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Lin Liao opens the Pulsar Festival on 5 March with her debut at the helm of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, performing Morton Feldman's Cello Concerto and two new works.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On February 24, Peter Rundel will conduct the UMZE Ensemble at the Budapest Music Center as part of the festival celebrating György Kurtág's 100th birthday.

On 8 February, Christian Tetzlaff and the Orchestre National de France, conducted by Cristian Macelaru, premiered Ondřej Adámek's second violin concerto, Thin Ice, which will also be performed in Winterthur and Prague on 21 and 23 February.

Lin Liao opens the Pulsar Festival on 5 March with her debut at the helm of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, performing Morton Feldman's Cello Concerto and two new works.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On February 24, Peter Rundel will conduct the UMZE Ensemble at the Budapest Music Center as part of the festival celebrating György Kurtág's 100th birthday.

On his tour of Japan with the Berlin Philharmonic Octet from 21 February to 1 March, Daishin Kashimoto will be performing works by Dvořák, Kaun and Schubert.

"A cool organiser of madness": On 1 February, Titus Engel conducted the highly successful world premiere of Olga Neuwirth's opera Monster's Paradise. Following six performances in Hamburg, he will make his debut at the Zurich Opera House on 8 March with the opera which is based on a libretto by Elfriede Jelinek and directed by Tobias Kratzer.

From 19 February to 7 March, Tito Ceccherini will conduct five performances of Laura Ronchetti's opera Inferno at the Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, which is being staged for the first time in a scenic version.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On György Kurtág's 100th birthday on 19 February, Jenny Daviet will perform his Kafka Fragments at the Philharmonie de Paris, followed by a recital with organ on 24 February at the Maison de la Radio et de la Musique.

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.

CERHA 100

In celebration of Friedrich Cerha's 100th birthday on 17 February 2026, the Boulanger Trio, Klangforum Wien and the ORF Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra under Ingo Metzmacher and Marin Alsop, among others, will be performing his music.

NEW RECORDINGS

Just in time for Friedrich Cerha's 100th birthday, the Kairos label has released an album featuring his complete works for organ, recorded by Wolfgang Kogert.

NEW WITH US

Welcome, Christian Øland! We are delighted to begin our work for the young versatile Danish conductor, who took up two new chief positions this season.

From February 22 to March 15, Gaetano Lo Coco will conduct Verdi's Nabucco at the Flemish Opera in Antwerp in a production staged by Christiane Jatahy, with which he will also make his debut at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg in May.

NEW WITH US

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with conductor Simone Menezes, who builds bridges between different musical traditions and artistic disciplines with musical rigour and a discerning curatorial eye.

NEW RECORDINGS

"Stylistic confidence and gripping expressiveness": The Kuss Quartet receives one of the coveted International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) for its first recording of two works by Ernst Gernot Klussmann.

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.

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.

Now available to stream in full length: Toshio Howokawa's new opera Natasha premiered in August at the New National Theatre in Tokyo under the baton of Kazushi Ono and was enthusiastically received.

NEW WITH US

Welcome Julian Steckel! We start our collaboration with the exceptional cellist, who launched his impressive international career in 2010 as winner of the ARD International Music Competition, now performing with renowned orchestras and chamber music partners worldwide.

NEW RECORDINGS

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

NEW RECORDINGS

Anssi Karttunen has recorded Betsy Jolas' complete works for cello and piano together with Nicolas Hodges – the double album has now been released on the bastille musique label.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

‘He sings beyond competition’: The press pays tribute to the great tenor Christoph Prégardien on the occasion of his 70th birthday, which he celebrated on 18 January 2026 at the Konzerthaus Dortmund.

Holly Hyun Choe has given her inaugural concert as Principal Conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK) on January 14 with Beethoven's Third Symphony.

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NEW RECORDINGS

Ilya Gringolts' recording of Bach's sonatas for violin and harpsichord with Francesco Corti has now been released by Arcana as his label debut and was promptly awarded the Diapason d'or.

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.

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 Quartet © 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.

In June 2025, Philippe Manoury's 'Thinkspiel' Die letzten Tage der Menschheit, based on Karl Kraus' monumental drama The Last Days of Mankind, premiered at the Cologne Opera under the direction of Peter Rundel and received enthusiastic reviews.

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.

ON OUR BEHALF

Now available as a podcast: For the series Menschen und ihre Musik (People and Their Music), Karsten Witt spoke with hr2 radio presenter Niels Kaiser in autumn 2025 about his unusual career as a music manager and about the music that has particularly moved and accompanied him along the way.

Lin Liao opens the Pulsar Festival on 5 March with her debut at the helm of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, performing Morton Feldman's Cello Concerto and two new works.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

On February 24, Peter Rundel will conduct the UMZE Ensemble at the Budapest Music Center as part of the festival celebrating György Kurtág's 100th birthday.

EVENTS

TUE 24.02.

Meta4: Philharmonie Essen

György Ligeti: Philharmonie, Cologne

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

WED 25.02.

Toshio Hosokawa: JMS Aster Plaza – Hiroshima International Youth House

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Meta4: Philharmonie, Cologne

THU 26.02.

Daishin Kashimoto: Suntory Hall, Tokyo

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Lukas Ligeti: Haus der Ungarischen Musik

Caroline Melzer: Brunnenhof Zürich

Julian Steckel: Palacio de Congresos Badajoz

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

François-Frédéric Guy: Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Center

FRI 27.02.

Friedrich Cerha: Musikverein, Vienna

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Johannes Klumpp: Stadthalle Göttingen

Julian Steckel: Palacio de Congresos de Cáceres

SAT 28.02.

Olli Mustonen: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mount Barker Summit

Eliahu Inbal: Seoul Arts Center - Music Hall

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

SUN 01.03.

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Daishin Kashimoto: Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kawasaki

Olli Mustonen: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mount Barker Summit

The Fluteman: Orchestra Show in Bremen

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Antje Weithaas: Teatro Rossini, Pesaro

TUE 03.03.

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Hyung-ki Joo: Compensa Concert Hall Vilnius

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

WED 04.03.

Olli Mustonen: Elder Hall, Adelaide

György Ligeti: BASF Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen

THU 05.03.

Lin Liao with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at Pulsar Festival

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

FRI 06.03.

Friedrich Praetorius: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Bernard Foccroulle: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

SAT 07.03.

Antje Weithaas: National Forum of Music Wroclaw

Friedrich Praetorius: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

SUN 08.03.

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Alejo Pérez: Göteborgs Operan

Titus Engel: Opernhaus Zürich

TUE 10.03.

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Meta4: Philharmonie Essen

György Ligeti: Philharmonie, Cologne

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Toshio Hosokawa: JMS Aster Plaza – Hiroshima International Youth House

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Meta4: Philharmonie, Cologne

Daishin Kashimoto: Suntory Hall, Tokyo

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Lukas Ligeti: Haus der Ungarischen Musik

Caroline Melzer: Brunnenhof Zürich

Julian Steckel: Palacio de Congresos Badajoz

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

François-Frédéric Guy: Istanbul Lutfi Kirdar International Center

Friedrich Cerha: Musikverein, Vienna

Toshio Hosokawa: Isarphilharmonie, Munich

Johannes Klumpp: Stadthalle Göttingen

Julian Steckel: Palacio de Congresos de Cáceres

Olli Mustonen: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mount Barker Summit

Olli Mustonen: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mount Barker Summit

Eliahu Inbal: Seoul Arts Center - Music Hall

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Daishin Kashimoto: Muza Kawasaki Symphony Hall, Kawasaki

Olli Mustonen: UKARIA Cultural Centre, Mount Barker Summit

The Fluteman: Orchestra Show in Bremen

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Antje Weithaas: Teatro Rossini, Pesaro

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Hyung-ki Joo: Compensa Concert​ Hall Vilnius

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Olli Mustonen: Elder Hall, Adelaide

György Ligeti: BASF Feierabendhaus, Ludwigshafen

Lin Liao with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra at Pulsar Festival

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Friedrich Praetorius: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Bernard Foccroulle: Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg

Antje Weithaas: National Forum of Music Wroclaw

Friedrich Praetorius: Deutsche Oper Berlin

Tito Ceccherini: Teatro dell'Opera di Roma

Gaetano Lo Coco: Opera Vlaanderen, Antwerp

Alejo Pérez: Göteborgs Operan

Titus Engel: Opernhaus Zürich

Christian Øland: Koncertsalen Alsion

Hyung-ki Joo: Compensa Concert Hall Vilnius