The current season includes new productions of Lucrezia Borgia at Aalto Theater Essen as well as of Maria Stuarda at Grand Theatre de Genève, revivals of Don Giovanni and Manon Lescaut at Deutsche Oper Berlin, Lucia di Lammermoor and an anniversary concert in occasion of...
Andreas Spering is one of Germany’s leading specialists in early music and renowned for his expertise in historically informed performance practice. As of the 2023/24 season Spering has been appointed Chief Conductor of the Brandenburg Symphony Orchestra....
Hungarian soprano Réka Kristóf studied singing in Bremen with Prof. Krisztina Laki and Prof. Thomas Mohr. After that she took up the Master program „Oper und Musiktheater“ at the Theaterakademie August Everding in Munich with Prof. Fenna Kügel Seifried. She successfully graduated in summer 2018....
Jesús León’s Duca di Mantua has been described as “impeccable,” his Edgardo “exquisite," and his Nadir “clear and delicate.” Recipient of the Mirella Freni & Nicolai Ghiaurov scholarship and winner of the 2020 Vienna International Music Competition, Vienna-based Mexican tenor Jesús León has performed with...
Guadalupe Barrientos reveals her voice on stage structured and luminous, enchants with the warmth of her timbre and the roundness of her mid-lows: the amplitude of the register and the homogenity of the timbre over the entire range are impressive. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentinian...
Paul Marsovszky is closely connected to the German- and Hungarian-speaking cultures. In the current season he makes his debut at Budapest Opera with Kenneth MacMillan's unique ballet Mayerling, one of the three opening pieces after the opera house's restoration....
"Frenetic acclaim for Mario Lerchenberger, vocally and as an actor - the Bravi for him were numerous and well-deserved - elegantly designed legato bows - excellent technique - effortlessly over the orchestra - a stunningly good, Bayreuth-mature Steuermann - outstanding ...
Sergey Kovnir is one of the most celebrated members of the National Opera of Ukraine, where he interprets all major roles of the bass-repertoire. ...
Since its official debut during the Salzburg Mozart Week, the Altenberg Trio Wien has earned the reputation of one of the most daring and consistent ensembles in this category. Its repertory comprises – in addition to many works from directly related fields nearly 300 piano...
Austrian conductor Christoph Campestrini maintains an active international schedule encompassing a wide spectrum of symphonic and operatic repertoire. 2021/22 season highlights include performances with Carnegie Mellon University and as part of the Salute to Vienna New Year’s Concert. Recent seasons have included performances with the Sacramento...
Aleksandra Szmyd is a rising star in the world of classical singing and has already received several awards for her vocal achievements. Loved by the critics for her light, yet powerful and charming soprano as well as her endless natural grace, she mostly is the...
Alin Stoica is described by critics as "a tenor with a colossal voice as has not been heard for some time on Romanian stages and beyond." Having a good technique but also theatrical qualities, he always manages to complete every role he plays, leaving his...
In spite of his young age, Jan Stava has already appeared as a soloist on the stages of several international opera houses. He can play anything, natural in every movement, gesture, glance and flicker of the eye. And he is capable of singing in any...
Praised for his “mellow, burnished, beautiful” (San Jose Mercury News) and “strong voice” (New York Times) and referred to as “the most commanding singer on stage,” (SF Classical Voice), Bulgarian baritone Krassen Karagiozov, has thrilled audiences in concert and from the opera stage with music...
Accompanying soloists in a sensible way, creating a rich, colourful orchestra sound and working in a refined way in particular with young musicians – these are the special talents of Italian conductor Claudio Vandelli....
The Austrian mezzosoprano Hermine Haselböck is a mostly versatile artist and known for her extensive repertory, ranging from baroque to contemporary music, from song, concert to opera. International recital and concert performances have led her to Carnegie Hall - NY, Wiener Konzerthaus, Musikverein Wien, Mozarteum Salzburg,...
Selected by the American bass magazine “No treble” as one of the world top 10 bass players and recognised by the international critics for her “great intensity and exceptional technique”, Uxia Martinez started her double bass studies at the early age of 6 with the...
The Opus Klassik award winner 2021 Niklas Liepe is one of those highly talented young soloists who goes his own way, regardless. One of those artists constantly coming up with new ideas, launching projects that take real courage, because both the concept and the artistic standards boarder on the brazen....
Andrea Dankova’s highlights of the last seasons mark her debut with Zemlinsky’s Lyric Symphony alongside the Vienna Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Tomas Netopil at Vienna Musikverein, Jenufa at Deutsche Oper Berlin under Donald Runnicles, performances of the Glagolitic Mass at Philharmonie Essen and...
The current season marks Markus Butter’s debut in Alberich (Der Ring an einem Abend) at Opera Graz as well as a production of Ottmar Gersters‘ Enoch Arden at Theater an der Wien. Future highlights include the new production of Zemlinsky’s Kleider machen Leute at National Theatre...
YOKO was born in Japan and moved to Italy in order to complete her studies at the Incontri col Maestro International Piano Academy in Imola (Franco Scala, Stefano Fiuzzi). In 2002, she won the first prize at the International Mozart Competition in Salzburg, since then...
Thomas Sanderling can look back on a career of more than 50 years as a celebrated conductor that has taken him to all the great stages of the world. He has received numerous awards for his artistic achievements, concert and opera conducting and numerous recordings....
“One of the best and most fascinating piano recordings of the year“ wrote the German magazine Fono Forum about his recording of Sonatas and Rondos by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, followed by an „Editor‘s Choice“ by the renowned english Gramophone Magazine for the recording of...
„… at first glance he [David Schlager] reminds a little of Kurt Masur … comparingly little gestures … if you talk to him, you feel how much he burns for his profession.“ Leipziger Volkszeitung Austrian-born David Schlager is a conductor of great flexibility recognized for his...
The Salzburg born conductor-composer-violinist has chosen 3 tracks to bring the fruits of a blossoming spirit to our musical world....