Robert Ames

Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 34: 21ST-CENTURY SOUNDTRACKS, Royal Albert Hall

Robert Ames leads a superb performance from the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Sigur Rós Announce New Orchestral Tour Dates With 8 New Cities

This upcoming tour will be the first time these cities will experience the full orchestral performance. For the new dates, Sigur Rós will once again enlist the Wordless Music Orchestra, the exception being Detroit, where they will be joined by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Robert Ames will also return as the conductor for this series.

International and Irish Artists Arrive in Cork For Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival

Over 100 international and Irish artists are arriving in Cork to perform at Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival this week, 7th – 10th September. Learn more about the festival and the upcoming events here!  

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Reveal Biggest Programme To Date

Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival (SFSH), renowned for its eclectic and ground-breaking programming, announce their last round of ticketed shows to their line-up of artists for the 2023 edition.

Video: Sigur Rós Share '8' Video; First in Series of 10 Videos by 10 Directors

“8” follows Katya Gimro and Alexey Krupnik’s video for “Andrá” and the video for “Blóðberg” - a sepia-toned birds eye view of desecrated and barren land in reflection of socio-political and environmental anxieties directed by Johan Renck, the director whose past directorial credits include HBO’s Chernobyl and videos for Madonna and New Order,

Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead

I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent. An evening of two halves, this BBC Proms event saw Nottingham (which is geographically more North than South, so let’s forget for a moment that it’s in the midlands) was repped by four-piece band Divorce. Then, Rotherham-born Self-Esteem - or Rebecca Lucy Taylor, a seedling national treasure – performed an hour-long set “with some surprises”, primarily performing her own work with new arrangements by Colin Elliot.

Sigur Rós to Release Surprise Album 'ÁTTA' Tomorrow

Sigur Rós surprised fans with the confirmation that they will tomorrow release their first new studio album in ten years. Titled ÁTTA, the ten-track album is their most intimate and emotionally direct record to date, A first song lifted from the album, “Blóðberg,” was released on Monday and is available to stream and download now.

Manchester Camerata Will Perform Three World Premieres This Summer

Manchester Camerata continues to be at the forefront of the UK’s contemporary classical music scene with three world premiere performances this summer.

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Reveals First Headline Acts

Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) returns for its fourth edition, from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September, welcoming some of the finest International and Irish artists to stages across Cork city, and beyond.

BBC PROMS To Include Works From Rufus Wainwright, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Self Esteem

The BBC Proms 2023 launches with a programme bursting with opera, oratorio and large-scale choral work and the first ever weekend-long Proms festival rooted in the North-East at Sage Gateshead.

Southbank Centre Announces Return of COWPUNCHER MY ASS

The Southbank Centre has announced the return of Cowpuncher My Ass, the genre-defying performance piece commissioned by the Southbank Centre with choreographer Holly Blakey, original score by Mica Levi and costume design by Andreas Kronthaler for Vivenne Westwood. 

Music From & Inspired by Director Todd Field's Film TÁR Out Now

Starring Cate Blanchett in the title role, Todd Field’s TÁR received a six-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2022. Deutsche Grammophon’s groundbreaking concept album, out now digitally and on CD, captures the process of music-making that lies at the heart of the film.

Cynthia Erivo and More Set For BBC Proms; Full 2022 Programme Revealed

The 2022 BBC Proms celebrates a homecoming of large-scale orchestral repertoire to the Royal Albert Hall. This year's festival will feature a programme of a scale not heard at the Proms since 2019: the symphonic music of our past responding vividly to the moment, from Verdi's Requiem on the First Night of the Proms, to Mahler's Second Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony performed by the Chineke! Orchestra and Chineke! Voices under Kevin John Edusei.

Manchester Camerata Announces 50th Anniversary Programme

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Manchester Camerata, an innovative orchestra which has continued to push boundaries and challenge traditions throughout its history. The Orchestra today reveals some of its plans for the anniversary year which sees them perform all across the UK with artists ranging from Jess Gillam and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet to DJ Afrodeutsche and Joy Division's Peter Hook.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic to Present REEL CHANGE: THE NEW ERA OF FILM MUSIC

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will present Reel Change: The New Era of Film Music, a series of three concerts curated by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Bridgerton), Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Succession) and Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Battlefield 2042.

Southbank Centre's Purcell Room To Reopen With Major New Series 'Purcell Sessions'

The Southbank Centre is reopening the Purcell Room at the Queen Elizabeth Hall in September after 18 months with a major new artistic strand, Purcell Sessions, as the venue gets set to transform into London's number one destination for contemporary culture.

Chineke! Announces Summer Debuts

On Saturday 10th July, Chineke! Orchestra presents its second Royal Festival Hall concert as part of Southbank Centre's Summer Reunion series. Conducted by Matthew Kofi Waldren, it features two symphonies by African-American composers and the debut of an exciting emerging pianist on the classical music scene.

Southbank Centre's Inside Out Announces Additional Events

The Southbank Centre today announces new events for Inside Out, an online season of music and literature extended until 6 May. The new events include Bell Orchestre (13 Mar), authors Kazuo and Naomi Ishiguro (5 Apr), Olivia Laing (30 Apr) and Jhumpa Lahiri (6 May). 

Liverpool Philharmonic To Present 40 Performances By The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra And Associated Ensembles

Audiences can safely enjoy live music at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in 2021 with 40 new concerts announced today. Five of these will be available for audiences to enjoy in the comfort of their own home through Royal Liverpool Philharmonic's On Demand offering.

Musicologist John Eaton Explores the Music of Composer Frank Loesser

"Jazz Masters with John Eaton" returns for The Alden in McLean's 2016-2017 Season at 1 p.m. today, Oct. 22 with "Frank Loesser: A Most Remarkable Fellow." Tickets are $12 for the general public, $5 for McLean tax district residents. The theatre is located at 1234 Ingleside Avenue.