Primo celebrates our 6th Anniversary!

Primo Artists turns 6 today!

As we enter our seventh year, we reflect upon key highlights from the last year:

MILESTONES

Primo Artists signs James Gaffigan to roster for North and South American Management

Nicola Benedetti and Cristian Măcelaru both win GRAMMY® Awards

Joshua Bell and Nicola Benedetti both perform at the GRAMMYS®

Primo Artists launches Social Media Roster

LIVE PERFORMANCES

Joshua Bell tours to 16 U.S. cities with the Academy of St Martin in the Fields

Itzhak Perlman performs with Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden

Seong-Jin Cho embarks on 2-week U.S. tour to Boston, St. Louis, North Carolina and D.C.

Gemma New receives praise for performances with Dallas Symphony Orchestra as Principal Guest Conductor

Christian Reif makes successful debut with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Itzhak Perlman brings his multi-media show “Evening with Itzhak Perlman” to Santa Barbara

Gemma New receives praise for Milwaukee Symphony debut

Seong-Jin Cho makes Boston Symphony and St. Louis Symphony debuts

Christian Reif gets glowing reviews for Ulster debut

Gemma New performs three weeks of programs with the New Zealand Symphony during COVID

Itzhak Perlman performs at the U.N.'s 75th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

NEWS

Cristian Măcelaru commences appointment as Music Director of Orchestre National de France

Gemma New extends Music Director contract with Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra to 2024

Cristian Măcelaru extends Chief Conductor contract with WDR Sinfonieorchester to 2025

Itzhak Perlman receives Lifetime Achievement Award from Gramophone Magazine

Gemma New receives Solti Foundation Career Award

Cristian Măcelaru’s 20/21 WDR Sinfonieorchester season announced

Auditorium Magazine highlights Charlotte Lee as one of 14 Top Artist Management CEOs shaping the arts industry

VIRTUAL ACTIVITY

Virtual Benedetti Sessions attract over 7,000 registrants and praise from media

Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music and Cristian Măcelaru announce virtual season

Seong-Jin Cho performs with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Andris Nelsons for Digital Concert Hall

Cristian Măcelaru leads Roundtable Discussions for Interlochen Online Camp

Christian Reif conducts the Music Academy of the West’s Fellows in Remote Summer Learning program

Gemma New leads the Opera Theatre of St. Louis in a St. Louis citywide arts livestream

James Gaffigan conducts the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra in two separate livestreams

Joshua Bell appears in a Live with Carnegie Hall livestream with Jeremy Denk and Steven Isserlis

Nicola Benedetti and Wynton Marsalis appear in Philadelphia Orchestra Virtual Gala

Beatrice Rana plays in Gramophone Online Charity Gala

Seong-Jin Cho attracts 50K live viewers in Deutsche Grammophon livestream

Itzhak Perlman's COVID home videos go viral

MEDIA HIGHLIGHTS

The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune reflect on 75 years of Itzhak Perlman

Itzhak Perlman featured in Arte Magazine and film airs on Arte channel

James Gaffigan highlighted in The New York Times in a COVID-19 piece

Itzhak Perlman appears twice on CBS Sunday Morning

Christian Reif and Julia Bullock perform NPR Tiny Desk Concert

Wynton Marsalis reflects on Ellis Marsalis on “60 Minutes”

Gemma New reflects on her tenure as St. Louis Symphony Orchestra Resident Conductor

Beatrice Rana featured as one of Top 10 Female Pianists in Pianist Magazine

Nicola Benedetti featured on cover of BBC Music Magazine

Seong-Jin Cho called “gifted” by The New Yorker’s Alex Ross

ALBUMS

Nicola Benedetti receives rave reviews for Elgar Concerto Decca album

Seong-Jin Cho receives praise for new “Wanderer” Deutsche Grammophon album

Beatrice Rana garners critical acclaim for new Warner Classics album

Itzhak Perlman celebrates 75th Birthday with Sony and Warner releases

Cristian Măcelaru releases album with WDR and Jan Vogler on Sony Classical Germany

ADVOCACY

Primo Artists launches PAMAC Coalition to advocate for U.S. COVID-19 industry-wide arts relief

Change.org arts relief petition receives over 17,000 signatures and extends into the broader arts world

PAMAC brings together leading musicians of Kentucky with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s Senior Staff to discuss impact of COVID-19 on U.S. music industry

$15 Billion “Save Our Stages” Act passed in Congress as part of U.S. COVID-19 Relief Package

Nicola Benedetti and other leading artists meet with U.K. Culture Secretary to discuss post-COVID future of U.K. music industry

Wynton Marsalis responds to Black Lives Matter in Guardian article

Christian Reif and other artists launch New Music Solidarity Fund to support freelance artists

James Gaffigan joins other artists in launch of CLICKCOACH to support artists in need

Nicola Benedetti, Elton John and 110 other leading artists call on U.K. Government to ensure visa-free EU touring for U.K. musicians in the wake of Brexit