The Berliner Philharmonie is dedicating its Biennale to the composer from 9 to 26 February - in addition to major performances (including the rarely performed Requiem conducted by Sir Simon Rattle), Ligeti's life and work will be illuminated in an exhibition and a symposium including top-class master classes.

Ilya Gringolts leads the Australian Chamber Orchestra on an extensive tour in February and will perform, among other things, Bruch's 1st Violin Concerto.

In February, Jonathan Stockhammer will make his debut at the Vlaamse Opera with the spectacular production by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui of Philip Glass' opera Satyagraha. The piece can be experienced in Antwerp until 4 March.

On 2 February, Samir Odeh-Tamimi's music theatre work Philoktet, based on the dramas by Sophocles, Heiner Müller and André Gide, will receive its world premiere at the Eclat Festival Stuttgart with the Neue Vocalsolisten and the Zafraan Ensemble.

Alejo Pérez debuts at the New National Theatre Tokyo with Richard Wagner's Tannhäuser on 28 January. The conductor can be seen in further performances until 11 February.

Vito Žuraj's first full-length opera Blühen is shown in Frankfurt until 11 Feburary. We spoke to the composer about his collaboration with librettist Händl Klaus, director Brigitte Fassbaender and the Ensemble Modern, which plays under Michael Wendeberg.

Eliahu Inbal becomes Conductor Laureate of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.

In the first edition of our new kwmm podcast series "Encore," violinist Johanna Staemmler muses on the Armida Quartet's complete Mozart recordings while we listen to the interpretations together (in German).

Ming Tsao's Triode Variations, premiered in May by Ensemble Musikfabrik under Emilio Pomàrico, have now been released on CD; the Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and the Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin have also recorded works by the composer for the album.

In 1975, Les Percussions de Strasbourg premiered Karlheinz Stockhausen's scenic composition Musik im Bauch. In January 2023, the ensemble presented the work in a visually and musically impressive new production by Simon Steen-Andersen in Hellerau.

On 20 January, Toshio Hosokawa was awarded the Berkeley Japan Prize 2023.

From 3 December Johannes Klumpp will conduct Franz Lehar's operetta The Merry Widow at the Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden.

Holly Hyun Choe becomes Artiste associée des Orchestre de Chambre de Genève.

From 26 November, Caroline Melzer will perform in Alban Berg's opera Wozzeck at the Theater Freiburg. It is the soprano's role debut as Marie.

Video now online: As Artist in Residence of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tabea Zimmermann performed William Walton's Viola Concerto in December. Her next concert with the orchestra, including a world premiere, will take place in February.

Premiere of the Year: the Zurich Opera's production of Stefan Wirth's Girl with a Pearl Earring under the musical direction of Peter Rundel receives the coveted award!

In May, Ensemble Musikfabrik premiered Ming Tsao's Triode Variations in Cologne. We caught up with the composer during a visit to his Berlin flat in the run-up to the performance.

Congratulations to the Armida Quartet: the final CD of the complete Mozart recordings is currently receiving critical acclaim, and the previously released Volume 4 even receives an Opus Klassik award.

Now on ARTE Concert: In a birthday concert for Kaija Saariaho, Anssi Karttunen performed with his improvising trio Tres Coyotes at the festival Musica in Strasbourg on September 17th.

"Outstanding through and through": On 26 August, Miriam Batsashvili's second album was released on the Warner Classics label, centred on Liszt's piano transcriptions from the opera, lied, and organ repertoire.

Johannes Maria Staud is awarded the Austrian Art Prize 2022.

The Castalian String Quartet is pleased to announce Steffan Morris as its new cellist.

The Armida Quartet has put together a comprehensive Mozart package in recent years: a concert series, a complete recording, and even an app - all with surprising perspectives on the composer.

The new CD by the Gringolts Quartet received outstanding reviews and was awarded a Diapason d'or.

A celebrated premiere: Toshio Hosokawa's flute concerto for Emmanuel Pahud thrills press and audience at the Tonhalle Zurich.

Following the world premiere at the Munich Biennale, the Deutsche Oper Berlin showed Bernhard Gander's new opera that was caught up in the terrible reality of war - Andrew Robert Munn sang one of the main roles in Songs of Exile and No Return.

The Armida Quartet becomes musical ambassador of the climate initiative Orchestras of Change.

In the November issue of the journal MusikTexte, Ming Tsao outlines ways towards a materialistic musical expression.

Mahan Esfahani was awarded the Wigmore Medal.

Premio Abbiati del Disco: The recording of Ondřej Adámek's compositions Where are you? and Follow me with Magdalena Kožená, Isabelle Faust and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Rundel and Sir Simon Rattle has received the prestigious Italian critics' award.

Tabea Zimmermann is the new Artistic Partner of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.

The Castalian String Quartet's debut CD, released at the end of April, has received rave reviews.

Shiyeon Sung is appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

Originally recorded for a film, this masterful interpretation of Mahler's Wunderhorn Lieder with baritone Dietrich Henschel and the Bochumer Symphoniker under Steven Sloane has now been released on CD.

In the FAZ, Ilya Gringolts is portrayed as a musician with enormous stylistic range and unwavering integrity.

From August 2022, the members of the string quartet Meta4 will take on an important artistic role at the Jyväskylä Sinfonia for two years.

Maximilian Hornung becomes artistic director of the Traunstein Summer Concerts

Just before Bas Wiegers conducted his first concerts in front of a live audience in May, he sat down for an interview to reflect on the preceding Corona year.

As music director of the Folkoperan Stockholm, Henrik Schaefer started the season 2021/22 by bringing the house fresh ideas – and not just through the original romantic sound.

A Mozart with character, played to perfection: Rave reviews for the Armida Quartet's new CD.

Congratulations to Daishin Kashimoto: his CD with chamber music by Nino Rota received a Diapason d'or award of the year!

Congratulations to Titus Engel on his appointment as the new Principal Conductor of the Basel Sinfonietta!

The first international orchestra to guest in two wonderful new halls: karsten witt musik management brought the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Robin Ticciati to Ankara and Istanbul.

The season brochure for 2022/23

“After a very difficult year, I wanted to offer the listeners an album full of positivity, lightness and beauty in a desire to return to a serene life“, violist Adrien La Marca explains about his new duo album Chanson Bohème.

Minna Pensola and Antti Tikkanen take over the artistic direction of the Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival.

On Vito Žuraj's new CD Alavò, three large orchestras and renowned soloists interpret three works from the past five years.

Before the premiere of the first part of his large spacial orchestra triptych, Philippe Manoury talked about his musical career, his first contact with electronic music and his handling of the large orchestral apparatus.

The complete recording of Christophe Bertrand's instrumental works with the GrauSchumacher Piano Duo, Peter Rundel, and Brad Lubman was awarded the German Record Critics' Award 2021.

For his music building bridges between cultures, Toshio Hosokawa has been awarded the Goethe Medal.

Congratulations to Tabea Zimmermann: She is on the longlist for the German Record Critics Award.

As promised by its title, the new CD of Trio Mediaeval provides comfort: Solacium combines lullabies, hymns, and chorales from the Nordic countries with newly composed works.

Part science documentary, part true crime story: Philippe Manoury about his reconstruction of Boulez' Livre pour quatuor.

Valentin Uryupin steps into the role of chief conductor of Moscow’s Novaya Opera Theatre at the start of the 2021/22 season.

Journalist Barry Davis (The Jerusalem Post) accompanied the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra's tour of Germany and drew an enthusiastic account of the first concert tour after the lockdown.

A much anticipated work by composer Samir Odeh-Tamimi received its world premiere at the Festival d'Aix-en-Provence 2021.