Biz news: Agent and 2 artists walk out on IMG
mainKristin Schuster, former Senior Vice President at IMG Artists, has joined CCM Classic Concerts Management in Turkheim, Germany.
She brings with her for worldwide management the pianist Igor Levit and conductor Antonello Manacorda.
Funny, you hardly ever hear of agents leaving somewhere else to join IMG. Any idea why?
CCM, a boutique management, has Diana Damrau, Philippe Herreweghe and Krzysztof Penderecki on its books.
Igor Levitt’s not big treasure for IMG and general public.
Levit-one “t” and a great pianist/musician
+1
Indeed, magnificent Shostakovich Ps and Fs last season.
Listen:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TfoAQXKqzJ4
Who is this ominous “Igor Levitttt” you always pull down in your blog posts? You certainly do not mean the brilliant but uncomfortable pianist Igor Levit from Hanover/Germany? Otherwise you meanwhile would be able to write his name correctly after all these months !?
Manacorda wasn’t signed with IMG Artists.
Has IMG actually ever been a viable business? I thought the classical division ran on a constant loss. And let’s face it, most of the IMG agents are complete w*n*er idiots