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Classical:NEXT, the largest international networking event in the classical music world, kicks off on April 8 in Budapest and will once again feature a showcase program organized by karsten witt musik management.

On 4 and 5 April, Jenny Daviet, together with the Ensemble intercontemporain conducted by Pierre Bleuse, will present the Japanese premiere of George Benjamin’s chamber opera Into the Little Hill in Tokyo.

NEW WITH US

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with saxophonist Asya Fateyeva, who is captivating a growing international audience with her distinctive playing and innovative programme concepts.

NEW WITH US

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with saxophonist Asya Fateyeva, who is captivating a growing international audience with her distinctive playing and innovative programme concepts.

On 1 April, Ryoko Aoki will premiere Fabián Panisello's Change in Cuenca, performing alongside the PluralEnsemble under the baton of the composer who, in his new composition, juxtaposes a contemporary assessment of climate change with historical Japanese nature poetry.

On 28 March, Fabián Panisello and his Plural Ensemble will be appearing at the Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo, where he will conduct a performance of his opera Les rois mages.

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.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Congratulations, Eliahu Inbal! On 16 February, the conductor celebrated his 90th birthday at the podium of the Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra with Mahler's 8th Symphony, and on 27 and 28 March he will conduct the Singapore Symphony Orchestra.

To kick off a Schubert cycle in Italy spread over three years, the Armida Quartet will be performing in five concert halls from Trieste to Naples at the end of March.

NEW RECORDINGS

Jan Liebermann’s debut album, featuring works by Marcel Dupré and Maurice Duruflé, among others, has now been released on the Regent Records label.

From 12 to 28 March, Ilya Gringolts will lead and perform as soloist with the Australian Chamber Orchestra on an extensive tour ‘Down Under’, presenting a diverse programme.

"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 8 to 26 March, Alejo Pérez will conduct Janáček's opera Jenůfa, which will be staged at the Gothenburg Opera in a production by Nicola Raab.

In February and March, Gaetano Lo Coco wowed audiences and critics at the Flemish Opera in Antwerp with his conducting of Verdi’s Nabucco in a production directed by Christiane Jatahy, with which he will also make his debut at the Grand Théâtre de la Ville de Luxembourg in May.

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

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.

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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.

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

Now available to stream in full length: Toshio Howokawa's new opera Natasha premiered in August 2025 at the New National Theatre in Tokyo under the baton of Kazushi Ono and was enthusiastically received.

NEW WITH US

We are delighted to announce our collaboration with saxophonist Asya Fateyeva, who is captivating a growing international audience with her distinctive playing and innovative programme concepts.

EVENTS

WED 25.03.

György Ligeti: Wiener Staatsoper

Ilya Gringolts: City Recital Hall, Sydney

Shiyeon Sung: Theater der Stadt Wolfsburg

Armida Quartet: Teatro Miela, Triest

THU 26.03.

György Ligeti: Aula der Universität Heidelberg

Holly Hyun Choe: Radio Hall of NRK, Oslo

Alejo Pérez: Göteborgs Operan

Peter Rundel: Prinzregententheater Munich

György Ligeti: Reformierte Kirche Windisch

Bas Wiegers: Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb

Armida Quartet: Teatro Sannazaro

FRI 27.03.

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György Ligeti: Wiener Staatsoper

Ilya Gringolts: City Recital Hall, Sydney

Shiyeon Sung: Theater der Stadt Wolfsburg

Armida Quartet: Teatro Miela, Triest

György Ligeti: Aula der Universität Heidelberg

Holly Hyun Choe: Radio Hall of NRK, Oslo

Alejo Pérez: Göteborgs Operan

Peter Rundel: Prinzregententheater Munich

György Ligeti: Reformierte Kirche Windisch

Bas Wiegers: Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall, Zagreb

Armida Quartet: Teatro Sannazaro

Ilya Gringolts: The Neilson, Dawes Point Sydney

Chaya Czernowin: Musikverein, Vienna

Eliahu Inbal: Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

Simone Menezes: Gran Sala Sinfónica Nacional

Philippe Manoury: Residency as Rayson Huang Scholar at the University of Hong Kong

Carlotta Dalia: Dunkerskulturhus

Armida Quartet: Teatro Morlacchi Perugia

Roland Kluttig: Universität Bonn

Eliahu Inbal: Esplanade Concert Hall, Singapore

Ilya Gringolts: Llewellyn Hall, Canberra

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Hyung-ki Joo: Druckerei Baden

Fabián Panisello: Printemps des Arts de Monte-Carlo

Christian Øland: Theater Magdeburg

Armida Quartet: Auditorium del Parco, L'Aquila

Titus Engel: Stadtcasino, Basel

Simon Bode: Laeiszhalle Hamburg

Lin Liao: Voltahalle Basel

Ilya Gringolts: Konzerthaus Stadthalle, Heidelberg

Armida Quartet: Accademia di Musica Pinerolo

Meta4: Auditorium Giovanni Arvedi at Museo del Violino, Cremona

GrauSchumacher Piano Duo at the Styriarte Graz

Ming Tsao: Slee Hall, Buffalo

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen

Ryoko Aoki and Fabián Panisello: World premiere "Change"

Bas Wiegers: Cankarjev Dom, Cultural and Congress Centre, Ljubljana

Simone Menezes: Gran Sala Sinfónica Nacional

Gringolts Quartet: Conservatorio San Pietro a Majella di Napoli

Bas Wiegers: Cankarjev Dom, Cultural and Congress Centre, Ljubljana

Jenny Daviet: Tokyo Spring Festival

Christoph Prégardien: Art Tower, Mito

Jenny Daviet: Tokyo Spring Festival

Holly Hyun Choe: Congress Kursaal Interlaken

Ulrike Mayer: Theater Bremen