvi | conductor, music director
Kristjan Järvi realises his pioneering ideas with his three ensembles: as Music Director of the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, as Founder-Conductor of his New York-based classical-hip-hop-jazz group Absolute Ensemble, and as Founder and Music Director of the Baltic Sea Philharmonic, making him the only conductor to lead both the …
The City Musick
The City Musick is an ensemble formed to explore the diverse repertoire of civic and court wind players in16th and 17th century Europe and is now firmly established as the premier renaissance wind band in the UK. After its debut USA tour in 2009, including a performance at the reconstructed …
