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.
View moreChineke! 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.
View moreJoyce 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.
View moreEl 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.
View moreGrand 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 2025
Orquestra de la Comunitat ValencianaEnescu Festival, RomaniaJames Gaffigan, conductor Iván Ayón Rivas, Gonzalve Mikeldi Atxalandabaso, Torquemada Armando Noguera, Ramiro Manuel Fuentes, Don Íñigo Gómez Gaёlle Arquez, Concepción Maurice Ravel L'Heure Espagnole National Opera House, Bucharest --- James Gaffigan, conductor Benjamin Bernheim, tenor Strauss Don Juan, Chausson Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Berlioz Les Nuits d’été, Ravel Alborada del Gracioso Sala Radio, Bucharest | Philharmonic Banatul, TimisoaraAug 2025
Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of VenezuelaEuropeGustavo Dudamel Coldplay Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Programme: Performance as 1st support act, and during main set with Coldplay Wembley Stadium, London -- Gustavo Dudamel Javier Perianes Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela Programme: Bernstein Candide Overture, De Falla Nights in the gardens of Spain for piano & orchestra, Falla The Three-cornered Hat, Suite No.2, Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story Southbank Centre, LondonAug 2025
Ukrainian Freedom OrchestraEuropeKeri-Lynn Wilson Rachel Willis-Sørensen (soprano) Alexandra Conunova (violin) Programme 1: Kolomiiets Suite from 'The Mothers of Kherson', Strauss Four Last Songs, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Programme 2: Kolomiiets Suite from 'The Mothers of Kherson', Wagner Prelude and Liebestod, Beethoven Symphony No. 5 Programme 3: Kolomiiets Suite from 'The Mothers of Kherson', Bruch Violin Concerto, Wagner Tannhäuser Overture, Wagner Prelude and Liebestod Programme 4: Poleva Bucha Lacrimosa, Strauss Four Last Songs, Dvořák Symphony No. 8 KKL Luzern, Lucerne | Philharmonic Concert Hall, Vilnius | Dzintari Concert Hall, Jurmala | Palace Hall, Bucharest | Concertgebouw, Amsterdam | Cadogan Hall, LondonAug 2025
Avi Avital: Between WorldsSlovakiaAvi Avital Alessia Tondo Italy Slovak Radio, BratislavaAug 2025
China National Centre for Performing Arts OrchestraEuropeChina National Centre for the Performing Arts Orchestra (NCPAO) Myung-Whun Chung (conductor) Bruce Liu (piano) Hansjörg Albrecht (organ) Usher Hall Edinburgh | Saffron Hall Saffron Walden | Palacio de Festivales de Cantabria Santander | Sayner Hutte Koblenz | Elbphilharmonie Hamburg Programme 1: Qigang Chen Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Ravel Piano Concerto in G, M.83 Saint-Saëns Symphony No.3 in C minor, Op.78 ‘Organ’ Programme 2: Chen Wu Xing (The Five Elements) Ravel Piano Concerto in G, M.83 Prokofjev Suites from the ballet Romeo and Juliet, Op. 64Aug 2025
NYO2Edinburgh International FestivalRafael Payare, conductor Alisa Weilerstein, cello Jimmy López Perú Negro, Shostakovich Cello Concerto No. 1, Prokofiev Symphony No. 5 Usher Hall, EdinburghJul 2025
NYO JazzSouth AmericaSean Jones Luciana Souza (vocalist) Cultura Artística, Sao Paulo | Theatro Municipal do Rio de Janeiro | Teatro Amazonas, Manaus | Carlos Piantini Hall, Santo Domingo | Centro León, SantiagoJul 2025
National Youth Orchestra of USANYO USA | Asia | July 2025Gianandrea Noseda Ray Chen (violinist) Clara-Jumi Kang (violinist) Programme: Carlos Simon, Festive Overture, Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2 Symphony Hall Osaka | Suntory Hall Tokyo | Hong Kong Cultural Centre | NCPA Beijing | Shanghai Oriental Arts Centre | Seoul Arts CenterJul 2025
Orchestre National de FranceBBC Proms LondonCristian Măcelaru Randall Goosby (violin) Ravel Rapsodie espagnole, Chevalier de Saint-Georges Violin Concerto in G major, Sohy Danse mystique, Chausson Poème, Ravel La valse BBC Proms Royal Albert Hall, LondonJul 2025
Double SensFrance, SwitzerlandNemanja Radulović Double Sens Programme 1 VIVALDI: Les quatres saisons -- BACH: Violin Concerto in A minor, BWV 1041 BACH: Sicilienne (harpsichord et violon) BACH: Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052R Programme 2 VIVALDI: Les quatres saisons -- ALEXANDAR SEDLAR: Spring in Japan (2011) BACH: Sicilienne (harpsichord et violon) BACH: Violin Concerto in D Minor, BWV 1052RJul 2025
Berliner PhilharmonikerJapanGustavo Dudamel Christina Landshamer (soprano for Egmont) Masumitsu Miyamoto (speaker for Egmont) Programme (Osaka & Nagoya): Beethoven Incidental Music to Goethe's Egmont, Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 Programme (Kawaguchiko): "Waldbühne" programme Festival Hall, Osaka (as part of the Osaka Expo) | Aichi Prefectural Art Theater Concert Hall, Nagoya | Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater, Kawaguchiko