PUBLIC RELATIONS CONSULTING | representing the most distinguished artists + organizations

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Public Relations consulting & Reputation Management

David Spelman is internationally known as a classical music publicist/strategist who for more than three decades has helped guide some of the most distinguished artists, institutions and brands.

David Spelman & Company represented the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra in their collaborations with Itzhak Perlman, Dawn Upshaw, James Galway, Branford Marsalis, and Renée Fleming; released more than a dozen critically acclaimed recordings including the Grammy-winning "Shadow Dances"; performed more than 40 concerts in partnership with Carnegie Hall, and in many of Europe's great concert halls; toured Asia three times, and was the first American orchestra to perform in Hanoi since the Vietnam War; and was twice featured in "Live from Lincoln Center" national telecasts. The orchestra's unprecedented media coverage led to the publication of Leadership Ensemble: Lessons in Collaborative Management from the World's Only Conductorless Orchestra (Holt/Times Books) which has been translated into nine languages.

DS&C represented Argo Records (PolyGram/Universal Music Group), promoting the recordings and performances of composers and artists including: Henryk Górecki, Aaron Jay Kernis, Michael Torke, Michael Nyman, Mark-Anthony Turnage, Michael Daugherty, the Balanescu Quartet, Piano Circus, and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. The Houston Grand Opera’s world premiere of Michael Daugherty’s Jackie O was covered by Time, Newsweek, the New York Times, the Washington Post, USA Today, Spin, National Public Radio, and many other media outlets.

DS&C launched the New York Philharmonic's in-house record label. Their first release, The Historic Broadcasts 1923-1987, was a 10-CD set featuring 750 minutes of music, 21 conductors, and 18 soloists. The release received extensive international media attention and was nominated for two Grammy Awards.

Other clients have included Vladimir Ashkenazy, Leon Botstein, João Carlos Martins, the American Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra (Finland), the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Miller Theater at Columbia University, On The Air Magazine, N2K Entertainment, RCA/BMG Classics, Concord Records, Peer Music, and The House of Buccellati (the Italian jewelry maker founded in 1750).