Omer Meir Wellber conducts “Carmen” in Rome (June 2025)

On June 21, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Bizet’s Carmen at the Rome Opera, directed by Fabio Ceresa. Following his debut at the Rome Opera in the 2023/24 season, this production is Wellber’s third project at the helm.

21 June Rome, Rome Opera House                              Premiere
Bizet: Carmen
Fabio Ceresa, conductor
Additional performances on: June 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

Information about the production can be found here.

Midori in Berlin (June 2025)

On 22 June, violinist Midori will perform Dvořák’s Violin Concerto in A minor, Op. 53 in the Berlin Philharmonie – together with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester conducted by Marie Jacquot, Midori will present a work that has accompanied her for over 35 years. In 1989, the violin concerto was released by Sony as a live recording with the New York Philharmonic under Zubin Mehta. Midori and the orchestra will also open the AUDI Summer Concerts 2025 on 21 June.

 

The concert on 22 June will be streamed live on medici.tv and can also be heard on 6 July at 21:05 CET on Deutschlandfunk.

 

More information about the concert on the website of the DSO and about the AUDI Sommerkonzerte here.

More information about Midori here: midori-violin.com

 

21. June, Ingolstadt, AUDI Sommerkonzerte
22. June, Philharmonie Berlin
Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Marie Jacquot
Midori, Violin
Vivian Fung: “Earworms”
Dvořák: Violinkonzert a-Moll, Op. 53
Amy Beach: Symphonie e-Moll “Gaelic Symphony”

At the moment, Mari Kodama is … (June 2025)

… is part of the jury of the seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition. The semifinals where 12 competitors perform a recital and a Mozart concerto with the Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra under the musical direction of Carlos Miguel Prieto are currently taking place.

More information about performance videos and the schedule can be found on cliburn.org

 

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Omer Meir Wellber with “Le Nozze di Figaro” at the Volksoper (May 2025)

On 24 May, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Mozart’s Le Nozze di Figaro in a production by Lotte de Beer at the Vienna Volksoper. Further information here. On 21 June, he will also conduct the premiere of the production of Bizet’s Carmen at the Rome Opera, directed by Fabio Ceresa, as well as the special project ‘Trau deinen Ohren’ at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, including the commissioned composition ‘Near and Far’ by Josef Bardanashvili.

24 May Vienna, Volksoper
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Lotte de Beer, Regie
Further performances on: May 30, June 8 and 11

21 June Rome, Rome Opera
Bizet: Carmen
Fabio Ceresa, Regie
Further performances on: June 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28

8 July Pronstorf, Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival
9 July Wotersen, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
“Trau’ Deinen Ohren”
Improvisations Omer Meir Wellber accordion
Mozart: Serenade in G major KV 525 “Eine kleine Nachtmusik”
Vaughan Williams: Fantasia on a theme by Thomas Tallis (15′)
Dvořák: Serenade for strings in E major op. 22
Josef Bardanashvili: “Nah und Fern” (commissioned by the SHMF)
String ensemble of the Volksoper Wien
Omer Meir Wellber, conductor and accordion

10 July Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival
Works by George Frideric Handel, Giuseppe Donizetti, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and others
Mert Süngü, tenor
Omer Meir Wellber, accordion and harpsichord
String Quintet of the Vienna Volksoper

Jan Vogler at the ZDF Morgenmagazin (May 2025)

Before his summer activities with the Dresdner Musikfestspiele, the European tour with Bill Murray and the New Worlds program, cellist Jan Vogler was a guest on ZDF Morgenmagazin – 2 days later with Haydn’s Cello Concerto with NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Luisi at the opening concert of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele.

You can watch the Morgenmagazin report here.

Kent Nagano (May 2025)

On 18 May, the opera Die dunkle Seite des Mondes by Unsuk Chin celebrates its world premiere in Hamburg, staged by the theatre company Dead Centre and under the musical direction of Kent Nagano. The word is comissioned by the State Opera Hamburg with the support of the Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation. The recording of the premiere will be broadcast on 24 May at 20:03 on the respective cultural channels of the public broadcasters (NDR Kultur, rbb Kultur, hr2, SWR Kultur, WDR 3). More information here.READ MORE

Omer Meir Wellber in Paris (May 2025)

On 7 and 8 May, Omer Meir Wellber will present the KaiserRequiem, his own creation of Mozart’s Requiem and Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, at the Philharmonie de Paris.

7 and 8 May Paris, Philharmonie de Paris
Orchestre de Paris, Chœur de l’Orchestre de Paris
KaiserRequiem

Further information here.

Kent Nagano appointed Principal Artistic Partner of the Filarmonica Toscanini (April 2025)

Filarmonica Toscanini is thrilled to announce a new artistic partnership with Maestro Kent Nagano, who will take on the role of Principal Artistic Partner starting in the 2025/2026 season. This initial three-year agreement marks the beginning of an exciting journey alongside one of the most esteemed conductors on the
global stage.

Kent Nagano, a Key Figure in the International Music World
Kent Nagano is internationally renowned for the depth of his interpretations and his ability to blend tradition with innovation. Currently serving as General Music Director of the Hamburg State Opera and Principal Conductor of the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, he will conclude his tenure at both institutions at the end of the 2024/2025 season. His final year in Hamburg will feature several landmark projects, including the world premiere of Unsuk Chin’s opera Die dunkle Seite des Mondes.

From season 2026/2027, he will also assume the role of Artistic and Music Director of the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España.

Simultaneously, Nagano is spearheading an ambitious initiative dedicated to historically informed performances of Wagner’s Ring, The Wagner Cycles: a project of the Dresdner Musikfestspiele. Launched in 2023 and set to culminate in 2026, this project coincides with the 150th anniversary of the cycle’s first complete performance. Together with Jan Vogler, Kent Nagano is the artistic director of the Wagner Cycles, and oversees the Ring
being meticulously musicologically reexamined, rehearsed, and performed on historical instruments over several years, with the aim of recapturing Wagner’s original sonic vision through the latest research in historical performance practice, instrumental and vocal.

An Instant Artistic Connection
Managing and Artistic Director of Filarmonica Toscanini, Ruben Jais, expressed his enthusiasm for this new artistic alliance: “One concert last summer was enough to forge a special connection between Maestro Nagano and our orchestra. We immediately recognized a profound artistic synergy, inspiring us to envision a shared artistic journey. For Maestro Nagano, we have chosen a title that could describe the essence of this collaboration: dynamic, flexible, and forward-looking. Together, we are confident in our ability to explore new artistic horizons and further elevate Filarmonica Toscanini’s presence on the international music scene.”

Maestro Kent Nagano added: “Although the orchestra and I have only met once, it was a strong partnership, I would say, from the very first minute. They bring a spirit and enthusiasm, a freshness and remarkable quality to how they think and how they make music. Somehow, the value system between us seemed to align right from the beginning. That’s why I’m very much looking forward to this collaboration starting next season.”

Highlights of the 2025/2026 Season
During the 2025/2026 season, Maestro Nagano will lead Filarmonica Toscanini in three major projects in Parma:
· November: The collaboration begins with concerts featuring the celebrated pianist
Maria João Pires.
· February: A performance of Mahler’s Second Symphony, one of the most extraordinary
masterpieces in the symphonic repertoire.
· May: A program showcasing Aziza Sadikova’s Violin Concerto and Stravinsky’s The
Rite of Spring, in an enterprising collaboration with the Orchestra Haydn of Trento and
Bolzano.

With Kent Nagano’s arrival, Filarmonica Toscanini embarks on a new chapter of artistic excellence, reaffirming its status as a leading force in the regional, national, and international music scene.

Omer Meir Wellber – new season at the Hamburg State Opera 2025/26 (March 2025)

Yesterday, Omer Meir Wellber, General Music Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Tobias Kratzer, Artistic Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and Demis Volpi, Artistic Director of the Hamburg Ballet, presented the Hamburg State Opera’s program for the 2025/26 season.

Please find the new program brochure, which for the first time presents the entire program of the house in one, here and the microsite of the Hamburg State Opera under the following link: die-hamburgische-staatsoper.de/vorschau

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