News from Primo Artists | Winter 2024
Itzhak Perlman performed at Carnegie Hall on November 28 with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin. On December 17, he brought his popular klezmer show “In the Fiddler’s House” to a sold-out house at the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach. This month, Perlman embarks on a five-city Westcoast Tour, bringing "In the Fiddler's House" to San Francisco, his autobiographical multi-media show “An Evening with Itzhak Perlman” to Dallas and Costa Mesa, and recitals with pianist Rohan De Silva to Los Angeles and Portland. In February, Perlman returns to the Houston Symphony in his final season as Artistic Partner for a play/conduct program and leads the Charleston Symphony ahead of recitals in Greenville and New Brunswick.
Seong-Jin Cho toured North America this Fall, performing with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, the Houston Symphony and the Toronto Symphony and recitals at the La Jolla Music Society, National Arts Centre, Soka Performing Arts Center, Bergen Performing Arts Center and the University of California, Santa Barbara. This month, he performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra from January 11 to 13 and at Carnegie Hall on January 29. He makes his San Francisco Symphony debut from January 18 to 20 and performs with the National Symphony Orchestra from January 25 to 27 ahead of joining them for their European tour from February 19 to 28. On February 2 though 10, he makes debuts with the Cleveland Orchestra and Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
James Gaffigan toured the U.S. this Fall with performances with Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. In his inaugural season as General Music Director of Komische Oper Berlin, Gaffigan led a symphonic concert on December 8 and his first production Eugene Onegin from December 15 through January 21. He conducted the Komische Oper Berlin in their New Year’s concert with Fazil Say before their second production, The Golden Cockerel, from January 28 through March 20 and Bowie Meets Bruckner on February 10.
Gemma New led the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in her second season as Artistic Advisor and Principal Conductor from October 27 to November 18, culminating the season in concerts with violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter. New makes her subscription debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at Walt Disney Concert Hall on January 6 and 7 before joining the Orquesta Sinfónica de Barcelona on January 20 and 21. From February 1 through 10, she leads subscription programs with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. This season marks New's final season as Music Director of the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, which received the 2023 Vida Peene Orchestra Award in September.
Joshua Bell kicked off a year-long artist residency with the NDR Elbphilharmonie with the World Premiere of his commission “The Elements” in early September and made the U.S. Premiere of “The Elements” at Lincoln Center’s David Geffen Hall with the New York Philharmonic from September 29 to October 1. In the Fall, he opened the Indianapolis Symphony season and joined the Atlanta Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony and the New Jersey Symphony. Bell performed with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra on December 21 and 22 and joins the NDR Elbphilharmonie for performances from January 17 to 20. He returns to the States on February 15 and 16 to perform with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Christoph Eschenbach.
Randall Goosby made his St. Louis Symphony Orchestra debut with Christian Reif in November performing the Korngold Violin Concerto. He begins 2024 with recitals with pianist Zhu Wang on January 14 at London's Southbank Centre, where he is Artist-in-Residence, and at the Conservatorio de Milano on January 17. He joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Andris Nelsons performing Bruch Violin Concerto No. 1 on February 2 and 3 and makes his Seattle Symphony debut with Reif from February 8 to 10. In April 2024, he and Zhu Wang embark on a U.S. recital tour.
Cristian Măcelaru was announced as Artistic Partner of the WDR Sinfonieorchester for the 2025/26 season. Măcelaru has served as Chief Conductor since 2019 and will continue to lead the musicians of the orchestra in this new role. In November, Măcelaru released the album “Brahms Piano Concertos” with pianist Simon Trpčeski and WDR which received rave reviews. In his fourth season as Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, he conducts programs from January 17 to 20 and February 10 in Paris. Măcelaru also leads the Filharmonica George Enescu on January 11 and 12 before returning to the States to conduct the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on February 2 and 3. On February 16 and 17, Măcelaru leads the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Christian Reif opened his inaugural season as Chief Conductor of the Gävle Symphony Orchestra on September 15 on a program featuring the World Premiere of Erin Lacy’s “Aurōra”. He recently led the American Modern Opera Company in his chamber arrangement of John Adams’ El Niño: Natively Reconsidered with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra on November 30 and on a U.S. tour in December with stops at Opera Omaha, Stanford Live, and the Yale Schwarzman Center culminating in New York City at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine. Reif conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra on February 2 followed by his Seattle Symphony debut with Randall Goosby from February 8 to 10 and performances with the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra from February 23 to 25.
