Omer Meir Wellber – Page 18

20. October 2015

Omer Meir Wellber: Premiere of Mefistofele at Bavarian State Opera (October 2015)

On Saturday, 24 October, the Bavarian State Opera will celebrate the premiere of its first new production of season 2015/16, Arrigo Boito’s Mefistofele. Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the performance, staged by Roland Schwab. The role of Mefistofele will be sung by René Pape. Find here more information about the production and cast.

Further performances will be on 29 October, 1, 6, 10 and 15 November.

Channel BR Klassik will broadcast the premiere live at 7 pm. Find here the link.

The performance on 15 November will be streamed live via Staatsopern.TV.

20. September 2015

Omer Meir Wellber launches Sarab – Strings of Change (September 2015)

Together with the charity organization A new Dawn in the Negev and the Music Conservatory Be’er Sheva, Omer Meir Wellber will launch the education program Sarab – Strings of Change as initiator and founding member.

On 9 September 2015 at 4 pm at Al Salem Primary School in Rahat, the doors will be open for the public. The mayor of Rahat Talal Alkirnawi, the organizers, the education officers as well as the students will welcome the guests and the municipality and will celebrate with music and speeches.

Sarab – Strings of Change strives to introduce a life transforming music program where it is needed most: among the Bedouins of the Negev, one of the poorest and most discriminated groups within Israeli society.

Already in the beginning of 2015 a very modern music lab with two soundproof practice rooms was created at Al Salem Primary School. In April 2015 two professional part time teachers began with the first violin lessons. The teachers are present in the school 4 days a week and reach over a 100 students. The instruments are provided by the school.

Next school year a first student concert is planned.

Please read here more about the project.

20. April 2015

Omer Meir Wellber on BBC Radio 3 In Tune

Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber was guest at BBC Radio 3 In Tune on 15 April on the occasion of this London Debut with the London Philhamonic Orchestra.

Wellber conducted the LPO on Friday, 17 April in the Royal Festival Hall with works by Debussy and Brahms. In addition to that Augustin Hadelich played Lalo’s “Symphony espagnole for Violin and Orchestra”.

Listen here to the whole In Tune show.

20. April 2015

Gewandhaus Debut of Omer Meir Wellber / MDR Figaro broadcast (April 2015)

Omer Meir Wellber will have his Gewandhaus Debut on 22, 23 and 24 April. On the program will be works by Dutilleux, Haydn und Schubert. Soloist will be Cellist Truls Mørk.

On short notice Omer Meir Wellber replaces David Zinman who had to cancel due to illness.

There will be a concert recording by German radio channel MDR with a delayed broadcast on 28 April at 8.05 pm on MDR Figaro.

Please find here the concert program at a glance:

22 April

Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Gewandhausorchester
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain
Truls Mørk – Violoncello
Steffen Schleiermacher – Moderator

23, 24 April

Leipzig, Gewandhaus
Gewandhausorchester
Dutilleux: Tout un monde lointain
Haydn: Symphonie e-Moll “Trauer-Sinfonie”
Schubert: Symphonie Nr. 4
Truls Mørk – Violoncello

20. March 2015

UK symphonic debut of Omer Meir Wellber (March 2015)

Israeli conductor Omer Meir Wellber makes his London debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the Royal Festival Hall on Friday 17 April 2015 at 7.30 pm with works by Debussy, Lalo and Brahms.

Wellber’s first collaboration with the LPO was in May 2014 when he conducted Tchaikovsky’s Eugen Onegin in Glyndebourne, after which the LPO invited him to conduct his London debut in April 2015.

For details about this concert please click here.

20. January 2015

Omer Meir Wellber conducts Academy Concerts in Munich (January 2015)

Omer Meir Wellber makes his symphonic debut at the Bayerische Staatsoper Munich conducting the “Academy Concerts” on 2 and 3 February 2015.

The program features De Falla’s Suite No. 1 and the Symphony No. 6 by Shostakovich; percussionist Peter Sadlo plays „Focs d’artifici“ (fireworks) by the Catalan composer Ferran Cruixent.

Omer Meir Wellber comments: “After conducting ‘Carmen’ in December 2014, I am very happy to return to the rostrum of the Bavarian State Orchestra so soon and to continue the very inspiring work with this long-standing orchestra – this time with a symphonic program. The rhythm is in the focus of the programming as the vital element for composition and style which we will explore in the pieces by De Falla, Ferran Cruixent and Shostakovich.”

Please click here for more information.

20. November 2014

Omer Meir Wellber: Israeli Opera & Bayerische Staatsoper (November 2014)

In November, Omer Meir Wellber returns to the Israeli Opera to conduct Rossini’s “Il Barbiere di Siviglia”, directed by Katharina Thalbach. The production combines commedia del’arte style with the fast life style of the 21st century. Please click here for further information.

22, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30 November, 7 December
Tel Aviv, Israeli Opera
Rossini: Il Barbiere di Siviglia
The Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon LeZion
Mario Cassi/Christian Senn – Figaro, Annalisa Stroppa/Na’ama Goldman – Rosina, Omar Montanari/Marco Camastra – Bartolo, Edgardo Rocha/Juan Jose de Leon – Almaviva, Vladimir Braun/ Denis Sedov – Don Basilio, Shiri Hershkovitz – Berta
The Israeli Opera Chorus, Ethan Schmeisser
Katharina Thalbach – stage design

At the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich Omer Meir Wellber conducts Bizet’s masterwork “Carmen” on 19, 22 and 26 December. The opera is staged by Lina Wertmüller and the cast features Tareq Nazmi – Zuniga, Andrea Borghini – Moralès, Yonghoon Lee – Don José, Gábor Bretz – Escamillo, Alexander Kaimbacher – Dancaïro, Dean Power – Remendado, Eri Nakamura – Frasquita, Angela Brower – Mercédès, Clémentine Margaine – Carmen and Golda Schultz – Micaëla.

Please click here for more information.

Omer Meir Wellber will return to the Munich opera in February to condcut the 4th Academy Concert.

20. September 2014

Omer Meir Wellber makes his US debut (September 2014)

Omer Meir Wellber makes his US debut in October at the rostrum of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra leading the orchestra in Tchaikovsky’s Manfred Symphony. Wellber is joined by Spanish guitarist Pablo Sáinz Villegas, performing the guitar concerto of Joaquin Rodrigo. The program opens with Debussy’s Petite suite.

While in Pittsburgh, Omer Meir Wellber will also work with the Three Rivers Young Peoples Orchestra. TRYPO is a youth orchestra program in Pittsburgh in residence at the Mary Pappert School of Music of Duquesne University comprising of a full symphonic orchestra.

10, 11, 12 October, Pittsburgh, Heinz Hall
Debussy: Petite Suite
Rodrigo: Concierto de Aranjuez
Tchaikovsky: Manfred Symphony
Pablo Sáinz Villegas, guitar

20. August 2014

CD Releases (August 2014)

Our artists have recorded various CDs that will be released over the upcoming months.

Please click here for all CD releases at a glance.

20. August 2014

Omer Meir Wellber: New season start at the Semperoper Dresden (August 2014)

Omer Meir Wellber starts into the new season 2014/15 with several performances at the Semperoper Dresden. On 17 September he will conduct a symphonic concert at the rostrum of the Sächsische Staatskapelle with works by Dvořák and Haydn.

Shortly before, he leads revival performances of Così fan tutte und Daphne at the opera house. Così fan tutte is the first part of a Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy that Wellber conducts over three consecutive years. The premiere was in March 2014. Daphne was Omer Meir Wellber’s debut production at the Semperoper in 2010 what lead to a profound relationship with the opera house.

All of Omer Meir Wellber conducting dates at the Semperoper Dresden at a glance:

4, 8, 28 September & 25 October, Dresden, Semperoper
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Mozart: Così fan tutte

14 & 16 September, Dresden, Semperoper
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Strauss: Daphne

17 September, Dresden, Semperoper
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden
Dvořák: Serenade for strings, op.22
Haydn: Cello concerto No. 4
Haydn: Symphony No. 103 „The Drumroll “
Norbert Anger, Cello