MakingToursHappen
What We Do
Working in partnership with many of the world’s finest orchestras, ensembles, artists and dance companies, our award-winning team provides strategic guidance and organisation for international tours, projects and productions. We are a bold and open-minded team who love and understand the core nature of touring, and we will be there to guide our partners throughout the entire journey.
Our Approach
We create bespoke, expertly-run and smoothly delivered tours across the globe, and have a wealth of experience in producing multidisciplinary projects. We offer a wide range of services, from financial and contractual support, to detailed travel and freight logistics, and assistance with immigration and tax procedures. We are committed to a more sustainable and responsible world of touring, and to creating deeper touring experiences that create connections between our partners and the local community.
Track Record
Askonas Holt has been breaking new ground for decades, from the Berliner Philharmoniker’s first tour of Asia, the Simón Bolívar Youth Orchestra landmark tour in summer 2007 to the Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra’s debut tour in 2022.
Current Season Highlights
View Full SeasonOrchestre Métropolitain and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in the USA - March 2024
In their first international tour since 2019, Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and Yannick Nézet-Séguin return to the US with Canadian pianist Tony Siqi Yun performing Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2, presented alongside Sibelius’ Symphony No. 2 and a US premiere by award-winning cellist and composer Cris Derksen.
View moreYouth Music Culture the Greater Bay Area - Jan 2024
Following the appointment of Daniel Harding as Music Director from 2024-28, Askonas Holt is delighted to be partnering with Youth Music Culture The Greater Bay Area (YMCG).
View moreSymphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks - April-May 2024
Askonas Holt is delighted to be collaborating with the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks (BRSO) on their tour of the USA in Spring 2024, their first tour in the region with new Chief Conductor Sir Simon Rattle.
View moreil pomo d’oro - 2023/24
In the first of seven collaborations with Askonas Holt this season,il pomo d’oro launches Beyond, their newest project with countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński.
View moreChicago Symphony Orchestra in Europe - Jan 2024
Riccardo Muti and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra (CSO) embark on their eighth European tour together in January 2024, marking their first return to Europe since 2020 and the first since Muti became Music Director Emeritus.
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