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It is likely to be the great composer’s final world premiere: on 28 September, the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Anna Rakitina, will premiere Friedrich Cerha’s Vorspiel zu einer Komödie ("Prelude to a Comedy") to mark the start of the season.

In his new role as General Music Director at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Friedrich Praetorius will open the concert season of the Staatsorchester on 20 September with Mahler’s 6th Symphony.

On 20 September, Lin Liao will conduct the season-opening concert at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

CERHA 100

In his new role as General Music Director at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Friedrich Praetorius will open the concert season of the Staatsorchester on 20 September with Mahler’s 6th Symphony.

On 20 September, Lin Liao will conduct the season-opening concert at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

From 18 to 27 September, Anton Gerzenberg will be performing in eight solo concerts on a major tour of Sweden, broken up by a performance with Martha Argerich at the Vienna Konzerthaus.

Louis Andriessen’s masterpiece De Materie, completed in 1988, has been described as a ‘philosophical opera’ or a ‘theatrical ultra-symphony’. From 16 to 27 September, Bas Wiegers will conduct the work to mark the opening of the season at the Flemish Opera, where it will be staged by director Phia Ménard and the KORS’IA choreography team.

From 13 to 20 September, the Le Pont International Music Festival in the Japanese prefecture of Hyogo will once again feature renowned musical guests and a varied chamber music programme under the artistic direction of Daishin Kashimoto.

NEW RECORDINGS

"A wild, untamed and deeply honest musical journey’" Together with Nicolas Altstaedt and Ian Bostridge, Olli Mustonen has released his work Taivaanvalot ("Heavenly Lights") on the Alpha Classics label, which appears alongside his Sonata for Cello and Piano and works by Kodály.

NEW RECORDINGS

The album featuring Friedrich Cerha’s complete works for organ, recorded by Wolfgang Kogert and released by the Kairos label to mark the 100th anniversary of the composer's birth, has been awarded the German Record Critics’ Prize.

NEW RECORDINGS

Sasha Stychkina’s debut CD has now been released on the Alpha Classics label and is winning rave reviews.

2021 04 19 Concert Intercontemporain Hèctor Parra A Lauriol 32

NEW WITH US

A warm welcome to Hèctor Parra! Born in Barcelona in 1976, the composer is tirelessly exploring new artistic concepts and collaborates on multidisciplinary projects with partners from the arts and sciences.

On 1 July 2026, Hans Werner Henze would have turned 100. A new documentary featuring previously unseen archive footage traces his career.

NEW RECORDINGS

‘Authentic and evocative’: Carlotta Dalia and the Goldmund Quartet present their unique Paganini project, in which they perform the composer’s music on his historical instruments – their joint CD was released on 11 September on the Berlin Classics label.

NEW WITH US

We are delighted to be working with Stefano Gervasoni with immediate effect; his compositions are characterised by a sophisticated and highly personal soundscape.

NEW WITH US

With every work he creates, Michael Jarrell adds to his musical self-portrait: it reflects his constant striving for clarity and precision in his compositional work. We are delighted to be working with the Swiss composer from now on!

Asya Fateyeva CD Cover Goldberg Variations

NEW RECORDINGS

Asya Fateyeva’s recording of Bach’s Goldberg Variations, performed with cellist Eckart Runge and accordionist Andreas Borregaard, has now been released on the Berlin Classics label.

NEW RECORDINGS

"An outstanding debut album": Jan Liebermann's recording, featuring works by Marcel Dupré and Maurice Duruflé, among others, was selected as an Editor's Choice by Gramophone magazine.

NEW RECORDINGS

"A recording for the ages": Daishin Kashimoto’s interpretation of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons with the Berlin Baroque Soloists has received rave reviews and was named Editor's Choice by the Gramophone magazine.

NEW RECORDINGS

"Verve, energy, and charm": To kick off of their complete recording of Mozart’s string quintets, supplemented by contemporary musical ‘postcards’ to the composer, the Kuss Quartet has now released the first of three planned albums, in collaboration with violist Muriel Razavi.

NEW WITH US

Welcome, Jan Liebermann! We are thrilled to begin our collaboration with one of the most promising artists on the international organ scene.

IN CONVERSATION

For the German magazine Fono Forum, Arnt Cobbers spoke to Andreas Grau and Götz Schumacher about cosmic music, their collaboration with composers such as Stockhausen and Kurtág, and interpretative freedom in both older and contemporary music.

CERHA 100

In 2026, the music world will celebrate the 100th birthday of Friedrich Cerha and honour the composer, who died in 2023, with publications, concerts and even a world premiere; a special stamp will also be issued to mark the occasion.

NEW RECORDINGS

To mark the release of his new album Notebook, Lukas Ligeti spoke in April 2026 in an in-depth interview with Samuel Andreyev about formative musical experiences and his artistic development.

ON OUR BEHALF

For the Business of Classical Music podcast, Karsten Witt spoke with Leon Dreher in early 2026 about young artists' expectations for their careers, the day-to-day business of artist management, and the future of the international classical music industry.

NEW RECORDINGS

Anton Gerzenberg's debut CD, Ravel Reflections, was launched on 5 December 2025 on the Prospero label.

IN CONVERSATION

On the occasion of the new recording of Stockhausen's epochal piano work Mantra, Götz Schumacher talks in an interview about the intensive relationship that has connected the GrauSchumacher Piano Duo with the work since its beginnings.

Gringolts Quartett © Tomasz Trzebiatowski

IN CONVERSATION

Following the performance of all six Mozart string quintets at the Heidelberg Spring Festival, Ilya Gringolts explained to us what attracts him to historical instruments and why the Gringolts Quartet will continue to play on gut strings more frequently in the future.

IN CONVERSATION

In an interview between her spring engagements in Lyon and Montreal, Jenny Daviet surprises us with her unexpected approach to roles and works and reveals her dreams for the future.

ON OUR BEHALF

Variations on a theme: On the occasion of kwmm's 20th anniversary, filmmaker Uli Aumüller listened in on us with his camera and created a portrait of the company from 18 conversations about our work.

NEW RECORDINGS

Recorded by the Ensemble Ascolta, the album Sounds, Archaeologies, now released on the KAIROS label, brings together compositions by Isabel Mundry that understand listening as an active, participatory process.

NEW RECORDINGS

Simone Menezes and her Ensemble K have recorded a chamber version of Gustav Holst's Planets Suite, which has now been released on CD under the title Cosmos.

NEW RECORDINGS

Under the baton of Titus Engel, the WDR Symphony Orchestra recorded Betsy Jolas' Musique d'hiver – the album has now been awarded the German Record Critics' Prize.

CERHA 100

In his new role as General Music Director at the Staatstheater Braunschweig, Friedrich Praetorius will open the concert season of the Staatsorchester on 20 September with Mahler’s 6th Symphony.

On 20 September, Lin Liao will conduct the season-opening concert at the Staatsoper Stuttgart.

EVENTS

WED 16.09.

Daishin Kashimoto: Le Pont International Music Festival

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

THU 17.09.

Daishin Kashimoto: Le Pont International Music Festival

Lukas Ligeti: Suginami Publlic Hall

Marianna Shirinyan: Tapiola Hall, Espoo

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

FRI 18.09.

Michael Wendeberg: Philharmonie Berlin

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Simon Bode: Deutsches Nationaltheater, Weimar

Christoph Prégardien: Le Grand Manège – Namur Concert Hall

SAT 19.09.

Marianna Shirinyan: The Black Diamond, Copenhagen

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Johannes Klumpp: Museum Folkwang, Essen

Daishin Kashimoto: Le Pont International Music Festival

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

SUN 20.09.

Friedrich Praetorius: Staatstheater Braunschweig

Olli Mustonen: Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Daishin Kashimoto: Le Pont International Music Festival

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Lin Liao: Stuttgart Opera

MON 21.09.

Friedrich Praetorius: Staatstheater Braunschweig

TUE 22.09.

Christoph Prégardien: Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts, Munich

Anton Gerzenberg: Wiener Konzerthaus

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

WED 23.09.

Anton Gerzenberg on Tour in Sweden

THU 24.09.

Christoph Prégardien: Internationale Musikbegegnungsstätte Haus Marteau

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Holly Hyun Choe: Palais Universitaire de Strasbourg

FRI 25.09.

György Ligeti: Wigmore Hall, London

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Friedrich Praetorius: Opernhaus Leipzig

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Holly Hyun Choe: Maison des arts et de la culture Duttlenheim

SAT 26.09.

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

SUN 27.09.

Bas Wiegers: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Anton Gerzenberg on tour in Sweden

Titus Engel: Stadtcasino, Basel

MON 28.09.

Friedrich Cerha: Musikverein für Steiermark, Graz

TUE 29.09.