Avie Records operates a unique business model based on artist ownership. This model is as robust today as when the label launched in 2002, and allows artists a creative freedom not found at any other label. Run by well-known and respected executives with offices in the UK and the US, Avie combines the flexibility of an independent with the prowess of a major.

Avie was instantly recognised as a trail-blazer by international media and consumers alike. The label has been hailed as “adventurous” (New York Times), “enterprising (Gramophone),” and “admirable” (The Sunday Times – London). According to leading online classical e-tailer ArkivMusic.com, Avie “has blazed trails in classical music as an artist-driven company allowing for the ultimate in creative control. In a relatively short time, Avie has put together an impressive catalog.”

Avie actively signs and nurtures young, emerging talent and has helped to put several artists on the musical map, including Avery Fisher Career Grant winner violinist Augustin Hadelich, Luiza Borac who won a BBC Music Magazine Award for her survey of Enescu’s Piano Works, and Vivaldi specialist Adrian Chandler who was the 2010 Gramophone Award winner in the Baroque Instrumental category.