World Premiere in Cologne
15th Mar 2018
Andrew Webb-Mitchell is delighted to announce that his Violin Concerto ‘Arin Mirkan’ will receive its world premiere in Cologne on 29th April, 2018. The concerto will be performed by Russian-American [...]
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Violin Concerto ‘Arin Mirkan’ – A Response of Music and Light
28th Feb 2018
Whilst sketching my violin concerto in the autumn of 2014, western media was saturated by news of the continuing Syrian nightmare and, in particular, events in Kobani. Among the multitude [...]
Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir Make Beijing Debut at the Central Conservatory of Music
5th Nov 2017
Andrew’s Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir made their Beijing debut at the Central Conservatory of Music on 4th November 2017 with a performance of classical choral masterworks, including works by Byrd, Purcell, Mendelssohn [...]
Puccini Madama Butterfly with Rico Saccani and the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
25th Jun 2017
Andrew’s Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir made their second appearance of the season at Guiyang Grand Theatre in a concert performance of Puccini Madama Butterfly on 24th June with the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, [...]
Holst ‘The Planets’ with Rico Saccani and the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra
20th Mar 2017
Andrew’s Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir made their Guiyang debut on 18 March 2017 at Guiyang Grand Theatre with Holst The Planets performed by the Guiyang Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Rico [...]
Koh-i-Noor, Mountain of Light – World Premiere Given by Russian National Orchestra and Thomas Sanderling
5th Jan 2017
The world premiere performance of Koh-i-Noor, Mountain of Light took place on 1st January 2017, performed by the Russian National Orchestra, conducted by Maestro Thomas Sanderling. The performance formed part of two [...]
Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir Sings for Her Royal Highness Princess Anne in Kuala Lumpur
29th Oct 2016
Andrew Webb-Mitchell’s Zhuhai Classical Children’s Choir is gradually gaining a reputation as one of the outstanding choirs in Asia, performing western classical music to the highest international standards. Last weekend [...]
Koh-i-Noor, Mountain of Light – World Premiere Recording
14th Feb 2016
Andrew is excited to announce that his latest orchestral work Koh-i-Noor, Mountain of Light was recorded last Friday by the Brno Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Mikel Toms. This was Andrew’s [...]
Dreams of Flight Receives Second US Performance
26th Feb 2015
Andrew is excited to announce that one of his art songs ‘Dreams of Flight’ will be performed next month in Minneapolis by the Oratorio Society of Minnesota. It will be [...]
Review by Matthew Robert-Walker, Musical Opinion Magazine
28th May 2014
“An impressive work of Mahlerian dimensions. Mention of Mahler brings Das Lied von der Erde to mind in a symphonic cycle for two singers and orchestra lasting just over an [...]
Brit’s ‘Inspiration’ Heard in Beijing
26th May 2014
DANCES of Life and Death and The Inspiration of Night — composed by Zhuhai sojourner and English music educator Andrew Webb-Mitchell — were presented by the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra and [...]
World and Beijing Premiere Performances at the 2014 Beijing Modern Music Festival
3rd Apr 2014
PRESS RELEASE Beijing, April 3, 2014 Wray Armstrong, Chairman of Armstrong International Music and Arts, Beijing, announced today that British composer Andrew Webb-Mitchell will be one of the featured [...]
Interview with Mika Lintu, Classic Radio Finland
19th Dec 2013
Andrew’s interview with Mika Lintu of Classic Radio Finland will be broadcast at 1:30pm next Monday, 23 December on Finnish national radio. During his interview, Andrew talked about the inspiration [...]
Songs of Awe and Wonder Now Available as CD Release
22nd Nov 2013
The physical CD of Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder is now available to buy from Amazon UK. The disc will also soon be available from [...]
Earthscape Short Film is Released
18th Nov 2013
The latest film for Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder has been released and is now available to watch on YouTube. Earthscape is compiled from over 20,000 individual [...]
Composers Circle Website to feature Andrew’s Music
21st Oct 2013
Andrew is delighted to announce that his music will be featured on the Composers Circle website this coming Friday, 25 October. Established in May last year by American composer, Eric Guinivan, [...]
Songs of Awe and Wonder – Official Release
2nd Oct 2013
The official recording of Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder will be officially released by the independent classical label, First Creative, later this month. The CD will [...]
Kites Over Malvern Short Film is Released
28th Aug 2013
The short film for Andrew’s orchestral art song, Kites Over Malvern is now available on YouTube. The film features Chinese tenor Hui Jin and was filmed on location in [...]
Promoting Classical Music in China
4th Jun 2013
Posted Mon, 2013-06-03 13:20 by Zhuhai Daily News Briefing ANDREW Webb-Mitchell, 43, an English musician, composer and music educator, has [...]
Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt
10th Apr 2013
Andrew Webb-Mitchell would like to extend his gratitude to the Landesamt für Denkmalpflege und Archäologie Sachsen-Anhalt for granting permission to use Juraj Lipták’s wonderful image of the Nebra Sky Disc. The Inspiration of [...]
The English Composer on Soundcloud
30th Jan 2013
Several movements from Andrew’s orchestral song cycle, Songs of Awe and Wonder can now be found on Soundcloud. SoundCloud is an online audio distribution platform that allows collaboration, promotion and distribution of audio recordings. Since joining [...]
A Thoroughly English Affair in Tianjin, China
12th Oct 2012
Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra concluded their historic first tour of China yesterday with a triumphant performance at the Tianjin Grand Theatre, part of the theatre’s inaugural season. [...]
The Inspiration of Night World Premiere Performance by Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra
31st Aug 2012
Joanna Boulter and I are delighted to announce that Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra will give the world premiere performance of The Inspiration of Night on 11th October [...]
Cultural Tourists – Financial Times Article August 2012
6th Aug 2012
August 3, 2012 7:28 pm By Peter Aspden The FT’s arts writer visits China to see how the UK Now festival is showcasing British culture for Chinese audiences. Four [...]
Director of Education at the Tianjin Grand Theatre
23rd Apr 2012
Andrew Webb-Mitchell has been appointed Director of Education at the Tianjin Grand Theatre, China. He will begin the post with immediate effect and will oversee the development of the Tianjin [...]
Poetry as music, music with poetry
1st Mar 2012
The following article was first published in the poetry magazine, Mimesis, in Autumn 2008. Songs of Awe and Wonder librettist, Joanna Boulter, discusses aspects of her musical collaboration with Andrew Webb-Mitchell. “For much [...]
Songs of Awe and Wonder – A New Orchestral Song Cycle
21st Jul 2011
We are delighted to have been able to collaborate with the English composer Andrew Webb-Mitchell on the world premiere recording of his orchestral song cycle Songs of Awe and Wonder. We spent [...]