On 14 May, Michael Wendeberg will conduct the world premiere of Sarah Nemtsov’s opera We at Dortmund Opera; the production, directed by Eva-Maria Höckmayr, will run until 7 June.

Before his career as a conductor, Michael Wendeberg was a member of the Ensemble Intercontemporain as a pianist and worked closely with Pierre Boulez. On the fifth anniversary of Boulez’ death, his complete recording of the composer's piano works were released.