Universal Music Group’s Global Classics & Jazz division has promoted Dr. Clemens Trautmann to President of Deutsche Grammophon and New Business Strategy.

In his new position, Trautmann will be responsible for “seeking opportunities across the breadth of UMG’s classical labels and artist rosters.” Universal noted that the appointment aims to strengthen its position in the classical genre and “enable greater collaboration across markets, identifying ways of attracting new audiences and opening up new commercial avenues.”

In a statement, Trautmann said, “Together with my colleagues at Deutsche Grammophon and Global Classics, I am passionately committed to the ever-evolving genre of classical music and to creating ambitious opportunities for our community of outstanding artists, enabling synergies between recorded music, publishing and our partners in the live performance space and employing technology to convey the most impressive and lasting musical experiences.”

Trautmann is a Juilliard-trained clarinetist and digital media executive. He has worked with artists from Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lang Lang and Hilary Hahn to Max Richter and John William. He has also overseen the signings of such artists as Víkingur Ólafsson, Joe Hisaishi, Hildur Guðnadóttir, Seong-Jin Cho, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and María Dueñas and was responsible for the creation of STAGE+.