Omer Meir Wellber with Salome at the Volksoper in Vienna (September 2023)

Today, 15 September, Omer Meir Wellber presents an opera production at the Volksoper Wien that is very special for him – Richard Strauss’ Salome. Omer Meir Wellber had a special relationship with Luc Bondy (1948 – 2015) since his collaboration with him for a production of Rigoletto at the Theater an der Wien in 2011 and his direction of two further productions, La Traviata (2012) and Il Trovatore (2013), during Luc Bondy’s directorship of the Wiener Festwochen. Now Luc Bondy’s production of Salome, which premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1992, is premiering in Vienna under the musical direction of Omer Meir Wellber in a scenic rehearsal by Marie-Louise Bischofberger-Bondy.

15 September Vienna, Volksoper              premiere
Richard Strauss: Salome
Recreation of the 1992 Salzburg Festival production by Luc Bondy
Scenic rehearsal Marie-Louise Bischofberger-Bondy
Further performances: 18, 22 September, 23, 26, 29 October

Baton handover at the Volksoper Wien (September 2023)

Omer Meir Wellber announces his resignation as Music Director of the Volksoper Wien for personal reasons as of 31 December 2023. His successor as of 1 January 2024 is the British conductor Ben Glassberg.

It is with a heavy heart and after careful consideration that Omer Meir Wellber announces his resignation as Music Director of the Volksoper Wien from 31 December 2023 for personal reasons. Wellber’s artistic visions have brought extraordinary performances to the Volksoper, creating lasting memories for both artists and audiences. The young British conductor Ben Glassberg will become Music Director of the Volksoper Wien on 1 January 2024. He has been Principal Guest Conductor at the house and celebrated a great success with the premiere of The Merry Wives of Windsor.

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Omer Meir Wellber on tour with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie (August 2023)

Omer Meir Wellber will tour Germany and Spain in August and September with the Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In ten concerts at the Musikfest Bremen, Rheingau Musik Festival and Festival Internacional Santander, among others, Wellber will present together with violinist Hilary Hahn a program with works by Mozart and Schubert as well as with choir and soloists a program with works by Beethoven and Haydn.

Please find more information about the concerts here.

22 August     Bremen, Musikfest
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Mozart: Overture from “Don Giovanni” KV 527
Mozart: Concerto for violin and orchestra no. 5 in A major
Mozart: Symphony No.. 1 Es-Dur KV 16
Schubert: Symphony No. 2 B flat major D 125
Hilary Hahn – violin

23 August     Lübeck, Musik- und Kongresshalle, Schleswig Holstein Musik Festival
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

25 August     Wiesbaden, Kurhaus
Rheingau Musikfestival
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

27 August     Pollenca, Mallorca, Claustro de Santo Domingo
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August 29 August      San Sebastián, Auditorio
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

30 August     Santander, Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

31 August     Santander, Palacio de Festivales, Sala Argenta
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21
Haydn: Missa in agnustiis “Nelson Mass” in D minor Hob.XXII:11
Heidi Stober – soprano
Rachel Frenkel – mezzo-soprano
Martin Mitterrutzner – tenor
Stefan Cerny – bass
Andra Mari – choir

1 September     San Sebastián, Auditoro
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 31 August 29 September     Düsseldorf, Tonhalle
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

1 Oktober     Bad Wörishofen, Kurhaus
Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Program see 22 August

Omer Meir Wellber’s Novel Published in Hebrew (July 2023)

Tomorrow the Hebrew edition of Omer Meir Wellber’s novel ארבע פעמים התעלף חיים בירקנר (The four faints of Chaim Birkner) will be published by Keren Publishing House. A publication event will take place tomorrow, 7 July 2023 at the Guitar Loft in Tel Aviv/Israel, more information can be found here.

The book which the author wrote in his native tongue Hebrew tells the story of Chaim Birkner, a tired and broken man who is forced by his daughter to face life one last time. Originally published in German by Berlin Verlag in autumn 2019, the novel was also published in Italian by Sellerio Editore in 2021 and in French by Éditions du sous-sol in 2022.

Omer Meir Wellber with the Münchner Philharmoniker (June 2023)

Omer Meir Wellber is currently a guest with the Münchner Philharmoniker at the Isarphilharmonie – the program includes works by Schumann, Tchaikovsky and the world premiere of a work by Manfred Trojahn. In an interview with BR Klassik, Wellber talks about the special program, as well as his current projects and future in Hamburg, listen in here.

The concert of June 15 will be broadcast next week on Wednesday, June 21 on BR Klassik here.

Concert program:

Robert Schumann: »Manfred«-Ouvertüre
Manfred Trojahn: »Achérōn«, Auftragswerk und Uraufführung
Peter I. Tschaikowsky: »Manfred«-Symphonie

Omer Meir Wellber in Parma (May 2023)

Tonight Omer Meir Wellber will present a special program in Parma together with the Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini and mandolinist Jacob Reuven. In addition to works by Webern and Tschaikowski, Wellber will present Aziza Sadikova’s Chaconne for Mandolin and Large Orchestra for the first time. Please find more information on the work here.

4 May, 2023 – Parma, Auditorium Paganini

Webern: Ricercata, Fugue for 6 voices
Aziza Sadikova: Chaconne for mandolin and large orchestra on Partita No. 2 for solo violin BWV 1004 by J.S. Bach
Tschaikowski: Symphony No. 6 in B minor op. 74 Patetica

Live stream of Omer Meir Wellber’s concert in Stockholm (March 2023)

31 March – Stockholm, Berwaldhallen
The Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Omer Meir Wellber
Beethoven: Egmont, overture
Anders Hillborg: Concerto for viola
Lawrence Power – viola
Ella Milch-Sheriff: The Eternal Stranger
Eli Danker – narrator
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

Omer Meir Wellber will become General Music Director of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Hamburg and General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg State Opera (February 2023)

Hamburg, 24 February 2023 – Omer Meir Wellber will become Hamburg General Music Director of the Philharmonic State Orchestra as well as General Music Director and Chief Conductor of the Hamburg State Opera as of the 2025/2026 season.

The press release of the Hamburg Ministry of Culture and Media can be here.