News from Primo Artists | Spring 2024
Randall Goosby began 2024 with recitals with pianist Zhu Wang in January at London's Southbank Centre, where he is Artist-in-Residence, and at the Conservatorio de Milano. He made three debuts in February with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons and the Seattle Symphony and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra with Christian Reif. In March, he performed with the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Gemma New. On April 5, Goosby releases the deluxe edition of his chart-topping album “Roots” on Decca Records. He and Wang embark on a U.S. recital tour in April, performing in Sewanee, Atlanta, Cincinnati and Santa Barbara. He brings Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto to the National Symphony Orchestra in his debut performance May 16 to 19 then to the San Antonio Philharmonic May 21 to June 1 and Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Gustavo Gimeno June 7 to 9.
Itzhak Perlman performed a recital in January with longtime collaborator Rohan De Silva in Los Angeles before bringing his iconic klezmer show “In the Fiddler’s House” to San Francisco and his autobiographical multi-media show “An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” to Costa Mesa and Dallas. Perlman led two play/conduct programs in February with the Houston Symphony and Charleston Symphony ahead of recitals in Greenville, New Brunswick and Hartford. This spring, he plays recitals in Georgia on April 9 and Toronto on May 16. He brings “An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” to the Temple Theatre in Saginaw, MI on April 11 and the Staller Center for the Arts in Stony Brook, NY on May 4. He performs “In the Fiddler’s House” at Houston’s Jones Hall on May 12 in his final date as Artistic Partner of the Houston Symphony.
Seong-Jin Cho entered the New Year with four performances of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Andris Nelsons from January 11 to 13 and January 29 at Carnegie Hall. He made debuts with San Francisco Symphony January 18 to 20, the Cleveland Orchestra February 2 to 4 and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra February 8 and 10 with Gemma New. From January 25 to 27, Cho performed with the National Symphony Orchestra and Gianandrea Noseda before joining them on their European tour to Spain, Germany and Italy February 19 to 28. This spring, he performs recitals at the Caramoor Center for Music and Arts on May 15 and in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium May 17.
Joshua Bell performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach February 15 to 17 prior to joining Academy of St. Martin in the Fields as Music Director for a U.S. tour March 17 to April 7. In May, he brings four performances of his “Voice and the Violin” program to California, Nebraska, Arizona and New Jersey with Soprano Larisa Martinez. He performs with the San Francisco Symphony May 16 to 18, the Kansas City Symphony May 31 to June 2 and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra on June 8. From June 13 to 15, Bell brings his commission “The Elements” to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Juraj Valčuha, then to the Seattle Symphony with Peter Oundjian June 20 and 22.
Gemma New made her subscription debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on January 6 and 7. In February, she conducted the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra and made her Chicago Symphony Orchestra co-debut with Seong-Jin Cho. She led the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra March 7 and made her London Philharmonic Orchestra debut March 22 and 24 on a program featuring Randall Goosby as soloist. On April 5 and 6, she leads her first concerts of the 2024 season with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra as Music Director. She conducts the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra and Augustin Hadelich April 12 and 13 and the Seattle Symphony April 25 to 28. On May 1 and 4, New conducts her last concerts as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra. From June 6 to 8, she leads the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra in the World Premiere of Huang Ruo’s new symphony, “City of Floating Sounds”.
Valerie Coleman and the National Philharmonic performed her work “Phenomenal Women” on February 10. On February 20, The Juilliard School announced Coleman’s appointment to the composition department and chamber music faculty. From March 7 to 20, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s performed her work “Portraits of Josephine” on their five-borough tour of New York City. In March, Coleman and Jonathan Page launched Coleman Page Publishing, the official home of the catalog of her works along with a new and growing roster of works by other composers. On May 31, The Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin present the World Premiere of Coleman’s Concerto for Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.
Beatrice Rana embarked on a U.S. recital tour this February, bringing performances to Denver, Chicago, South Bend, Washington, D.C. and New York, culminating at Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium. She released her 7th album for Warner Classics on March 8 featuring Chopin’s Second Sonata and Beethoven's “Hammerklavier”. Rana performs Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 twice this spring, with the New York Philharmonic and Manfred Honeck from April 12 to 14 and with the Cleveland Orchestra and David Afkham April 26 to 28.
Christian Reif and Julia Bullock won GRAMMY® awards for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album for their Nonesuch Records album “Walking in the Dark” on February 4. Reif made two co-debuts with Randall Goosby in February with the Seattle Symphony and Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra. From March 28 through May 17, Reif leads 5 programs in his inaugural season as Chief Conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra.
