Releases 2026-2027
PENTATONE Anniversary 25 Years of Excellence
(2001–2026)
2001 – Foundation
PENTATONE was founded in the Netherlands by three former executives of Philips Classics, following its sale and merger with Universal Music Group. The label still currently resides in the legendary villa in Baarn, The Netherlands.
From the beginning, PENTATONE built upon the legendary DSD recording expertise and SACD production technology developed at Philips Classics.
The founders established the label with a clear mission: to produce classical music recordings of the highest possible quality, while staying at the forefront of the most advanced recording technologies.
Early 2000s –International Breakthrough
PENTATONE achieved worldwide recognition with a GRAMMY
winning production of Peter & the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev, narrated in different languages by international stars and famous personalities such as Mikhail Gorbachev, Bill Clinton, Sophia Loren and Antonio Banderas (Spanish language edition). The recording was conducted by Kent Nagano with the Russian National Orchestra.
All narrator proceeds were donated to charity, making this both an artistic and humanitarian landmark. It also demonstrates - from the start - the label’s
ability to combine musical excellence, bold artistic vision, and broad appeal (even via spoken-word, children’s repertoire).
Another major early success was the release of Music from the Royal Wedding of Willem-Alexander and Máxima Zorreguieta. The album sold over 75,000 copies, achieving Triple Platinum status in the Netherlands, with a remarkable percentage of Dutch households still owning a copy today
2001–2010 – The First Decade: Building the Core Catalogue
During its first decade, PENTATONE established a powerful artistic identity with numerous award-winning releases, including recordings with international violin star Julia Fischer, whose career was significantly shaped during this collaboration.
Major complete cycles released during this period include:
– Beethoven Symphonies, conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
– Beethoven Piano Sonatas, performed by Mari Kodama
– Bruckner Symphonies, conducted by Marek Janowski
Violinist Arabella Steinbacher also emerged as one of the defining artists of this era.
A historic achievement of this period was the complete recording of all ten mature operas by Richard Wagner, a monumental contribution to the recorded operatic repertoire.
PENTATONE: Award Highlights
To date, PENTATONE regularly receives recognition from international publications, demonstrating the label’s consistent excellence across a broad range of repertoire (choral, orchestral, opera, and contemporary) and reinforcing its reputation as a leading classical music label worldwide. Below are just some of our recent accolades:
2017
– The Ghosts of Versailles (John Corigliano) – GRAMMY Award Winner, Best Opera Recording & Best Engineered Album, Classical
2019
– The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs (composer Mason Bates, The Santa Fe Opera, conductor Michael Christie) – GRAMMY Award Winner, Best Opera Recording
– Named Label of the Year, Gramophone Magazine
2020
– Named Label of the Year, International Classical Music Awards (ICMA)
2024
– Profesión with Sean Shibe – BBC Music Magazine Instrumental Solo Award
– Youth by Edmund Finnis – Presto Classical EP of the Year & Edison Award
– Lisette Oropesa – Best Female Singer, OPER! Awards
2025
– Má Vlast – BBC Music Magazine Orchestral Award
– Rosa Feola – Premio Abbiati, Sono Regina e Sono Amante
– Francesco Piemontesi – Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 & Three Intermezzi, Op. 117 – Presto Classical Recording of the Year
– Eleonora Buratto – OpernWelt Singer of the Year
2026
– Chopin Voyage with Yulianna Avdeeva – Diapason d’Or de l’Année – Don’t Look Down by Christopher Cerrone –GRAMMY Award Winner, Best Engineered Classical
PENTATONE Anniversary
2013 – 2020 – New Management & Digital Expansion
In 2013, a new management team ushered PENTATONE into a new phase, with a renewed focus on:
– Design and branding
– Digital distribution platforms
– An expanded and more diverse repertoire
Key artistic partnerships from this period include:
– Conductors: Vladimir Jurowski, René Jacobs, Esa-Pekka Salonen
– Singers: Piotr Beczała, Lisette Oropesa, Javier Camarena, Ian Bostridge, Magdalena Kožená
– Instrumentalists: Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Francesco Piemontesi, Alisa Weilerstein
– Ensembles: Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Czech Philharmonic
This period also marked a strong expansion into American opera and collaborations with contemporary composers, which remains a core component of PENTATONE’s history and future.
2021–Present – Entering the Third Decade
In its third decade, PENTATONE continues to focus on:
– Continuous innovation
– A growing and diverse artist roster
– Cutting-edge sound and production technology
– Growing in sync and licensing
Recent landmark collaborations include:
– The multi-award-winning Mahler Cycle with the Czech Philharmonic under Semyon Bychkov, honored with awards by both Gramophone Magazine and BBC Music Magazine
– A long term collaboration with the Singapore Sympony Orchestra, including several recordings with star violinist Chloe Chua.
– An expansive collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conducted by Rafael Payare including recordings of Mahler, Schönberg and Ravel
– Strengthened partnerships with significant American orchestras, such as Minnesota Orchestra
Detroit Symphony Orchesta
The label continues to champion its well-established soloists and introduce outstanding new talents, such as Sean Shibe, Tiffany Poon, Yulianna Avdeeva, Illia Ovcharenko, Rosa Feola, Lara Downes, Alon Sariel, Eleonora Buratto, Miró Quartet, Magdalena Kožená, Saskia Giorgini, Erin Morley and Denis Kozhukhin, whose international recognitions continue to grow.
PENTATONE also remains deeply connected to the Dutch musical landscape through enduring collaborations with leading
ensembles and artists, including Cappella Amsterdam, Holland Baroque, Calefax, and the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic under Karina Canellakis.
PENTATONE has also expanded into highquality vinyl production, combining state-of-the-art sound with premium physical formats. It was also the first label to introduce the mobile optimized booklet into the market.
A Unified Artistic Vision
Today, PENTATONE consistently demonstrates exceptional care across every aspect of its work: artist relations, design and visual identity, communication and public relations, printing, materials, and tactile quality.
Each release is conceived not simply as a recording, but as a fully curated artistic object—with thoughtfully commissioned liner-note authors, photography, imagery, and video content. Every element is interconnected, ensuring that each product tells a complete and immersive story, making every release a unified narrative experience beyond the music itself.
PENTATONE Anniversary
Notes from our artists
Thank you for your incredible patience and flexibility in making Dialogos possible. We’re very grateful for your support and look forward to the album release.
Holland Baroque
Thank you for your message and for the wonderful collaboration on Voice of the Beloved. We’re proud to see this project out in the world, and grateful for your dedication and care in bringing it to life. Congratulations to everyone involved!
Omroep Muziek
It looks INSANELY great. I’m so impressed. Definitely one of the greatest album designs I’ve ever seen. Thank you!
Bryan Wagorn
Thank you so much for the warm wishes and for the incredible support. I am truly moved by the level of teamwork that went into this release; it has been an absolute pleasure collaborating with all of you to bring this very special to my heart album to life! I am also very excited to see the early coverage and placements already coming in. Thank you again for believing in this project. Here’s to a great journey ahead!
Illia Ovcharenko
It has been an absolute delight to work with all of you and I appreciate all the effort and dedication you have all shared with me on my first album!
Cristina Prats Costa
All best and many thanks for your continued support at Pentatone, the team continue to be amazing.
James McVinnie
A BIG THANKS TO EVERYONE INVOLVED PENTATONE!!!!!!! Amazing work, guys!!! And thank you so much for your patience with us!! Now let´s entertain the people with our fabulous product!!
Quatuor Diotima
Many thanks to the wonderful Pentatone team for making this project possible and for the creativity and dedication that went into it.
Anne-Sophie Bertrand
Thank you for your partnership and continued collaboration on this project!
DSO
Thank you everyone, such an incredible pleasure to do this little album!!!..and also meet with my artwork!!! This is a huge trust on your side and I thank you profoundly !
Tamara Stefanovich
Celebrate with us
Social Media
Join in celebrating this milestone! We would love to hear from partners, artists, and collaborators from the past 25 years. Share a video or a meaningful memory with PENTATONE, tag us, and we’ll be honored to repost and collaborate. Throughout the month of September, highlights and reflections from our journey will be shared, and we invite everyone to be part of this celebration.
Coverage
Several interviews with key partners have already been published, reflecting on the label’s rich history, and more features are on the way. For those interested in spotlighting any aspect of PENTATONE’s legacy or becoming part of our anniversary story, please feel free to reach out to our PR & Marketing Manager Allie Summers.
Campaigns
Exciting and expansive campaigns are planned throughout 2026. For those interested in collaboration, we would love to explore ideas together. Current partners
include Presto, Europadisk, JPC, Arkiv Music, HB Direct, Amped, La Boîte à Musique, Artamusic, FNAC, Qobuz and Native DSD. We look forward to new collaborations.
Emerging Composer Initiative
We believe composers shape the future we hope to see. In November, we will release a digital-only album featuring original works in collaboration with leading publishers and a select student composer from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM). This project celebrates fresh perspectives and the next generation of musical creativity.
Events
PENTATONE celebrates in partnership with Wigmore Hall from November 10–13 with a series of lunchtime concerts featuring Lara Downes, Chloe Chua, Hina & Fiona and John Holiday.
In addition, exclusive invite-only events will take place this fall in London, Amsterdam, and New York, featuring music, celebration, and good vibes. Details coming soon.
Worth Noting in 2026
Midori
Schumann: Violin Concerto & Works for Violin and Piano
Festival Strings Lucerne, Daniel Dodds
PTC5187496
release March 6, 2026
Sondra Radvanovsky
Puccini Heroines
Lyric Opera of Chicago, Enrique Mazzola
PTC5187491
release March 27, 2026
Illia Ovcharenko
Manu Sinistra
Oksana Lyniv, MDRSinfonieorchester
PTC5187498
release March 20, 2026
Sean Shibe
Vesper Adès, Birtwistle, Dillon release April 17, 2026
Brandon Patrick George
The Deep Has Always Known Me
Brandon Patrick George (flute), Bryan Wagorn (piano)
PTC5187521
release May 29, 2026
Esther: The Lost
Opera
Thomas De Hartmann
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (photo), Corinne Winters, PTC5187424
release April 24, 2026
Lara Downes
Hold These Truths
PTC5187581
release July 3, 2026
John Holiday
Over My Head
release July 17, 2026
Ben Goldscheider
Mozart Horn Concertos
Ben Goldscheider (playing and conducting), Munich Chamber Orchestra
release October 2, 2026
Edmund Finnis
Out of the Dawn’s Mind
Edmund Finnis, Manchester Collective, Ruby Hughes release November 6, 2026
Mahler Symphonies 1-9
boxset
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov release April 10, 2026
Worth Noting in 2027
James McVinnie
Philip Glass album
Jamers McVinnie ensemble
release January 15, 2027
Saskia Giorgini
Transcendence
Artists
release January 29, 2027
Emanuel Ceysson de Hartmann - orchestral works
Kiril Karabits/Bournemouth
SO
release February 19, 2027
Marin Alsop
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Vienna Radio Symphony
PTC5187640
release March 26, 2027
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky - Concertos
release February 5, 2027
Semyon Bychkov
Rite of Spring/Pulcinella
Czech Philharmonic
PTC5187xxx
release April 2, 2027
Piotr Beczala
German Opera Arias London Philharmonic Orchestra, Axel Kober PTC5187038
release April 9, 2027
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Petrouchka & L’Oiseau de feu release May 27, 2027
Jasmine Choi
Mendelssohn and ReineckeFlute Concertos
Paavo Järvi, London Symphony Orchestra release May 28, 2027
Max Hornung
Mysteries of Life
PTC5187597
release June 18, 2027
Magdalena Kozena
Handel - Ariodante
release August 6, 2027
Herbert Blomstedt
Berwald Symphonies
Gewandhaus Orchestra
release July 9, 2027
Chloe Chua
Violin & Organ Programme
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
release September 3, 2027
Xabier Anduaga
Bel Canto Opera Arias
release July 16, 2027
Adam Smith
French and Italian tenor
arias
release September 10, 2027
Quatuor Diotima
Kaija Saariaho
release October 15, 2027
Corinne Winters
Czech Origins
David Mareček
release November 5, 2027
Alisa Weilerstein
Prokofiev: Sinfonia
Concertante in E minor, op. 125 & Strauss: Don Quixote, TrV 184, op. 35
release November 19, 2027
April 2026
Johann Sebastian Bach Lutheran Masses BWV 233-236
KÖLNER AKADEMIE · MICHAEL ALEXANDER WILLENS
Bach: Lutheran Masses
Album
Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens (conductor)
Soloists:
Hanna Herfurtner (soprano)
Elvira Bill (alto)
Gwilym Bowen (tenor)
Thomas Bonni (Bass)
Johann Sebastian Bach – Lutheran Masses, BWV 233-236
PTC5187509 | Release: April 3, 2026
Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
Boxset
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Symphonies (without unfinished #10)
PTC5187490 | Release: April 10, 2026
Jasmine Choi, Paavo Jarvi/London Symphony Orchestra: Mendelssohn and Reinecke - Flute Concertos. To be recorded: 9-10 Apr 26 in London. To be released on May 28 2027. IN THE STUDIO
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Schubert: Octet Album
Scharoun Ensemble (members of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra)
Schubert: Octet, D 803
PTC5187520 | Release: April 10, 2026
Vesper Album
Sean Shibe (guitar)
Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle James Dillon
A journey through the modern guitar’s expressive landscape, from Thomas Adès’ dazzling “Forgotten Dances” to Harrison Birtwistle’s reflective and rediscovered pieces, culminating in James Dillon’s bold and intricate “12 Caprices”.
PTC5187518 | Release: April 17, 2026
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Esther, the lost opera
Thomas de Hartmann
Album
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Kirill Karabits (conductor), Corinne Winters (soprano), Olga Bezsmertna (soprano), Andrei Bondarenko (baritone), Paul Appleby (tenor), Edwin Crossley-Mercer (bass), Bernard Richter (tenor)
Thomas de Hartmann - the complete opera “Esther” Op.76.
PTC5187424 | Release: April 24, 2026
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Corinne Winters © Liliya Namisnyk
May 2026
Spiritillo Mediterraneo
Album
Cristina Prats Costa (violin)
Lucas Harris, (archlute and baroque guitar)
Charlotte Nediger, (harpsichord)
Michael Unterman, (violoncello)
Joe Phillips, (viola da gamba and bass)
Naghmeh Farahmand, (daf, tombak and tambourine)
Esmeralda Enrique, (castañets)
PTC5187582 | Release: May 1, 2026
Plucked Bach III
Album
Alon Sariel (mandolin, mandola, archlute, cura)
Johann Sebastian Bach: from Sonata in C major for Violin No. 3, BWV 1005: 1st movement: Adagio (archlute)
Johann Sebastian Bach: from Prelude and Fugue in C major, BWV 846, from “”The Well-Tempered Clavier I””: Prelude (mandolin)
Johann Sebastian Bach: from Six Suites for Solo Cello, BWV 1007-1012: Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009 (mandolin) from Cello Suite No. 4 in E-flat major, BWV 1010: Sarabande in B-flat major (archlute)
Isaac Albéniz: from “”Suite Española”” in G minor for Guitar, Op. 47 No. 1: No. 5 “”Asturias”” (mandolin)
Nicola Matteis (son): from 2 Fantasias for Solo Violin: Fantasy No. 2 in A minor “”Alia Fantasia”” (mandolin)
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Solo Violin No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1004 (mandolin)
Johann Paul von Westhoff: from Sonata for Violin and Basso Continuo in D minor: 3rd movement “”Imitatione delle Campane”” in D minor (mandolin and archlute) Bonus track: Johann Sebastian Bach: from “”Notenbüchlein für Anna Magdalena Bach”” BWV Anh. 126: Musette in D major (cura)
Arrangements: Alon Sariel
Contributors: Alon Sariel (mandolin, mandola, archlute, cura)
PTC5187421 | Release: May 8, 2026
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From Venice to Buenos Aires
Album
Andrés Gabetta with Veronica Cangemi (soprano) and Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi (bandoneon and accordion)
VIVALDI, Antonio: Concerto per violin RV 213 (a) “per Anna Maria” (violino solo, orchestra)
PIAZZOLLA, Astor (arr. MOLINELLI, Roberto): Allegro dell’alba tangabile (bandoneon, violino solo, orchestra)
SALVADORI, Luca: Ouverture Tango-Baroque (bandoneon- accordion, violino solo, orchestra)
VIVALDI, Antonio: Concerto per violin RV 208 “Grosso Mogul” (violino solo, orchestra)
SALVADORI, Luca: Mater Maria (voce, bandoneon, violino solo, orchestra)
BONONCINI, Giovanni: Astianatte - Difese mi giurasti (soprano, orchestra)
PIAZZOLLA, Astor (arr. MOLINELLI, Roberto): Milonga de la Anunciation (voce, bandoneon, violino solo, orchestra)
VINCI, Leonardo: Siroe, Re di Persia - Benché s’asconda (soprano, orchestra)
PIAZZOLLA, Astor (arr. SALVADORI, Luca): Ave Maria (voce, bandoneon, violino solo, orchestra)
PTC5187503 | Release: May 22, 2026
The Deep Has Always Known Me
Album
Brandon Patrick George (flute), Bryan Wagorn (piano)
• William Grant Still: Pastorela
• Carl Reinecke: Sonata in E Minor “Undine”, Op. 167
• Lili Boulanger: Nocturne
• Florence Price: Four Songs
• Franz Schubert: Introduction, Theme, and Variations on Trockne Blumen, D. 802
PTC5187521 | Release: May 29, 2026
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Seaborne Album
The Percussion Collective
Garth Neustadter: Seaborne (2018)
PTC5187525 | Release: May 29, 2026
IN THE STUDIO
Magdalena Kozena, La Cetra, Andrea Marcon: Handel - Ariodante
To be recorded on 22-25 May 2026 in Basel (CH), To be released: August 6, 2027
Brandon Patrick George
June 2026
Goyescas
Album
Charlotte Hu (piano)
Enrique Granados:
• Goyescas (complete)
• Two Spanish Dances (No. 2 Oriental, No. 5 Andaluza)
PTC5187522 | Release: June 5, 2026
Beethoven:
The Late String Quartets
Album
Quatuor Diotima (string quartet)
Ludwig van Beethoven - Late String Quartets:
• Op. 127 (37’01)
• Op. 130 (43’15)
• Op. 131 (36’18)
• Op. 132 (41’03)
• Op. 135 (24’06)
• Grosse Fuge, Op. 133 (15’01)
PTC5187604 | Release: June 5, 2026
IN THE STUDIO
Adam Smith - Opera Arias: Adam Smith (tenor), La Toscanini (orchestra), Roberto Kalb (conductor). To be recorded on 13-20 Jun 2026. To be released: 10 Sep 2027
Freakshow - Paddington Trio. To be recorded on 16-18 Jun 2026 in Hilversum, NL. To be released: 26 Feb 2027
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Rachmaninoff: The Bells & Symphonic Dances
Album
Karina Canellakis, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra
Netherlands Radio Choir
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphonic Dances, Op. 45 & The Bells, Op. 35
PTC5187523 | Release: June 12, 2026
The Year of Silence
Album
Louisville Orchestra, Teddy Abrams (conductor), Dashon Burton (vocalist/narrator), Jeffrey Kahane (piano)
Christopher Cerrone, “The Year of Silence” (23 minutes) - with Dashon Burton, vocalist/narrator; text adapted by the composer from the story by Kevin Brockmeier
Andrew Norman, “Split” (25 minutes)Jeffrey Kahane, piano
PTC5187627 | Release: June 19, 2026
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Haydn: Sonatas Album
Denis Kozhukhin (piano)
Joseph Haydn:
Hob. XVI:4 - D Major
Hob. XVI:31 - E Major
Hob. XVI:20 - C Minor
Hob. XVI:47bis - F Major
Hob. XVI:34 - E Minor
PTC5187407 | Release: June 19, 2026
Orff - Carmina Burana Album
Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Jader Bignamini (conductor), Chen Reiss (soprano), Reginald Mobley (tenor)
Carmina Burana
PTC5187519 | Release: June 26, 2026
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Denis Kozhukhin © Matthew Washburn
July 2026
Hold These Truths
Lara Downes
Edmar Colón, Welcome
Shawn Okpebholo, Wondrous Free
Oscar Peterson, Hymn to Freedom
Willie Nelson, Changing Skies
Elie Siegmeister, Lusty and Joyful (from American Sonata)
H.T. Burleigh, On Bended Knee
H.T. Burleigh, The Frolic
Charles Ives, In the Mornin’
Daniel Gilliam, Jubilee
Traditional, In the Sweet By and By Caleb Burhans, In Time of Desperation
Stephen Foster, Hard Times Come Again No More
Christopher Tin, Hope is the Thing with Feathers
Carlos Simon, Hold Fast To Dreams: Dreamy
Carlos Simon, Hold Fast To Dreams: Animated
Carlos Simon, Hold Fast To Dreams: Funky
Leonard Bernstein (arr. Bill Evans), Lucky To Be Me
Jeff Beal, Elation
Howard Hanson, Joy
Ricky Ian Gordon, Finding Home
Aaron Copland, Simple Gifts
PTC5187581 | Release: July 3, 2026
IN THE STUDIO
Alexander Boldachev Alpenbach
Alpenbach
Alexander Boldachev
Bach: Prelude from Lute Suite in E minor, BWV 996 (1710); Bach: Chaconne from Violin Partita No. 2, BWV 1004 (1720); Bach: Prelude from Cello Suite in in G major, BWV 1007; Bach: Toccata and Fugue in D minor, BWV 565 (1704)
Release: July 3, 2026
Puccini: Arias (license): Brian Jagde, tenor; Robert Tuohy, conductor; Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino. To be recorded on July 17-27 2026 at Teatro Regio di Torino, Torino (ITA)
To be released: November 27, 2026
Bel Canto Arias (license): Xabier Anduaga, tenor; Marco Armiliato, conductor; Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid. To be recorded on July 22-29 2026 at Real Teatro de Madrid (Spain). To be released: August 20, 2027
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Giants in the Earth
South Dakota Symphony Orchestra
Douglas Moore: Giants of the Earth
PTC5187557 | Release: July 10, 2026
Neighbors
Matt Haimovitz
Neighbors
Matt Haimovitz
Various repertoire Release: July 10, 2026
Over My Head
John Holiday
Gonter Tell God All of My Troubles (Hall Johnson)
VOCALISE I (Carlos Simon)
Strings in the Earth and Air (Theo Morrison)I Hear an Army (Theo Morrison)
VOCALISE II (Carlos Simon)
Humoresque (Robert L. Morris)
Gospel Blues (Robert L. Morris)
JUBA (Robert L. Morris)
Fly Me To The Moon (arr. John Holiday)
Summertime (arr. John Holiday)
VOCALISE III (Carlos Simon)
Strange Fruit (arr. John Holiday)
Prayer (H. Leslie Adams)
Heart of a Woman (H. Leslie Adams)
Night Song (H. Leslie Adams)
Sence You Went Away (H. Leslie Adams)
Amazing Grace (arr. John Holiday)
Cool Is the Valley Now (Theo Morrison)
Lightly Come or Lightly Go (Theo Morrison)
Now, O Now in This Brown Land (Theo Morrison)
PTC5187583 | Release: July 17, 2026
John Williams:
Flute Concerto – Bernard Herrmann: Souvenirs de Voyage
Album
Singapore Symphony
- John Williams: Concerto for Solo Flute, Strings and Percussion (1969)
Moderato – Poco meno e calmado
Cadenza
Andante – Cadenza
Allegro
- John Williams: Essay for Strings (1965)
- Bernard Herrmann: Clarinet Quintet
Souvenirs de Voyage (1967), adapted for Clarinet and String Orchestra by Hans
Sorensen (2020) - World Premiere Recording
Lento (Molto tranquilo)
Andante (Berceuse)
Andantino (Canto amoroso)
- Hugo Friedhofer: Suite for Five Woodwinds (ca.1970) - World Premiere Recording
Lento sostenuto
Scherzando (Tempo giusto, Leggieramente possible)
Lento ben sostenuto
Alla marcia solonelle
Moderato poco mosso
Mosso e Ritmico
Tranquillo
PTC5187528 | Release: July 24, 2026
The Leipzig Collegium Musicum Vol. 1: Music before Bach
Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum (ensemble); Reinhard Goebel (leader); Max Volbers (recorder); Clemens Röger (horn)
- Johann Friedrich Fasch (1688-1758), Concerto F-Dur für Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo (9‘)
- Christoph Graupner (1683-1760), Concerto F-Dur für Blockflöte, Streicher und Basso continuo (12‘)
- Georg Melchior Hoffmann (16791715), Konzert Es-Dur für Horn, 2 Oboen und Streicher und Basso continuo (9‘)
- Georg Philipp Telemann (1681-1767), Konzert B-Dur für 3 Oboen, 3 Violinen und Basso continuo (10‘)
- Johann Gottlieb Heinichen (16831729), Ouvertüre in G-Dur 2 Oboen, Streicher und Basso continuo (15‘)
- Johann Beer (1655-1700), Ouvertüre a 4 für Streicher und Basso continuo (12‘)
PTC5187592 | Release: July 31, 2026
August 2026
Mark Adamo Lysistrata
Odyssey Opera 2
Sur
Daniela Mack
Mark Adamo - Lysistrata
Album
Odyssey Opera
Gil Rose
Boston Modern Orchestra Project
Lysistrata
PTC5187539 | Release: August 7, 2026
Sur
Daniela Mack (mezzo-soprano)
Juan Pablo Jofre (bandoneon)
Astor Piazzolla:
- Vuelvo al Sur
- Yo Sy Maria
- Poema Valseado
- Los Pajaros Perdidos
- Chiquillin de Bachin
- Balada para un Loco
- El Titere
- Jacinto Chiclana
- Oblivion
- Balada para Mi Muerte
JP Jofre:
- Dulces Suenos
PTC5187591 | Release: August 14, 2026
Bamboo Grove
Patrick Yim
Metanoia
Yulianna Avdeeva
Bamboo Grove
Album
Patrick Yim (violin and viola), Paul Hostetter (conductor, Suite only).
Zhou Long: Bamboo Grove for unaccompanied violin (2023)
Zhou Long: Tales from the Nine Bells for piano, violin, viola, and clarinet (2014) Chen Yi: Xian Shi for viola, percussion, and piano (1982)
Chen Yi: Suite for Viola and Chamber Winds (2012) ALL WORLD PREMIERES
PTC5187586 | Release: August 21, 2026
Metanoia (working title)
Album
Yulianna Avdeeva (piano)
Liszt. Sonata B Minor
Liszt. Lugubre gondola No. 2 S. 200/2
Liszt. Bagatelle sans tonalité S. 216a
Liszt. Nuages gris S. 199
Liszt. Csárdás macabre S. 224
Liszt. R. W. - Venezia S. 201
Liszt. Hungarian Rhapsody No. 17 S. 244/17
Liszt. Unstern! - Sinistre S. 208
Liszt. Legende No. 2 St. François de Paule marchant sur les flots
Release: August 28, 2026
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September 2026
The Earth Trembled Signum Quartett
Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 & Intermezzi Op 118
Francesco Piemontesi
The Earth Trembled [working title]
Album
Signum Quartett (string quartet)
Leoš Janácek (1854-1928) String Quartet No. 2 (1928) “”Intimate Letters””; String Quartet No. 1 (1923) Inspired by Tolstoy’s “Kreutzer Sonata”
Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910) Waltz (arr. X.v. Dijk)
PTC5187527 | Release: September 4, 2026
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Intermezzi Op 118
Album
Francesco Piemontesi (piano) Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Valentino Worlitzsch, (violoncello) (Track 3) Manfred Honeck, (conductor)
PTC5187414 | Release: September 11, 2026
IN THE STUDIO
Piotr Beczala (tenor), London Philharmonic Orchestra, Axel Kober: German Opera Arias, to be recorded 10-13 Sep 2026 at Henry Wood Hall (London, UK), to be released on 9th of April 2027.
Jeanine DeBique
Terry Wey
Kammerorchestra Basel
“Farewell” program
Album
Jeanine DeBique (soprano)
Terry Wey, Kammerorchestra Basel
”Farewell arias”
Handel - Rinaldo - Dunque i lacci
Handel - Rinaldo - Ah! Crudel
Porpora - Meride e Selinunte - Vanne Si (Handel - Alcina - Ah Ruggiero, TBC)
Albinoni - Eraclea - Vado a pugnar
Giacomelli - Gianguir - Adagio Placi de a miglior vita
Handel - Rodelinda - Io t’abbraccio
Torelli - Concerto op.8 n.2
Torelli - Concerto op.8 n.12
Handel - Rinaldo - Venti Turbini
Hasse - Attalo re di Bitina - Corro... volo... e dove?
Porpora - Orfeo - M’abbandoni amato bene
PTC5187558 | Release: September 25, 2026
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October 2026
Mozart Horn Concertos
Ben Goldscheider
MUNICH CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
Missy Mazzoli
The Listeners
Lyric Opera of Chicago
Mozart Horn Concertos
Album
Ben Goldscheider (horn + conductor), Munich Chamber Orchestra
Horn Concerto No. 1 in D major, K. 412
Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, K. 417
Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major, K. 447
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major, K. 495. + cadenzas
PTC5187608 | Release: October 2, 2026
Missy Mazzoli: The Listeners (Royce Vavrek: libretto)
Album
Lyric Opera of Chicago
PTC5187530 | Release: October 9, 2026
IN THE STUDIO
“Czech Origins”, Dvořák Hall of the Rudolfinum, Prague. Corinne Winters and David Mareček. To be recorded on 26-31 October. To be released: October 2027.
The Four Elements
Ensemble Altera
The Four Elements
Album
Ensemble Altera
- Air, The Wings of the Wind, Owain Park (b. 1993)
- Westron wynde*, Anonymous 16th century, arr. Michael Garrepy (b. 1990)
- Hope is the thing with feathers, Ivo Antognini (b. 1963)
- Leonardo dreams of his flying machine, Eric Whitacre (b. 1970)
- Earth, Terra tremuit, William Byrd (1540-1623)
- Upheld by Stillness, Owain Park
- Bailey, Piers Connor Kennedy (b. 1991)
- For the beauty of the earth **, Daniel Gledhill (b. 1984)
- Water, Deep river, African-American spiritual, arr. Norman Luboff (1917-87)
- The Blue Bird, Charles Villiers Stanford (18521924)
- There will come soft rains, Rebecca Dale (b. 1985)
- Fire, God’s Grandeur, Kenneth Leighton (1929-88)
- Io piango from ‘Fire Songs’, Morten Lauridsen (b. 1943)
- I saw eternity, Lucy Walker (b. 1998)
- Flame of Love*, Michael Garrepy
- Coda, Salutation, Ēriks Ešenvalds (b. 1977)
*Ensemble Altera World-Premiere Commission
**Winner of the 2021 Ensemble Altera Composition Competition
Release: October 16, 2026
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Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Khachaturian Symphony No. 2 + Spartacus Suite
Khachaturian: Symphony No. 2 + Spartacus Suite
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra
Khachaturian Symphony No. 2 + Spartacus Suite
PTC5187593 | Release: October 23, 2026
October
2026
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Bridget Kibbey
Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Album
Bridget Kibbey (harp)
Bridget Kibbey - baroque solo piano works transcribed by Kibbey herself for harp (repertoire chosen from works of JS Bach, (Albeniz), Debussy, Granados, de Falla, Ravel, Scarlatti and Tchaikovsky)
PTC5187359 | Release: October 23, 2026
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Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé & Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
ORCHESTRE SYMPHONIQUE DE MONTRÉAL
Ravel: Daphnis et Chloé & Stravinsky: Le sacre du printemps
Montreal Symphony, Rafael Payare (conductor)
Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps; Ravel: Daphnis et Chloe
Release: October 30, 2026
Rafael Payare
© Catherine Deslauriers
November 2026
Shostakovich 5 & 7
Czech Philharmonic Semyon Bychkov
Out of the Dawn’s Mind
Edmund Finnis
MANCHESTER COLLECTIVE RUBY HUGHES
Shostakovich 5 & 7
Album
Czech Philharmonic, Semyon Bychkov (conductor)
Symphony No. 7, Op. 60 (1941)
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 47
Release: November 6, 2026
Out of the Dawn’s Mind
Album
Edmund Finnis (composer), Manchester Collective, Ruby Hughes (soprano)
Out of the Dawn’s Mind
PTC5187584 | Release: November 6, 2026
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Semele Le Sommeil
Puccini Arias
BRIAN JADGE
ROBERT TUOHY
ORCHESTRA DEL TEATRO REGIO DI TORINO
Semele
Album
Le Sommeil
SEMELE excerpts from Georg Friedrich Handel - Semele (1742); John EcclesSemele (1707); Marin Marais - Semele (1709)
PTC5187585 | Release: November 20, 2026
Puccini: Arias
Album
Brian Jadge (tenor), Robert Tuohy (conductor), Orchestra del Teatro Regio di Torino
Tosca: Atto 1 - “Recondita armonia”
- Tosca: Atto 3 - “E lucevan le stelle”
- Edgar: Atto 2 - “Orgia, chimera dall’occhio vitreo”
- Madama Butterfly: Atto 3 - “Addio fiorito asil”
- Le Villi: Atto 2 - Versione Originale - “Ei giunge… Torna ai felice dì”
- Manon Lescaut: Atto 1 - “Donna non vidi mai”
- Manon Lescaut: Atto 2 - “Ah Manon, mi tradisce”
- Manon Lescaut: Atto 3 - “Indietro! Ah! Guai a chi la tocca!… No! No! Pazzo son! Guardate, pazzo son”
- La fancuilla del West: Atto 2 - “Or son sei mesi”
- La fanciulla del West: Atto 3 - “Ch’ella mi creda”
- Turandot: Atto 1 - “Non piangere Liù”
- Turandot: Atto 3 - “Nessun dorma”
Possible bonus track:
- “Angele dei” per Voce e Orchestra (Unpublished, unrecorded song)
Release: November 27, 2026
de Hartmann: Cello Sonata & Two Laments for Cello & Piano
Matt Haimovitz & Nadia Shapenko
de Hartmann: Cello Sonata & Two Laments for Cello & Piano
Matt Haimovitz & Nadia Shapenko
Release: November 27, 2026
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Semyon Bychkov
© Marco Borggreve
More to come in 2027
JANUARY FEBRUARY
Per Aspera ad Astra
Zhenni Li Cohen, Marin Alsop//
Vienna Radio Symphony
Sergei Bortkiewicz, Concerto #3 for Piano and Orchestra, Rhapsody for Piano and Orchestra (world premiere recording).
Release: January 8, 2027
Joseph Haydn: Symphonies 44, 45 & 49
Kölner Philharmonie, Michael Alexander Willens
Release: January 8, 2027
James McVinnie
Philip Glass
Release: January 15, 2027
Plump Jack - original soundtrack
Gordon Getty
Plump Jack
Release: January 22, 2027
Freakshow
Paddington Trio
Sam Perkin - Freakshow
Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 1, Op. 8
Dmitri Shostakovich - Piano Trio No. 2, Op. 67
Release: January 22, 2027
Transcendence
Saskia Giorgini
Liszt - Late works
Release: January 29, 2027
Stravinsky - Concertos
Singapore Symphony Orchestra
Stravinsky: Concerto For Piano And Wind Instruments; Capriccio For Piano & Orchestra; Violin Concerto In D
Release: February 5, 2027
Clarinet Concertos
Annelien Van Wauwe
BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Nicolò Umberto Foron
Copland/Finzi - Clarinet Concertos
Release: February 12, 2027
de Hartmann - orchestral works
Emanuel Ceysson, Kiril Karabits/ Bournemouth SO
La Guzla (Harp Concerto), Fairy Tales, Op. 57 (1937) , La Fleurette Rouge, Op. 9
Release: February 19, 2027
Dame Ethel Smyth - Mass in D
Cathedral Choral Society / Baltimore Symphony / Steven Fox
Release: February 26, 2027
MARCH APRIL
Echoes of Light
Lyatoshynsky Trio
• Claude Debussy – Piano Trio in G major (ca. 23 min)
• Gabriel Prokofiev – Piano Trio (ca. 20 min)
• Zoltan Almashi – Somewhere There Is Light (ca. 25 min)
Release: March 5, 2027
The Future of the Past, Hommage a
Sara levi [working title]
Ensemble Freymut early music program
Wilhelm Friedemann Bach (1710 - 1784)
Duett in G Major for two Flutes, Fk 55
Allegro ma non troppo - Cantabile - Alle breve - Gigue
Release: March 12, 2027
Beethoven
WDR String Quartets
Release: March 19, 2027
Mahler Symphony No 9
Marin Alsop/Vienna Radio Symphony
Release: March 26, 2027
Dvořák Violin Concerto and Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor (Dumky)
Czech Philharmonic
Dvořák Violin Concerto (with Semyon Bychkov and Jan Mráček) and Piano Trio No. 4 in E minor (Dumky) (with Jan Mráček
– violin, Ivan Vokáč – cello)
Release: April 2, 2027
German Opera Arias
Piotr Beczala
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Axel Kober
Release: April 9, 2027
Pavel Sporcl Faliks “Czech Rhapsody”
• Suk - Four Pieces (20 min)
• Janacek - Sonata (20 min, in Janacek’s original, rarely-recorded version)
• Martinu - Czech Rhapsody (11 min)
• Lubos Fiser - Hands (11 min)
• Dvorak - Song to The Moon, from Rusalka (5 min), TBC.
Release: April 16, 2027 [TBC]
Ariodante
Magdalena Kozena/La Cetra baroque Orchestra/Andrea Marcon
Handel - Ariodante
Release: April 23, 2027
The Leipzig Collegium Musicum Vol. 2 Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum
Reinhard Goebel
Release: April 30, 2027
More to come in 2027
MAY JUNE
Lera Auerbach
Eterniday: Hommage a W. A. MozartStuttgart Kammerorchester conducted by Lera Auerbach & Symphony No.5
- Residentie Orkest conducted by Lera Auerbach
Release: May 7, 2027
An American Dream
Jack Perla
Release: April 23, 2027
Petrouchka & L’Oiseau de feu Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM)
Petrouchka (version 1947) (34’)
L’Oiseau de feu (45’) - Stravinsky
Release: May 21, 2027
Mendelssohn and Reinecke - Flute
Concertos
Jasmine Choi, Paavo Jarvi/London Symphony Orchestra
Release: May 28, 2027
Fritz Kreisler pieces [TBC]
Yamen Saadi
Release: June 4, 2027
Strauss - orchestral and operatic
Hannah Elisabeth Muller
WDR Symphony Orchestra, Sebastian Wigle
Strauss Arias
Release: June 11, 2027
Mysteries of Life Max Hornung
Cesar Franck: Sonata 28’; Guillaume
Connesson: Les Chants de l’Agartha 12’; Lili Boulanger: Piece (1910) 2’; Erik Satie: Gnossiennes no. 1; Igor Stravinsky: Pas de deux from the Divertimento
Erik Satie: Gnossiennes no. 3’ Claude
Debussy: Beau Soir
Release: June 18, 2027
Debussy & Ravel String Quartets
Miro Quartet
Debussy, Ravel - String Quartets
Release: June 25, 2027
Michael Abels - Works [TBC]
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Suite from Omar; Global Warming, Seasons, Merge
Release: July 2, 2027
Berwald Symphonies
Herbert Blomstedt Gewandhaus Orchestra
Berwald - Symphonies 1-4
Release: July 9, 2027
Bel Canto Opera Arias
Xabier Anduaga
Release: July 16, 2027
Biblical Songs [working title] - piano and bass singer
David Mareček and Jan Martiník
Antonín Dvořák: Biblical Songs
Bedřich Smetana: Evening Songs
Antonín Dvořák: Evening Songs, Op. 3
Jaroslav Křička: Northern Nights
Release: July 23, 2027
Rautavaara - Piano Works
Elisa Rumici
Release: July 30, 2027
AUGUST
Vivi Felice
Vincent Lhermet
Release: August 6, 2027
Armenian National Philharmonic Orchestra, Sergey Khachatryan (violin)
Khachaturian Symphony 1 and Violin
Concerto by Vago Zakaryan
Release: August 13, 2027
Philip Glass duos [TBC]
Matt Haimovitz
Philip Glass duos
Release: August 20, 2027
Reena Esmail - piano music
Keval Shah
Reena Esmail - Complete piano music
Release: August 20, 2027
Joey Roukens – Violin Concerto
Simone Lamsma, violin; Markus Stenz, Netherlands Radio
Philharmonic
Joey Roukens – Violin Concerto
Release: August 27, 2027
More to come in 2027
SEPTEMBER
Violin & Organ Programme
Chloe Chua
Release: September 3, 2027
French and Italian tenor arias
Adam Smith
Release: September 10, 2027
Works by Adam Schoenberg [TBC]
Adam Schoenberg (composer); Gemma New and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra; Anne Akiko Meyers (violin); Jacob Nissly (percussion); Yves Dhar (cello)
“The Human Trace” with the Gemma New and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra: Orchard in Fog first (2018) with Anne Akiko Meyers (violin);
Losing Earth (2019) with Jacob Nissly (principal percussionist of the San Francisco Symphony);
Automation (2022) with Yves Dhar (cello)
Release: September 24, 2027
OCTOBER
Elgar - The Dream of Gerontius [TBC] Cristian Macelaru (conductor); WDR
Release: October 1, 2027
Rite of Spring/Pulcinella Czech Philharmonic & Semyon Bychkov
Stravinsky: Rite of Spring & Pulcinella
Release: October 8, 2027
Kaija Saariaho
Quatuor Diotima
Saariaho, Jardin Secret III (1987) for string quartet and electronics;
Saariaho, Terra Memoria (2007) for string quartet “for those departed”; Saariaho, Cloud Trio (2009) for string trio; Saariaho, Étincelles (2007) for cello solo; Saariaho, Fleurs de neige (2013) for string trio
Release: October 15, 2027
Incandescence [TBC] Anderson & Roe
Release: October 22, 2027
Forrest Eimold and Gordon Gettyworks for piano and ensemble
Forrest Eimold
Release: October 29, 2027
NOVEMBER
Czech Origins
Corinne Winters and David Mareček
Dvořák – Love Songs, op. 83, B 160
Kaprálová – Two Songs, Op. 4
Kaprálová – Waving Farewell, Op. 14
Kaprálová – Sung into the Distance, Op. 22
Janáček – Moravian Folk Poetry (selection)
Korngold – Three Songs, Op. 22
Korngold – Three Songs, Op. 18 (Nos. 2 and 3)
Release: November 5, 2027
Mendelssohn Concerti [TBC]
Veronika Eberle, Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Release: November 12, 2027
Prokofiev: Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, op. 125 & Strauss: Don Quixote, TrV 184, op. 35
OSM, Alisa Weilerstein
Prokofiev, Sinfonia Concertante; Strauss, Don Quixote
Release: November 19, 2027
DECEMBER
more will follow soon!
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