EPIDAURUS FESTIVAL CAVTAT CROATIA: AUGUST 2024
James Ross conducts the opening concert of the Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat, Croatia, on 30 August at Villa Banac, performing Luca Sorkočević, Symphony No. 3 in D; Vivaldi, Quattro Stagioni, Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 and Nino Rota, 'Speak Softly Love' from The Godfather, with Molly Salvemini, violin, Daniel Rivera, piano and Orchestra Filarmonica Pugliese.
James Ross conducts the opening concert of the Epidaurus Festival in Cavtat, Croatia, on 30 August at Villa Banac, performing Luca Sorkočević, Symphony No. 3 in D; Vivaldi, Quattro Stagioni, Chopin, Piano Concerto No. 2 and Nino Rota, 'Speak Softly Love' from The Godfather, with Molly Salvemini, violin, Daniel Rivera, piano and Orchestra Filarmonica Pugliese.
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Glasgrada, Croatia, 30 August 2024
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ALBION RECORDS ALBUM WITH KENT SINFONIA
In Feburary 2024, James Ross recorded Royal Throne of Kings, an album of works by Vaughan Williams with Kent Sinfonia for Albion Records, the label of the Ralph Vaughan Williams Society. The album (ALBCD062) includes previous unrecorded works by Vaughan Williams, released on 1 November 2024. 'Unfailingly sympathetic performances, one and all.' The Gramophone, November 2024 'The most intriguing disc I have reviewed so far this year... Kent Sinfonia and the Albion Chorus directed by James Ross give outstanding performances.' John France, MusicWeb International, 30 October 2024 |
JAMES ROSS SIGNS WITH NIKA MUSIC MANAGEMENT
Starting in November 2023, James Ross is pleased to be represented by Nika Music Management, based in Istanbul. See contact details and biography in English and Turkish.
Starting in November 2023, James Ross is pleased to be represented by Nika Music Management, based in Istanbul. See contact details and biography in English and Turkish.
King's College London Symphony Orchestra with Antoine Veillerette and James Ross, Treviso, June 2023
2023 KING'S COLLEGE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA AND KING'S OPERA ITALY CONCERT TOUR
James Ross led King's College London Symphony Orchestra and King's Opera touring Veneto in June 2023, with assistant conductor Antoine Veillerette, performing works by Lalo, Delibes, Offenbach, Wagner and Humperdinck.
James Ross led King's College London Symphony Orchestra and King's Opera touring Veneto in June 2023, with assistant conductor Antoine Veillerette, performing works by Lalo, Delibes, Offenbach, Wagner and Humperdinck.
KING'S COLLEGE LONDON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
In October 2022, James Ross will take up a new appointment as Music Director of King's College London Symphony Orchestra. His first concert with KCLSO will be at the Great Hall, King's College, Strand, London on 12 and 13 December 2022, with Shostakovich Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Nielsen Symphony No. 5.
In October 2022, James Ross will take up a new appointment as Music Director of King's College London Symphony Orchestra. His first concert with KCLSO will be at the Great Hall, King's College, Strand, London on 12 and 13 December 2022, with Shostakovich Festive Overture, Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto and Nielsen Symphony No. 5.
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2022 SUNA KAN INTERNATIONAL VIOLIN COMPETITION
James Ross joins Hande Küden (Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra), Tayfun Bozok (ex-Concertmaster, Ankara State Opera and Ballet Orchestra and First Violin, Bozok String Quartet), Pelin Halkacı Akin (Concertmaster, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra), Reyyan Yücelen Başaran, Zornitsa Ilarionova (Bulgaria) and Andrea Solinas (Italy) on the jury of the 2nd Suna Kan International Violin Competition in October 2022. |
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James Ross conducts Kent Sinfonia in France at Les Musicales de Redon, Église de Pipriac, on 4 July 2022:
Sibelius, Pelléas and Mélisande Suite Vaughan Williams, The Lark Ascending (Christian Halstead, violin) Wagner, Siegfried Idyll Elgar, Chanson de Nuit; Chanson de Matin Richard Strauss, Der Rosenkavalier Suite |
Photography by Francis Payol
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ANKARA CITY PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA AT PRESIDENTIAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CONCERT HALL
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James Ross conducted the inaugural concert of the Ankara Kent Filarmoni Orkestrası (Ankara City Philharmonic Orchestra), hosted by Ankara Metropolitan Municaplity, at the new Presidential Symphony Orchestra Concert Hall on 26 September 2021, with soloists Mehmet Yılmaz and Görkem Ezgi Yıldırım:
Shostakovich, Festive Overture Saygun, Suite for Orchestra Op. 14 Borodin, In the Steppes of Central Asia Borodin, Polovtsian Dances Stravinsky, The Firebird Suite (1919) Saygun, Bozlak Muammer Sun, Bozkırın Sesi (Voice of the Steppes) Erkin, Köçekçe Hüdayda (arr. Eray Inal; bağlama: Alper Kıraç) |
CONDUCTING MASTERCLASS IN ALMERÍA, SPAIN
Leading orchestral conducting masterclass hosted by the University of Almería Cursos de Verano with Academia Diesis:
Vivaldi, Bassoon Concerto in B-flat RV 503
J.S. Bach, Oboe Concerto in D minor BWV 1059
Beethoven, Symphony No.1
Sibelius, Andante festivo
Vivaldi, Bassoon Concerto in B-flat RV 503
J.S. Bach, Oboe Concerto in D minor BWV 1059
Beethoven, Symphony No.1
Sibelius, Andante festivo
RECORDING RELEASES - DEBUSSY DANSE SACRÉE ET DANSE PROFANE AND WARLOCK CAPRIOL SUITE, WITH THE BÜYÜKADA ENSEMBLE
Debussy, Danse sacrée et danse profane, with harp soloist Yonca Atar and the Büyükada Ensemble, recorded in Istanbul in 2020 during the COVID-19 Pandemic, releases on Friday 12 March 2021 on Idagio, iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, Deezer, Qobuz, Napster, YouTube Music, Amazon Music and all main streaming services.
Click above to download on iTunes with digital booklet
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Warlock, Capriol Suite - released on iTunes / Apple Music, Spotify, Idagio, Deezer and all main digital service providers on 18 December 2020, from The Büyükada Ensemble's September 2020 broadcast televised from Istanbul. Click here to download Warlock Capriol Suite on iTunes or stream on Apple Music.
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KENT SINFONIA DIRECTOR APPOINTMENT: JANUARY 2021
After working as guest conductor with Kent Sinfonia, James Ross is delighted to be appointed as a director and trustee of the orchestra in January 2021, providing artistic advice and planning, as well as future conducting engagements and recordings. |
James Ross conducting Kent Sinfonia at Margate Winter Gardens
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OPERA PREMIERES IN MILAN AND NEW YORK World première of Love Hurts - opera in two acts by Nicola Moro, with libretto by Lisa Hilton, directed by Federica Santambrogio, with cast including David Kravitz, baritone and Laura Catrani, soprano. Teatro Piccolo Milan - first performance 25 June 2016 Symphony Space New York City - 28 October 2016 Collaboration with Labatorio Opera Milano and the Center for Contemporary Opera, New York Watch HERE for excerpt (with Laura Catrani, soprano, and Eutopia Ensemble) |
Save The Children Secret Winter Gala at The London Guildhall with
English National Ballet raises more than £800,000
English National Ballet raises more than £800,000
SRI LANKA
Commonwealth Festival Orchestra performs Sri Lanka's first concert at Colombo's Nelum Pokuna Theatre with The Commonwealth Resounds, The Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka, and The Royal Over-Seas League: Click for Reviews in The Nation and The Daily News.
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James Ross, Danielle de Niese, Sunethra Bandaranaike, Rohan de Silva
James Ross presents a concert with
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WESTMINSTER ABBEY
Westminster Abbey Commonwealth Observance, attended by HM Queen Elizabeth II. Music performed included from the 1953 coronation by Purcell, Vaughan Williams and Handel, and first performances by Joshua Hagley and Alan Mofti, with members of Chetham's School of Music, Royal Academy of Music, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, Royal College of Music and Commonwealth Festival Orchestra, organised by The Commonwealth Resounds.
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SHELDONIAN THEATRE, OXFORD
350TH ANNIVERSARY |
SAATCHI GALLERY
PHILHARMONIA ORCHESTRA 'Sounds Outstanding': Inspired by Saatchi Gallery's 'Gaiety is the Most Outstanding Feature of the Soviet Union', with Music Off Canvas, Queenswood School and The Purcell School of Music, and Shostakovich, Chamber Symphony with Philharmonia Orchestra members.
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ST ALBANS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
James Ross is pleased to become a Vice-President of the St Albans Symphony Orchestra on SASO's 80th Anniversary in 2012.
James Ross is pleased to become a Vice-President of the St Albans Symphony Orchestra on SASO's 80th Anniversary in 2012.
FILM RECORDING
Philip Sheppard's score for David Fairhead's The Long Journey Home - award nominee at Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
Philip Sheppard's score for David Fairhead's The Long Journey Home - award nominee at Aesthetica Short Film Festival.
