Maestro! offers a full range of international travel, touring and production solutions for a diverse mix of internationally-celebrated performers, arts management companies, orchestras, choirs, dance companies & special projects.
Sir Simon Rattle has become a German Citizen.
Read Norman Lebrecht's piece on why "British Music Has Just Lost It's Most Effective Voice" in his article from Slippedisc.com by clicking the link below
At a time of unprecedented difficulties for the performing arts sector and those of us that support them, the double blow of 'post Brexit' visa restrictions on top of covid-19 will be the final straw for many organisations.
Please consider adding your name to the 250,000+ who have already signed the Parliamentary Petition by clicking on the link below.
Set up by video director Tim Brennan, the online petition specifically requests that the UK Government negotiate a free, cultural work permit to allow UK-based professionals to perform in EU states. This would be on a reciprocal basis and is equally important for EU based arts organisations and performers to be able to continue to perform in the UK.
Mr Brennan commented "Now that the UK has left the transition period individual artists, orchestras, dance companies and all professional performance genres will face further hardship when trying to tour the EU on a professional basis, with potentially each country asking for its own visa, that would be valid only for one trip" the petition reads....
"We ask the UK Goverment to negotiate a free cultural work permit that gives us visa free travel throughout the 27 EU states for music touring professionals, bands, musicians, artists, TV and sports celebrities that tour the EU to perform shows and events & Carnet exception for touring equipment".
On the eve of her 80th birthday year, Martha Argerich bade good riddance to 2020 with a wonderful performance of Beethoven's 2nd Piano Concerto.
The concert, performed at LAC Lugano with the Orchestra della Svizzera italiana under the baton of Maestro Ion Marin, also included Schubert's 5th Symphony.
Thanks to RSI Rete Due you can watch the performance by clicking the link below. Once you press play, slide the timing bar forward to 3 mins to the start of the concert (unless you want to relax and enjoy the Italian introduction!).
Maestro! very much hope to be able to take a group to Martha's Festival in Hamburg this coming June. You can Register Now in the Music & Arts Tours section of the website.
