Founded in 2005, Orchid Classics is a leading artist-oriented classical music label known for its commitment to creative freedom and close artist partnerships. Over the past two decades, the label has established itself as a substantial creative presence within the classical music industry, working with a diverse roster of internationally acclaimed artists and significant emerging talents.

Alongside a base of leading artists primarily in the UK and North America, Orchid’s reach extends globally, with recent releases featuring musicians based in Italy, Japan, South Korea, The Netherlands, Estonia, Denmark, and other global territories. 

Orchid’s catalogue includes an array of high-profile and celebrated recordings, highlighted by winning a Latin Grammy with pianist Gabriela Montero in her first release on an independent label. Alongside this, the label is home to a number of highly-acclaimed solo debuts by leading artists including soprano Erin Morley, pianist Kate Liu, violinist Nancy Zhou, and cellist John-Henry Crawford.

Orchid has a proud reputation for working with young artists to help establish a foothold in the recorded music industry, providing a platform to launch the careers of performers such as Coco Tomita, Hans Christian Aavik, Louise Alder, Liya Petrova, and Manami Suzuki. The label’s repertoire spans a wide range of composers, including Kris Bowers, Thomas Adès, Caroline Shaw, and Jonathan Dove, reflecting its commitment to both established and contemporary voices in classical music.

In addition to its classical music focus, Orchid has produced a number of spoken word collections featuring some of the most iconic voices in the entertainment industry, including Ralph Fiennes, Simon Pegg, Kenneth Branagh and Danny DeVito.

In the midst of its busiest schedule to date, this year’s releases include the final instalment of Jonathan Biss’ Beethoven/5 project featuring new commission Watermark by Caroline Shaw, the ORA Singers’ new album celebrating the work of Orlando Gibbons and the choir’s tenth year, and the release of a raft, the sky, the wild sea by Douglas J. Cuomo written for and performed by saxophonist Joe Lovano.