Omer Meir Wellber conducts premiere at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (February 2020)

Omer Meir Wellber will conduct a work commissioned by the Gewandhausorchester in Leipzig on 20, 21 and 23 February: the monodrama The Eternal Stranger by Ella Milch-Sheriff, which found its inspiration on the occasion of Beethoven’s anniversary and deals with the various facets of foreignness. The programme also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 and Mendelssohn Bartholdy’s Concerto for Violin, Piano and Orchestra, whereby the violin is played by Jacob Reuven on the mandolin – so to speak as an “immigrant” into a Central European piece of music.READ MORE

Omer Meir Wellber in Utrecht, Amsterdam and Antwerpen (January 2020)

Omer Meir Wellber will be giving his debut with the Radio Filharmonisch Orkest and with it at the same time his debut at the Concertgebouw Amsterdam. With works by Wagner, Mahler and Tschaikowski, the established conductor will have concerts in Utecht, Amsterdam and Antwerpen.READ MORE

Omer Meir Wellber – premiere in Palermo (January 2020)

After his symphonic debut as Music Director at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo at the beginning of this year, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the new production of Wagner’s Parsifal at the Teatro Massimo under the direction of Graham Vick at the end of January 2020 (premiere: 26 January 2020).

More information can be found here.

Omer Meir Wellber opens season in Palermo (December 2019)

Omer Meir Wellber, newly appointed Music Director of the Teatro Massimo di Palermo, will conduct the New Year’s Concert on 1 January and Beethoven’s 9th Symphony on 4 January, opening the 2020 season.

1 January Palermo, Teatro Massimo

Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
New Year’s concert
Joseph Calleja – Tenor

4 January Palermo, Teatro Massimo

Orchestra del Teatro Massimo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Further information can be found here.

Omer Meir Wellber at Bridgewater Hall (December 2019)

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Omer Meir Wellber – Debut with the Munich Philharmonic (November 2019)

Omer Meir Wellber will give his debut with the Munich Philharmonic on 21, 22 and 24 November 2019. Below you will find the programme of the concerts:

21, 22, 24 November Munich, Philharmonie
Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Haydn: Symphony No. 49
Adler: Alone, I return from the Night – Three Songs for Soprano and Orchestra
Haydn: Nelson Mass
Sarah-Jane Brandon – soprano, Katija Dragojevic – mezzo-soprano, Martin Mitterrutzner – Tenor, Ain Anger – Bass
Hila Baggio – Soprano
Philharmonic Choir Munich

Further information about the concerts can be found here.

Omer Meir Wellber conducts premiere (November 2019)

Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre in Dresden

On 3 November, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Ligeti’s Le Grand Macabre in Dresden. The co-production with the Teatro Real in Madrid will be directed by Spanish opera director Calixto Bieito. Further performances will take place on 7, 13, 26 and 28 November.

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Literary debut of Omer Meir Wellber (October 2019)

Poetic, political, wild…Today “Die vier Ohnmachten des Chaim Birkner” by conductor Omer Meir Wellber is published!

Chaim Birkner is 108 years old and the oldest man in Israel. He came to Israel in 1944 and since then he has been lying his way through life, avoiding everything and everyone. His neglected daughter Sharon of all people forces him to face life at least once.

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