Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and conductor Kirill Karabits are joined by an outstanding cast led by Corinne Winters and featuring The Grange Festival Chorus to present the world premiere recording of Thomas de Hartmann’s lost opera Esther.
The album, which is released on Pentatone on 24 April 2026, marks the next chapter for the Thomas de Hartmann Project in bringing the composer’s music back to the listening audience.
Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra and its Conductor Laureate & Artistic Director of Voices from the East, Kirill Karabits, have received critical acclaim as longstanding champions of the previously forgotten symphonic music of eastern Europe and central Asia through the Voices from the East series. Together, they unite with a stellar cast to unveil this extraordinary music by Thomas de Hartmann – one of the region’s most distinctive composers.
Full album details available here.