SAN FRANCISCO (AP) 鈥� The added a major classical music agency to its commercial businesses, announcing Friday it was acquiring London-based Askonas Holt.
Askonas' clients includes conductors Daniel Barenboim, Myung-Whun Chung, Yannick N茅zet-S茅guin, Simon Rattle, Nathalie Stutzmann and Michael Tilson Thomas; sopranos Angel Blue and Eva-Maria Westbroek; mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato; tenors Marcelo 脕lvarez and Ian Bostridge; and composers Thomas Ad猫s and George Benjamin.
The conservatory artists in October 2020 and added the this past May.
Donagh Collins, Askonas' CEO since 2014, will become CEO of both agencies and join the conservatory trustees' committee on business and corporate alliances. Conservatory president David Stull is chairman of the alliance of the various organizations.
The Associated Press
