ABOUT
As Maestro! enters our 30th year in business we reflect on the many highlights of the past three decades and look to the future.
Since 1994 Maestro! has undertaken thousands of tours around the world for the professional performing arts. We have had the pleasure of working with the world’s greatest artists, ensembles, choirs and orchestras.
At the same time, we have taken several thousand music lovers around the globe to enjoy performances and experiences from the gamut of the performing arts.
The pandemic and Brexit have both taken a serious toll on professional touring and on the resources needed to support them. After much consideration Maestro! has decided to withdraw from professional tour services and concentrate on our ‘other business’ of creating unique experiences with music, good food & fellowship across the UK, Europe and further afield.
We thank the many orchestras, ensembles, soloists and managements who have supported us over the years.
Corporate Social Responsibility
Since the inception of Maestro! almost 30 years ago, ‘giving back’ has been of paramount importance to the Company. Each year, at least 20% of our profit has been donated to the support of a wide range of causes encouraging young artists and other music and festival initiatives. These include:
- In Harmony Liverpool - Life-changing orchestral music-making with the children and families of North Liverpool
- Crosby Hall Educational Trust – Music at CHET main sponsor since 2013
- Lunchtime Concert Series at Philharmonic Hall, Liverpool – Principal Sponsor
- The Maestro! Bell for the Forever Bells project of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic
Providing financial support to:
- Mozart - ‘Made in Manchester’ with Jean-Efflam Bavouzet and Manchester Camerata
- Emerging Artists programme at Longborough Festival Opera
- Bath Mozartfest and Bachfest, Emerging Artists performances
- West Wicklow Chamber Music Festival, Rising Stars programme
- Leeds International Piano Competition, masterclass programme
- North Yorks Moors Chamber Music Festival
- Leamington Music Festival
- Travel grants to help young artists attend competitions and advanced learning
Getting Better than Carbon Neutral
As Maestro! approaches its 30th birthday we are conscious of the environmental impact that travel has on our world. We understand for example, that each round-trip flight within Europe creates around half a tonne of carbon. This autumn we will be announcing how we can meaningfully offset and REDUCE our carbon footprint x1.5 rather than simple replacement.
Meanwhile, to mark the launch of our new website Maestro! has purchased 150 tonnes of verifiable Carbon Credits via the Gold Standard Foundation, directly supporting four important local initiatives in South America, India, Africa and Asia: