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At the Edinburgh International Festival on 24 August, the Gringolts Quartet will interweave works by György Kurtág with Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 15.

Friedrich Praetorius will make his debut as General Music Director of the Staatstheater Braunschweig on 22 August with a special production: Der Freischütz will be performed open-air on the historic Burgplatz, the heart of the city of Braunschweig in 18 performances until 9 September.

To mark the start of his residency in Stavanger, Daishin Kashimoto will perform Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 with the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Andrew Manze, on 20 August at the season’s opening concert.

At the Edinburgh International Festival on 24 August, the Gringolts Quartet will interweave works by György Kurtág with Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 15.

From 14 August, Alejo Pérez will conduct Verdi’s Otello in Buenos Aires, marking his first opera production in his new role as principal conductor of the Orquesta Estable del Teatro Colón.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan will be performing the dance piece Sounding Light – which explores the delicate balance between human civilisation and nature – at the Tanz im August festival in Berlin from 15 to 17 August.

On 14 August, the GrauSchumacher Piano Duo will give the American premiere of Philippe Manoury’s composition Le temps, mode d’emploi at the TIME:SPANS Festival in New York.

Following Asya Fateyeva’s world premiere of a new saxophone concerto by Erkki-Sven Tüür at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin under Kazuki Yamada, the Swedish premiere will take place on 29 August at the Baltic Sea Festival with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen.

For their unique Paganini project, Carlotta Dalia and the Goldmund Quartet perform the composer’s music on his historical instruments. A first single from the recording, due for release in September, offers a taste of what’s to come.

Artists-in-Residence: The Armida Quartet will be performing at the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival from 13 June to 6 September, giving 19 concerts featuring a wide variety of programmes and musical partners.

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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.

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Following a significant country premiere at the Festival d’Aix-en-Provence, Mark Andre will be featured as Composer-in-Residence at the Lucerne Festival in August and September with world premieres and first performances.

NEW RECORDINGS

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

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

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!

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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.

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NEW WITH US

We are delighted to announce that we are now working with the pianist Marianna Shirinyan, who captivates audiences as both a soloist and a chamber musician with her charismatic stage presence, as well as her delicate sensitivity, technical mastery and beautiful tone.

NEW WITH US

A warm welcome to Sasha Stychkina! We are pleased to announce that we are now taking over the management of this young musician, whose virtuosity at the piano has brought her early success in competitions and who now captivates audiences with her confident musicality and technical brilliance.

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.

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.

At the Edinburgh International Festival on 24 August, the Gringolts Quartet will interweave works by György Kurtág with Franz Schubert’s String Quartet No. 15.

EVENTS

WED 12.08.

Toshio Hosokawa: Finals of the Hiroshima International Conductors Competition

Asya Fateyeva: Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche Marne

THU 13.08.

György Ligeti: Town Hall Auditorium Auckland

Asya Fateyeva: Sankt-Petri-Dom Schleswig

FRI 14.08.

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Philippe Manoury & GrauSchumacher Piano Duo at Time:Spans New York

Alejo Pérez conducts Verdi’s "Othello"

SAT 15.08.

Michael Wendeberg: Konzerthaus Liebfrauenkirche Wernigerode

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

SUN 16.08.

Michael Wendeberg: Georg-Friedrich-Händel Halle, Halle

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Anton Gerzenberg & Ilya Gringolts: FaustForum, Staufen

MON 17.08.

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

TUE 18.08.

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

WED 19.08.

Jan Liebermann: St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg

Armida Quartet: Prize Winner in Residence at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

THU 20.08.

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Toshio Hosokawa: Finals of the Hiroshima International Conductors Competition

Asya Fateyeva: Maria-Magdalenen-Kirche Marne

György Ligeti: Town Hall Auditorium Auckland

Asya Fateyeva: Sankt-Petri-Dom Schleswig

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Philippe Manoury & GrauSchumacher Piano Duo at Time:Spans New York

Alejo Pérez conducts Verdi’s "Othello"

Michael Wendeberg: Konzerthaus Liebfrauenkirche Wernigerode

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Michael Wendeberg: Georg-Friedrich-Händel Halle, Halle

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Anton Gerzenberg & Ilya Gringolts: FaustForum, Staufen

: Haus der Berliner Festspiele

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Jan Liebermann: St. Michael’s Church, Hamburg

Armida Quartet: Prize Winner in Residence at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Anssi Karttunen: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Daishin Kashimoto: Season Opening as Artist-in-Residence for the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Armida Quartet: Prize Winner in Residence at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Marianna Shirinyan: Sieseby Kirche

Christian Øland: Opera Duel | Copenhagen Philharmonic

Ilya Gringolts: Stresa Festival

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Daishin Kashimoto: Artist-in-Residence for the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra

Armida Quartet: Prize Winner in Residence at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Brad Lubman: Auditorium Grafenegg

Olli Mustonen: Edinburgh International Festival

Michael Wendeberg: NMIF Jeber-Bergfrieden

Friedrich Praetorius: State Orchestra Braunschweig

György Ligeti: Stadtcasino, Basel

György Ligeti: Mozarteum, Salzburg

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Anton Gerzenberg: Moritzburg Festival

Armida Quartet: Prize Winner in Residence at Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festival

Jan Liebermann: Marienkirche Gelnhausen

Alejo Pérez: Teatro Colón Buenos Aires

Anssi Karttunen: Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival

Friedrich Praetorius: State Orchestra Braunschweig

Gringolts Quartet at Edinburgh International Festival