Key Moments
Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra - 2022
In 2022, Askonas Holt was proud to organise the inaugural tour of the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra in association with the Metropolitan Opera and the Polish National Opera.
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Chineke! Orchestra: Flanders Festival - 2017
In September 2017, Chineke! Orchestra performed their first international concert at the Flanders Festival of Ghent, marking the start of a significant new touring partnership with this ground-breaking orchestra.
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Joyce DiDonato & il pomo d’oro – In War & Peace: Harmony Through Music - 2016
November 2016 saw our first touring production with Joyce DiDonato and her long-time musical partners il pomo d’oro and conductor Maxim Emelyanychev.
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El Sistema makes history at the Salzburger Festspiele - 2013
In 2013, the Salzburger Festspiele hosted six ensembles from El Sistema in what was the largest presentation of El Sistema ever seen outside of Venezuela, and the most ambitious project for Askonas Holt to date.
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Grand Sumo Tournament - 1991
In 1991, Martin Campbell-White, CEO of Harold Holt (later to become Askonas Holt) organised one of the most exciting events in the history of the company - the first official Sumo wrestling tournament to be staged outside of Japan in the 1,500-year history of the sport.
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Aug 2024
Orchestre National de FranceEuropeChristian Macelaru Gautier Capuçon, cello Programme: Elgar Cello Concerto, Berlioz Symphonie Fantastique Grafenegg, AustriaAug 2024
Berliner PhilharmonikerLondonBerliner Philharmoniker Víkingur Ólafsson (piano) Kirill Petrenko (conductor) Programme 1 (Prom 55): SCHUMANN Piano Concerto in A minor, SMETANA Má vlast Programme 2 (Prom 56): BRUCKNER Symphony No. 5 in B flat major Royal Albert Hall, London (as part of the BBC Proms)Aug 2024
Joyce DiDonato: EDENEuropeTurku Concert Hall | Musikkenhus, Aalborg | Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio, WarsawAug 2024
il Pomo d'OroEuropeJoyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Maxim Emelyanychev (conductor -Turku) Zefira Valova (conductor - Aalborg, Warsaw) Turku Concert Hall | Musikkenhus, Aalborg | Witold Lutosławski Concert Studio of the Polish Radio, Warsaw EDENAug 2024
Kansas City SymphonyEuropeKansas City Symphony Matthias Pintscher (conductor) Conrad Tao (piano) Concertgebouw, Amsterdam | Berlin Philharmonie, Berlin | Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg Programme 1: Ives Three Pieces from New England, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, Ravel Rhapsody Espagnole Programme 2: Ives Two movements from A Symphony: Holidays [“Decoration Day”; “The Fourth of July”], Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Copland Symphony No.3 Programme 3: Ives Three Places in New England, Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue, Copland Symphony No.3Aug 2024
National Youth Orchestra of USANYO USA | South America | August 2024Marin Alsop Jean-Yves Thibaudet Programme: Symphony No.1, Barber, Rhapsody in Blue, Gershwin, Symphony No.5, Rimsky-Korsakov Auditorio Nacional del Sodre Montevideo | Teatro Colón, Buenos Aires | Municipal Theater of Rio de Janeiro | Sala Sao PauloAug 2024
Joyce DiDonato: EDENSouth AmericaSanta Domingo | Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires | Sala Sao Paulo | CaracasAug 2024
il Pomo d'OroSouth AmericaJoyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Edson Scheid (conductor) Santa Domingo | Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires | Sala Sao Paulo EDENJul 2024
National Children's Symphony Orchestra of VenezuelaGustavo Dudamel (conductor) Programme: Adams Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Estevez Mediodia en el llano, Ginastera Dances from “La Estancia”, Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 in D Minor Los Angeles | New York | Ravinia | TanglewoodJul 2024
Chamber Orchestra of EuropeEuropeYannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor) Joyce DiDonato (mezzo-soprano) Mahler: Rückert Lieder, Mahler Symphony No.4 Yannick Nézet-Séguin (conductor) Seong Jin Cho (piano) Beethoven: Piano Concerto 4, Mozart: Symphony No.35, Beethoven: Piano Concerto 5 Baden Baden Festspielhaus: La Capitale d’Été FestivalJul 2024
il Pomo d'OroEuropeJakub Józef Orliński (countertenor) Odeon of Herodes Atticus, Athens | Royal Albert Hall, London | Marmosaal Sankt Florian | Queens Hall, Edinburgh | Eglise de Doussard | Reisensaal, Innsbruck Hofburg Beyond: a unique selection of rarely performed music from the XVII century, featuring works of Monteverdi, Frescobaldi, Strozzi, Cavalli, Netti, Moratelli.