A ‘bravura show of intelligence and flair…combining an almost jazzy brilliance with admirable sensuousness of tone and line.’ Read the full review here:

Max Emanuel Cenči & Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu perform arias from Orlando Furioso by Handel, Vivaldi and Porpora at London’s Wigmore Hall. Watch a live broadcast of the concert on Wigmore Hall’s facebook page here:

‘…The evening, thanks to the first-rate performances by Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu and Giuseppina Bridelli under the direction of Franck-Emmanuel Comte, was full of the sensitivity, snap and sparkle that one wants from Baroque opera…’

‘Stocked with musicians who have triumphed in international competitions and play in top-class orchestras around Austria and Germany, this ensemble is without doubt one of the great chamber ensembles of today, right up there with the Scharoun Ensemble Berlin and other famous formations. As the first gentle chords of the quintet ring out and Alexander Neubauer’s clarinet (deputy principle at the Vienna Symphony) begins its wondrous journey, the ensemble sounds like the Vienna Philharmonic in miniature.’

Yannick Eisenaecher reviews the opening concert of the Februari Festival in The Hague with the Alban Berg Ensemble Wien as Artists in Residence:

You can watch the broadcast of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra’s New Year’s concert for 7 days courtesy ORF here:

The Alban Berg Ensemble was invited to inaugurate the chamber music series at the new ‘Haus der Musik’ in Innsbruck.

“Franck-Emmanuel Comte’s production – part whimsy, part scholarship – combined with the excellence of all the performers, made for an inspiring, sparkling and entertaining evening… The singing was perfection from all concerned, but the two upper voices – the soprano Heather Newhouse Peraldo and the contralto Anthea Pichanick Contralto – need special mention.’
Read the full 5* review in London’s MusicOMH here:

Jesko Sirvend conducts the Orchestre National de France in a program dedicated to Leonard Bernstein, the concert is broadcast live on France Musique and is available online for 30 days:

Prior to their 2nd London concert this season at St John’s Smith Square, Le Concert de l’Hostel Dieu performs live on Radio 3’s show InTune:

Radio Klassik Stephansdom is broadcasting the 2nd season concert of the ABEW at the Vienna Musikverein on 7.11.2018. You can listen again to the broadcast for 7 days, starting from 17.11 2018 here.

ORF 2 reports about the Swarowsky exhibition at the Vienna State Opera, including an interview with Zubin Mehta.

As part of their two week focus on Hans Swarowksy, Christoph Wellner talks to Manfred Huss about the exceptional and widely unkwown biography of Hans Swarowsky – listen again until the 29th October here (in German).

Prior to the upcoming revised edition of Hans Swarowsky’s writings on Music the Vienna State Opera House is hosting an exhibition titled Hans Swarowsky: Conductor – Teacher – Pianist – Translator – Writer. The revised edition of ‘Wahrung der Gestalt’, first edited by Manfred Huss for Universal Edition in 1979, will subsequently be published for the first time in English (Universal Edition) and Italian (Il Saggiatore). Puskas International artist management and consultancy is delighted to have been invited to contribute to the conception and curation of the project in collaboration with the Hans Swarowsky Akademie in Vienna. The exhibition opens on 23rd October and will be on till early January.

To open their 2018/19 season, Radio Klassik is broadcasting the Alban Berg Ensemble’s first concert this season live from the Vienna Musikverein on 6th October at 5pm CET, the concert is available for 7 days on demand.

In September 2018 Squire Artists and Puskas International artists management & consultancy will be launching a large-scale strategic international partnership with a view to jointly representing a pool of selected artists and ensembles in general management and developing projects together. Each agency will retain its own distinct profile, roster and projects, but will collaborate on artist development for a growing pool of international soloists, chamber music ensembles, orchestras & conductors.

To end his first season as Chef Assistant with the Orchestre National de France, Jesko Sirvend is closing the Palazzetto Bru Zane Festival with this Gounod Gala at the Auditorium de Radio France. Live on ARTE CONCERT FR on 16th June, 8pm CET and available on VOD until 17th June 2019: