Robert Ames

Sigur Rós is Coming to BroadwaySF's Orpheum Theatre in November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 29, 2025

Sigur Rós will return to the US and Canada – coming to San Francisco’s Orpheum Theatre for two performances only this fall. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

The BBC Proms Reveals Lineup For 2025 Edition
by Stephi Wild - Apr 24, 2025

The BBC Proms has announced the lineup for its 2025 edition. The BBC Proms will present an eight-week celebration of  music featuring over 3,000 artists, the first overnight Prom  in almost half a century and more than 80 solo debuts.

Open Season at QPAC Continues in Brisbane
by Stephi Wild - Mar 24, 2025

Brisbane's live music scene will heat up this winter as the Queensland Performing Arts Centre will present two nights of  international music as part of Brisbane's Open Season.

Ludovico Einaudi Sets 2025 North American Fall Tour
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 28, 2025

Ludovico Einaudi has announced a North American fall tour ahead of his upcoming studio album The Summer Portraits, due out this Friday, January 31. The tour stars on September 30 in Chicago.

Ludovico Einaudi Returns with Emotionally Resonant Album 'The Summer Portraits'
by Josh Sharpe - Jan 16, 2025

Groundbreaking composer and pianist Ludovico Einaudi returns with his new album The Summer Portraits, due out on January 31. Einaudi found inspiration for the album through a cascade of personal memories triggered by sun, summer, and family holidays.

Review: BBC PROMS: PROM 34: 21ST-CENTURY SOUNDTRACKS, Royal Albert Hall
by Alice Cope - Aug 15, 2024

Robert Ames leads a superb performance from the London Contemporary Orchestra.

Sigur Rós Announce New Orchestral Tour Dates With 8 New Cities
by Michael Major - Feb 29, 2024

This upcoming tour will be the first time these cities will experience the full orchestral performance. For the new dates, Sigur Rós will once again enlist the Wordless Music Orchestra, the exception being Detroit, where they will be joined by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra. Robert Ames will also return as the conductor for this series.

International and Irish Artists Arrive in Cork For Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival
by Stephi Wild - Sep 6, 2023

Over 100 international and Irish artists are arriving in Cork to perform at Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival this week, 7th – 10th September. Learn more about the festival and the upcoming events here!  

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Reveal Biggest Programme To Date
by Stephi Wild - Aug 9, 2023

Sounds from a Safe Harbour Festival (SFSH), renowned for its eclectic and ground-breaking programming, announce their last round of ticketed shows to their line-up of artists for the 2023 edition.

Video: Sigur Rós Share '8' Video; First in Series of 10 Videos by 10 Directors
by Michael Major - Jul 27, 2023

“8” follows Katya Gimro and Alexey Krupnik’s video for “Andrá” and the video for “Blóðberg” - a sepia-toned birds eye view of desecrated and barren land in reflection of socio-political and environmental anxieties directed by Johan Renck, the director whose past directorial credits include HBO’s Chernobyl and videos for Madonna and New Order,

Review: BBC PROMS AT SAGE GATESHEAD: SELF ESTEEM & ROYAL NORTHERN SINFONIA, Sage Gateshead
by Bryony Rae Taylor - Jul 24, 2023

I like my orchestral music organised around Northern talent. An evening of two halves, this BBC Proms event saw Nottingham (which is geographically more North than South, so let’s forget for a moment that it’s in the midlands) was repped by four-piece band Divorce. Then, Rotherham-born Self-Esteem - or Rebecca Lucy Taylor, a seedling national treasure – performed an hour-long set “with some surprises”, primarily performing her own work with new arrangements by Colin Elliot.

Sigur Rós to Release Surprise Album 'ÁTTA' Tomorrow
by Michael Major - Jun 15, 2023

Sigur Rós surprised fans with the confirmation that they will tomorrow release their first new studio album in ten years. Titled ÁTTA, the ten-track album is their most intimate and emotionally direct record to date, A first song lifted from the album, “Blóðberg,” was released on Monday and is available to stream and download now.

Manchester Camerata Will Perform Three World Premieres This Summer
by Stephi Wild - Jun 15, 2023

Manchester Camerata continues to be at the forefront of the UK’s contemporary classical music scene with three world premiere performances this summer.

Sounds From A Safe Harbour Reveals First Headline Acts
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2023

Sounds from a Safe Harbour (SFSH) returns for its fourth edition, from Thursday 7th to Sunday 10th September, welcoming some of the finest International and Irish artists to stages across Cork city, and beyond.

BBC PROMS To Include Works From Rufus Wainwright, Sheku Kanneh-Mason and Self Esteem
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 20, 2023

The BBC Proms 2023 launches with a programme bursting with opera, oratorio and large-scale choral work and the first ever weekend-long Proms festival rooted in the North-East at Sage Gateshead.

Southbank Centre Announces Return of COWPUNCHER MY ASS
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Nov 16, 2022

The Southbank Centre has announced the return of Cowpuncher My Ass, the genre-defying performance piece commissioned by the Southbank Centre with choreographer Holly Blakey, original score by Mica Levi and costume design by Andreas Kronthaler for Vivenne Westwood. 

Music From & Inspired by Director Todd Field's Film TÁR Out Now
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 21, 2022

Starring Cate Blanchett in the title role, Todd Field’s TÁR received a six-minute standing ovation when it premiered at the Venice Film Festival on September 1, 2022. Deutsche Grammophon’s groundbreaking concept album, out now digitally and on CD, captures the process of music-making that lies at the heart of the film.

Cynthia Erivo and More Set For BBC Proms; Full 2022 Programme Revealed
by Stephi Wild - Apr 26, 2022

The 2022 BBC Proms celebrates a homecoming of large-scale orchestral repertoire to the Royal Albert Hall. This year's festival will feature a programme of a scale not heard at the Proms since 2019: the symphonic music of our past responding vividly to the moment, from Verdi's Requiem on the First Night of the Proms, to Mahler's Second Symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Simon Rattle, to Beethoven's Ninth Symphony performed by the Chineke! Orchestra and Chineke! Voices under Kevin John Edusei.

Manchester Camerata Announces 50th Anniversary Programme
by Stephi Wild - Jan 20, 2022

2022 marks the 50th anniversary of Manchester Camerata, an innovative orchestra which has continued to push boundaries and challenge traditions throughout its history. The Orchestra today reveals some of its plans for the anniversary year which sees them perform all across the UK with artists ranging from Jess Gillam and Jean-Efflam Bavouzet to DJ Afrodeutsche and Joy Division's Peter Hook.

The Los Angeles Philharmonic to Present REEL CHANGE: THE NEW ERA OF FILM MUSIC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2021

The Los Angeles Philharmonic will present Reel Change: The New Era of Film Music, a series of three concerts curated by Kris Bowers (Green Book, Bridgerton), Nicholas Britell (Moonlight, Succession) and Hildur Guðnadóttir (Joker, Chernobyl, Battlefield 2042.