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March 4, 2026
Cristian Mǎcelaru Interviewed by Cultural Attaché
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2026
8 posts
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 posts
Itzhak 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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