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2026
10 posts
New position opening: Publicist
Primo Artists Launches Website Design Division
New position opening: Digital Media and Servicing Assistant
Christian Reif appointed General Music Director of Wuppertaler Bühnen und Sinfonieorchester
James Gaffigan extends contract as General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin through Summer 2030
Christian Reif extends contract as Chief Conductor of Gävle Symphony Orchestra
Itzhak Perlman and Peter Oundjian in Conversation
Nicola Benedetti embarks on coast-to-coast Winter 2026 North American Tour
Randall Goosby Named First Community Artist-in-Residence By Cincinnati Symphony
Primo Artists signs clarinetist Carlos Ferreira for Worldwide General Management
2025
31 posts
Cristian Măcelaru Featured In New York Times Article
Primo Artists announces representation of conductor Cristian Măcelaru for Exclusive Worldwide Management
James Gaffigan named Music Director of Houston Grand Opera
Beatrice Rana interviewed by The Boston Musical Intelligencer
New position opening: Artist Services & Managerial Assistant | London
Itzhak Perlman interviewed by the Jewish Telegraphic Agency
Primo Artists Announces International Expansion With New European Office In London
Media highlights of Gemma New's 2025-26 season
Gemma New receives praise for 'The Turn of the Screw' opera production at Santa Fe Opera
Conductor James Gaffigan Announces 2025-2026 Season Highlights
Conductor Gemma New Announces 2025-2026 Season Highlights
Stellar Reviews for Randall Goosby and Cristian Măcelaru with Orchestre National de France at the BBC Proms
Christian Reif to lead opera production of "Hänsel & Gretel" at Minnesota's Lakes Area Music Festival
Itzhak Perlman In the Fiddler’s House A Celebration of his 80th Birthday
James Gaffigan Interview for “Die Walküre” at Santa Fe Opera
Minnesota Star Tribune spotlights Christian Reif and his 2025 Lakes Area Music Festival season
Valerie Coleman's ‘Fanfare for Uncommon Times' to be performed by Civic Orchestra of Chicago
Christian Reif to lead opera production of "Don Giovanni" at Music Academy of the West"
Top praise for Beatrice Rana and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Randall Goosby debut with Chicago Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan and Komische Oper Berlin featured in New York Times
Rave review for Itzhak Perlman in Broadway World magazine
Cristian Măcelaru and George Enescu Festvial announce 2025/26 season
Rave Review for Joel Thompson’s “The Snowy Day”
Valerie Coleman featured in Boston University article
Rave Review for Cristian Reif and the Cincinnati Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru featured in Gramophone Article
George Enescu International Festival Announces Milestone Program in 2025
Primo Founder Charlotte Lee featured in new profile
Top Praise for Itzhak Perlman and Tucson Symphony Orchestra
James Gaffigan leads Houston Grand Opera in inaugural Concert of Arias program
2024
71 postsItzhak Perlman and Primary Wave strike music rights deal
Cristian Măcelaru featured in Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Video Series
Seong-Jin Cho to release Ravel’s complete solo piano works and piano concertos on Deutsche Grammophon
Valerie Coleman featured in Louisville Public Media
Primo Artists Clients Receive Nine Nominations for the 67th Annual GRAMMY® Awards
Media coverage on James Gaffigan signing with Primo Artists for Exclusive Worldwide Management
Primo Artists announces representation of conductor James Gaffigan for Exclusive Worldwide Management
Rave reviews for Gemma New with BBCNOW from The London Times and Guardian
News from Primo Artists | Fall 2024
Joshua Bell named New Jersey Symphony principal guest conductor, beginning in 2025–26 season
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra Announces Violinist Randall Goosby as its 2025 MAC Music Innovator
Randall Goosby featured in SF Classical Voice
George Enescu International Competition 2024 Announces Prize Winners
Itzhak Perlman featured in Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle
Conductor Christian Reif Announces 2024-2025 Season Highlights
Conductor Cristian Măcelaru Announces 2024-2025 Season Highlights
Cristian Măcelaru and Interlochen partner with Yo-Yo Ma, Wynton Marsalis, National Symphony Orchestra and The Philadelphia Orchestra
Rave Reviews for James Gaffigan at Edinburgh International Festival
Media coverage on Joel Thompson signing with Primo Artists
Cristian Măcelaru featured in University of Miami article
Top Praise for Gemma New at BBC Proms
Primo Artists Signs Composer Joel Thompson for Worldwide General Management
Cristian Mǎcelaru announcement featured on Musical America
Cristian Mǎcelaru appointed Distinguished Visiting Artist at Rice University
Warm praise for James Gaffigan’s Boston Symphony Orchestra debut at Tanglewood
Conductor James Gaffigan Announces 2024/25 Season Highlights
Conductor Gemma New Announces 2024-2025 Season Highlights
Wynton Marsalis Trumpet Concerto receives praise for its Westcoast Premiere
Cristian Mǎcelaru conducts the 2024 Paris Olympics opening ceremony
Christian Reif leads sold-out opening performance at 2024 Lakes Area Music Festival
Christian Reif and Lakes Area Music Festival featured in KAXE radio article
Warm praise for inaugural season of Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center and Music Director Jonathon Heyward
Rave Review of Itzhak Perlman’s Houston Symphony klezmer show
Cristian Măcelaru interviewed by Interlochen Public Radio
Cristian Mǎcelaru featured on WRTI's list of 2024's best classical albums
Enescu Competition announces preselection results, record-breaking applications and fall concert schedule
London Philharmonic Orchestra announces U.S. Tour
Highlights of praise for the World Premiere of Valerie Coleman's Concerto for Orchestra with the Philadelphia Orchestra
Gemma New receives Royal Honour for services to music direction
Valerie Coleman featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer
Gemma New’s Summer 2024 Highlights include a return to the BBC Proms
Itzhak Perlman interviewed by Houston Chronicle
Randall Goosby featured in WETA
Gemma New returns to the BBC Proms for a second season in a row
2 Primo artists featured in the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra 2024/25 season
Gemma New makes San Francisco Symphony subscription debut
Cristian Măcelaru's appointment to Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra makes headlines
Rave reviews for Cristian Măcelaru’s Enescu album on Deutsche Grammophon
Cristian Măcelaru and George Enescu International Competition open applications
Cristian Măcelaru appointed next Music Director of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra
Cristian Măcelaru leads WDR Symphony Orchestra in China
Rave review for Gemma New and Vancouver Symphony Orchestra
News from Primo Artists | Spring 2024
Joshua Bell extends contract as Music Director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Christian Reif named 2024 BBC Music Magazine Rising Star
Christian Reif and Lakes Area Music Festival announce 2024 season
Edinburgh International Festival announces 2024 season featuring 3 Primo artists
Music Director Cristian Măcelaru and Cabrillo Festival announce 2024 season
Cristian Măcelaru and Orchestre National de France release album on Deutsche Grammophon
3 Primo artists featured in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra 2024/25 season
Christian Reif and Julia Bullock Win GRAMMY® Awards
Mostly Mozart Festival reimagined to Festival Orchestra of Lincoln Center
Top praise for Cristian Măcelaru in Cincinnati Business Courier
Artist Updates from Primo Artists | January 2024
Seong-Jin Cho interviewed by WCRB Classical
Primo celebrates our 9th Anniversary
News from Primo Artists | Winter 2024
Gemma New featured in Experience CSO
James Gaffigan and Komische Oper Berlin featured in New York Times
Seong-Jin Cho and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda announce National Symphony Orchestra European tour
Randall Goosby mentioned in New York Times’ Best Classical Music Performances of 2023
2023
61 posts
Rave Review for Bullock, Tines, Costanzo and White under Christian Reif's Baton
Praise for ”El Niño” at Stanford's Bing Concert Hall
Nicola Benedetti receives Award of Excellence at Dallas Symphony Women in Classical Music Symposium
Christian Reif and Julia Bullock interviewed by Stanford Live
James Gaffigan leads inaugural season as General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin
Six Primo clients receive GRAMMY® nominations
James and Jim Gaffigan play in St. Louis on the same night
Joshua Bell Interviewed by the Violin Channel on “The Elements”
Praise for James Gaffigan and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Gemma New leads a star-studded 2024 season with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
Rave review for James Gaffigan and Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra in Cincinnati Business Courier
Itzhak Perlman Performs at White House State Dinner Honoring Australian Prime Minister
Randall Goosby receives the 2024 Harmony for Change Award
Praise for James Gaffigan and Chicago Symphony in the Chicago Tribune
Wynton Marsalis awarded the 34th Praemium Imperiale Award
Itzhak Perlman announces 2023-2024 season highlights
Itzhak Perlman played a sold-out, ‘once in a lifetime’ show in Utah
Itzhak Perlman is called a "classical music rock star" following performance at BYU
Sean Shepherd wins Charles Ives Living Award
Cristian Măcelaru announced as Artistic Partner of the WDR Sinfonieorchester
Itzhak Perlman will use different approaches at two upcoming NJ concerts
News from Primo Artists | Fall 2023
Itzhak Perlman brings ‘In the Fiddler’s House’ to Bethesda, Maryland
Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, under Christian Reif, presents a dynamic 'Rite of Spring'
Conductor Christian Reif Announces 23/24 Season Featuring Gävle Symphony, El Niño with AMOC
YourClassical interview with Randall Goosby
Itzhak Perlman makes special guest appearance with the Philadelphia Orchestra
James Gaffigan announces 2023-2024 season highlights
Top praise for Gemma New's BBC Proms debut
Gemma New announces 2023-2024 season highlights
Glowing praise for Sphinx Virtuosi’s debut album “Songs for Our Times”
American Modern Opera Company Announces US Tour of El Niño: Natively Reconsidered
Cristian Măcelaru opens George Enescu Festival with George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra
16 orchestras to take the stage: George Enescu International Festival previewed by Romanian Business Review
Cristian Măcelaru commences first season as Artistic Director of George Enescu Festival, featured in Classical Music UK
Praise for Seong-Jin Cho’s BBC Proms Performance in The Times
Sean Shepherd interview on NYO-USA with I Care If You Listen
Randall Goosby and Valerie Coleman in the New York Times
Nicola Benedetti and the Benedetti Foundation present the return of the Baroque Virtual Sessions
Cristian Măcelaru and Cabrillo Festival in San Francisco Chronicle
Praise from the New York Times for Gemma New's Mostly Mozart Debut
American Composers Orchestra Announces 2023-2024 Season
Lakes Area Music Festival 2023 Season
Nicola Benedetti and the Edinburgh International Festival in Playbill
Nicola Benedetti featured in The Telegraph
James Gaffigan speaks about the Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra in Le Quotidien interview
Christian Reif and Soprano Julia Bullock perform in the Grand Teton Music Festival's ‘Summer Nights’ program
Nicola Benedetti featured in the London Times
Nicola Benedetti featured on the cover of The Strad Magazine
Praise from Limelight Magazine for Randall Goosby’s and Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s new album
Praise for the World Premiere of Valerie Coleman’s “Giants of Light” in New York Classical Review
Randall Goosby performs in Lincoln Center’s inaugural Avery Fisher Legacy Concert
Wynton Marsalis featuring in The Telegraph ahead of Verbier Festival
News from Primo Artists | Summer 2023
Sphinx Virtuosi releases debut album on Deutsche Grammophon including music by Valerie Coleman
Glowing praise for Gemma New and Opera Theatre of St. Louis for “Susannah”
Randall Goosby featured on The Korea Herald and Yonhap News Agency
Itzhak Perlman featured on the cover of Strings Magazine
Itzhak Perlman interviewed by Violinist.com
Seong-Jin Cho awarded 2023 Samsung Ho-Am Prize in the Arts
News from Primo Artists | Spring 2023
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