News from Primo Artists | Winter 2019
BEATRICE RANA
Beatrice just finished her epic 9-city U.S. recital tour here with top media coverage! She was featured 3 times in The New York Times being dubbed a “stellar pianist” and “one to watch” and was additionally featured in The Boston Globe and on WQXR. Her Carnegie Hall debut was a massive success and prompted Anthony Tommasini of The New York Times to write the following rave review: “Beatrice Rana set a new standard for me. She made the Chopin sound as poetic and colorful as anything he ever wrote. Her playing was refined and soft-spoken in its brilliance throughout. She had the audience rapt.”
GEMMA NEW
The extraordinary 32-year-old conductor Gemma New joined our roster for General Management in January 2019! Gemma is Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic, Resident Conductor of the St. Louis Symphony and recently appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Dallas Symphony. Gemma received top praise for a highly successful subscription debut with the Toronto Symphony last weekend. She will make debuts this summer with the San Francisco Symphony, Detroit Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony and Philadelphia Orchestra.
NICOLA BENEDETTI
Nicola received a CBE from Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace and collected “Best Classical Artist” at the 2019 Global Awards last week! In January, she launched her trailblazing “With Nicky” Education video series which features a new video each Tuesday. Each video receives nearly 100,000 views by young musicians and in classrooms and studios around the world. Nicola recently made a highly anticipated subscription debut with the Chicago Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas and played the U.S. premiere of a new solo violin work by Wynton Marsalis on a 5-city U.S. recital tour.
