Cristian Măcelaru appointed next Music Director of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
NewsSteven HalpnerCincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Cristian Mӑcelaru, Louis Langrée, Mӑcelaru, Orchestre National de France, George Enescu Festival and Competition, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Interlochen Center for the Arts’ World Youth Symphony Orchestra, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Interlochen Arts Academy, University of Miami, Rice University, Dianne Rosenberg, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Itzhak Perlman, Daniil Trifonov, Julia Fischer, Renaud Capuçon, Wynton Marsalis, Tan Dun, Gabriela Lena Frank, Jennifer Higdon, Jake Heggie, Nico Muhly, Sean Shepherd, Gabriella Smith, Deutsche Grammophon, Decca Classics, Sony Classical, Warner Classics, GRAMMY® Award, Nicola Benedetti, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Romanian Chamber Orchestra, Kronberg Academy, Frank Van der Stucken, Leopold Stokowski, Ernst Kunwald, Eugène Ysaÿe, Fritz Reiner, Eugene Goossens, Thor Johnson, Max Rudolf, Thomas Schippers, Michael Gielen, Jesús López Cobos, Paavo Järvi, Stefani Matsuo, Giuseppe Verdi, Gunther Schuller, Edward Elgar, Julia Wolfe, Colin Currie, Leonard Bernstein, Charles Ives, George Gershwin, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Lutosławski, Kian Soltani, Dmitri Shostakovich, Elizabeth Freimuth, Dvořák, Ernest Chausson, Florence Price, Randall Goosby, randall goosby, Peter Landgren, Sheila Williams, Jonathan Martin
Cristian Măcelaru and George Enescu International Competition open applications
NewsSteven HalpnerGeorge Enescu International Competition, David Geringas, Dmitry Sitkovetsky, Lylia Zilberstein, Zygmunt Krauze, Zubin Mehta, Cristian Măcelaru, George Enescu International Festival, George Enescu, Radu Lupu, Sebastian Androne-Nakanishim, Zlatomir Fung, Nemanja Radulović, World Federation of International Music Competitions, National University of Music Bucharest, Grand Hall, Grand Hall of the Romanian Athenaeum, Cristina Uruc, ARTEXIM, National Radio Orchestra, Paul Constantinescu, Benjamin Kruithof, Maria Marica, Alexandra Segal, Leonid Gorokhov, Meehae Ryo, Valentin Răduțiu, Marin Cazacu, Enrico Dindo, Arto Noras, Charlotte Lee, Raimund Trenkler, Mihaela Martin, Liviu Prunaru, Silvia Marcovici, Shlomo Mintz, Boris Garlitsky, David Halen, Doug Sheldon, Didier de Cottignies, Dana Borșan, Andrei Pisarev, Vovka Ashkenazy, Luiza Borac, Alexander Shtarkman, Sina Kloke, Martin Campbell White, Simon Trpčeski, Tim Benjamin, Dan Dediu, Adrian Iorgulescu, Doina Rotaru, Pascal Dusapin, Outi Tarkiainen, Jennifer Higdon, Magnus Lindberg, Gerard McBurney, Elsa Vautrain, Constanța Erbiceanu, Purcari Winery, Stefan and Valentin Gheorghiu, Serafim Antropov, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies, Romanian Ministry of Culture
Cristian Măcelaru and WDR Symphony Orchestra perform in China
NewsSteven HalpnerCristian Măcelaru, GRAMMY® Award, WDR Symphony Orchestra, Brahms, Shanghai Oriental Art Center, Bach, Jin Mao Tower, Shanghai Museum, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
News from Primo Artists | Spring 2024
NewsSteven Halpnernewsletter, Randall Goosby, Itzhak Perlman, seong-jin cho, Joshua Bell, Gemma New, Valerie Coleman, beatrice rana, christian reif, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Christian Reif featured in BBC Music Magazine's Rising Stars 2024
NewsSteven HalpnerChristian Reif, Conductor, Rising Star, BBC Music, BBC, Julia Bullock, GRAMMY® Award, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Christian Reif and Lakes Area Music Festival Announce 2024 Season
NewsSteven HalpnerLakes Area Music Festival, HEROIC JOURNEYS, Christian Reif, Beethoven, Brainerd High School A Cappella Choir, Legacy Chorale of Greater Minnesota, VocalEssence Ensemble Singers, Julia Bullock, Metropolitan Opera, Chloe Fedor, Stefan Jackiw, Dvořák, Mozart, Leanna Primiani, Igor Stravinsky, Omer Ben Seadia, Kearstin Piper Brown, Miles Mykannen, John Taylor Ward, Sara Couden, Russell Peck, Richard Strauss, Lil Lacy, Hannah Ishizaki, Sage Shurman, Liza Sobel Crane, Thalea Quartet, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Cristian Măcelaru and Orchestre National de France release album on Deutsche Grammophon
NewsSteven HalpnerCristian Măcelaru, Orchestre National de France, George Enescu, Deutsche Grammophon, Vif et vigoureux, George Enescu International Festival, GRAMMY®, GRAMMY® Award, George Enescu Festival and Competition, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Interlochen Center for the Arts, Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music, Philharmonia Orchestra, NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, Concertgebouworkest, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich, Staatskapelle Berlin, Budapest Festival Orchestra, New York Philharmonic, Los Angeles Philharmonic, National Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Boston Symphony Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, The Cleveland Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Radio France Auditorium, Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Philharmonie de Paris, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies, Yehudi Menuhin
Christian Reif and Julia Bullock Win GRAMMY® Awards
NewsSteven HalpnerJulia Bullock, Christian Reif, GRAMMYs®, Grammy, GRAMMY® Award, Nonesuch Records, Lakes Area Music Festival of Minnesota, Philharmonia Orchestra, Walking in the Dark, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies, Oscar Brown, Jr, Billy Taylor, Sandy Denny, Connie Converse, New York Times
Top praise for Cristian Măcelaru in Cincinnati Business Courier
NewsSteven HalpnerCincinnati Symphony Orchestra, Lutoslawski, Shostakovich, Music Hall, Kian Soltani, Cristian Măcelaru, Mstislav Rostropovich, Witold Lutoslawski, Michael Gielen, Yo-Yo Ma, Lynn Harrell, Jesús López-Cobos, Carnegie Hall, Bregenz, Austria, Deutsche Grammophon, Antonio Stradivari, Orchestre National de France, Paris Summer Olympics, WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cologne, Germany, chief conductor, music director, artistic director, George Enescu Festival and competition, Winter Palace, Christopher Philpotts, Anthony Limoncelli, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Primo celebrates our 9th Anniversary
NewsSteven Halpneranniversary, 9th anniversary, celebrate, new year, New Year, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
News from Primo Artists | Winter 2024
NewsMargaret Strawnewsletter, itzhak perlman, Randall Goosby, Joshua Bell, Valerie Coleman, Wynton Marsalis, nicola benedetti, Gemma New, christian reif, Cristian Măcelaru, James Gaffigan, Seong-Jin Cho, randall goosby
Gemma New featured in Experience CSO
NewsSteven HalpnerGemma New, London Philharmonic, Vancouver Symphony, Orchestre Național de France, BBC Proms, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Mostly Mozart Festival, Lincoln Center, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Seong-Jin Cho, Symphony Center, Beethoven’s, Felix Mendelssohn’s, Karl Klingemann, Kurt Masur, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Aaron Jay Kernis, Hildegard of Bingen, University of Canterbury, Peabody Institute, Carnegie Hall, American Soundscapes ensemble, New York Times, John Adams’, Vivien Schweitzer, David Robertson, Dudamel Conducting Fellow, Los Angeles Philharmonic, St. Louis Symphony, Sir Georg Solti, Dallas Symphony, New Jersey Symphony, Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, New Zealand Philharmonic, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies, Chopin International Competition
James Gaffigan and Komische Oper Berlin featured in New York Times
NewsSteven HalpnerJames Gaffigan, conductor, music director, general music director, The Golden Cockerel, Komische Oper Berlin, Schiller Theater, Rimsky-Korsakov, Barrie Kosky, Tchaikovsky, Prokofiev, shostakovich, Eugene Onegin, The Fiery Angel, The Nose, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Randall Goosby mentioned in New York Times’ Best Classical Music Performances of 2023
NewsSteven HalpnerRandall Goosby, Lincoln Center, Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Louis Langrée, Tchaikovsky, Best Classical Music Performance, Violin, Violinist, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Rave Review for Bullock, Tines, Costanzo and White under Christian Reif's Baton
NewsSteven HalpnerThe Metropolitan Opera, John Adams, El Niño, El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered, American modern opera company, AMOC, The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Jasmin White, Trinity of Wall Street, Christian Reif, Peter Sellars, Zack Winocur, Christopher Gilmore, Rich Jacobsohn, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Praise for ”El Niño” at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall
NewsSteven HalpnerRosario Castellanos, The Annunciation, El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered, John Adams, Bing Concert Hall, Peter Sellars, American Modern Opera Company, AMOC, Christian Reif, Julia Bullock, Davóne Tines, Jasmin White, Anthony Roth Costanzo, The No One’s Rose, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Christian Reif and Julia Bullock interviewed by Stanford Live
NewsSteven HalpnerJohn Adams, Peter Sellars, El Niño: Nativity Reconsidered, AMOC, American Modern, Julia Bullock, Christian Reif, Cathe, Cloisters, Judy Collins, Top artist management, top artist managements, top artist management agency, top artist management agencies, best artist managements, best artist management agencies, best artist management agency, top classical music agency, top classical music agencies, best classical music agency, best classical music agencies
Six Primo clients receive GRAMMY® nominations
NewsSteven Halpner66th Annual GRAMMY® Awards, GRAMMY, grammy awards, Crypto.com Arena, David T. Little, Best Opera Recording, William S. Burroughs, David Lynch, Anne Waldman, Timur and the Dime Museum, Isaura String Quartet, Andrew McKenna Lee, Beth Morrison, Beth Morrison Projects, Opera Philadelphia, Cantaloupe Music, Christian Reif, Julia Bullock, Best Solo Vocal Album, New Amsterdam Records, Samuel Barber, John Adams, London Philharmonia Orchestra, Connie Converse, Oscar Brown Jr., Sandy Denny, Dick Dalls, Billy Taylor, Seth Parker Woods, Curtis Stewart, Best Classical Instrumental Solo, Cedille Records, Kemi Alabi, Dudley Randall, Roderick George, Freida Abtan, Monty Adkins, Fredrick Gifford, Ted Hearne, Nathalie Joachim, Pierre Alexandre Tremblay, Jacob Lawrence, Barbara Earl Thomas, Zoë McLean, Elektra Kurtis-Stewart, Alice Coltrane, Johannes Brahms, Duke Ellington, Karol Szymanowski, Henry Purcell, Third Coast Percussion, Catalyst Quartet, Best Chamber Music Performance, Best Small Ensemble Performance, Anthony McGill, Pacifica Quartet, Richard Danielpour, James Lee III, Ben Shirley, Primo Artists, Valerie Coleman, Muhammad Ali, Missy Mazzoli, Tyondai Braxton, Ayanna Woods, Gemma Peacocke, Azica Records, Best Contemporary Classical Composition, Peter Herresthal, Arctic Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Tim Weiss, James Gaffigan, Elaine Martone, Producer of the Year Classical, Santiago Cañón Valencia, David Frost, Orion Weiss, Ravel, Shostakovich, Los Angeles, CBS, Paramount+
Joshua Bell Interviewed by the Violin Channel on “The Elements”
Praise for James Gaffigan and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra