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Omer Meir Wellber with a special New Year’s concert at the Teatro Massimo

For Omer Meir Wellber, the new year begins with a very special program at the Teatro Massimo in Palermo. Together with Guy Mintus and the orchestra and choir of the Teatro Massimo, he presents a concert program that combines Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony with improvisations on Neapolitan songs. 1 January 2025, 6 pm | Sala Grande, …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts Le Grand Macabre in Palermo

Omer Meir Wellber conducts the premiere of Le Grand Macabre at the season opening of the Teatro Massimo in Palermo on November 24, 2024. The opera by György Ligeti is directed by Barbora Horáková. During rehearsals, Omer Meir Wellber explains: “In 2020, I started my journey with “Parsifal” at the Teatro Massimo, then came “Onegin”, …

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New recording with Omer Meir Wellber

On 4 October, a new recording with Omer Meir Wellber conducting the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and pianist Jonathan Biss will be released by Orchid Classic. The recording combines Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 with Sally Beamish’s “City Stanzas”, which was inspired by Beethoven’s piano concerto but also by Jonathan Biss’ virtuoso playing. Further information …

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Omer Meir Wellber at Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber and pianist Guy Mintus will present a special program at Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival: On 26 August at  Reithalle Elmshorn and on 27 August at Christkirche Rendsburg, they will play a program with the Vienna Volksoper Symphony Orchestra that interweaves Mendelssohn’s Italian Symphony with improvisations on Venetian and Neapolitan folk songs. You’re …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts world premiere of ALMA by Ella Milch-Sheriff

Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the world premiere of Ella Milch-Sheriff’s new opera ALMA on October 26, 2024 at Volksoper Wien. The opera tells the story of the infamous Alma Mahler-Werfel – the woman, the composer, the muse, femme fatale and great artist. October 26, 2024             Vienna, Volksoper              world premiereElla Milch-Sheriff: ALMAIdo Ricklin – librettoOmer …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts Ranaana Symphonette and Open Air Concert in Palermo

In July, Omer Meir Wellber conducts two concerts with “his” Ranaana Symphonette in Tel Aviv with Lavry’s violin concerto and Tchaikovsky’s 4th Symphony (July 4 + 6). Later that month, he will present at an Open Air Concert at Teatro di Verdura in Palermo with soloist Daniel Ciobanu works by Gershwin, Morricone and Williams (July …

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News alert: Omer Meir Wellber on June 16 and June 20 at Hamburg State Opera

On short notice, Omer Meir Wellber, designated music director of the Hamburg State Opera and Orchestra from September 2025 onwards, will jump in for two performances on June 16 and on June 20 of a revival production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Hamburg State Opera, leading from the Hammerklavier as he often does …

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Omer Meir Wellber at State Opera Hamburg, Teatro Massimo and Volksoper Vienna in May & June 2024

On short notice, Omer Meir Wellber, designated music director of the Hamburg State Opera and Orchestra from September 2025 onwards, will jump in for two performances on June 16 and on June 20 of a revival production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte at the Hamburg State Opera, leading from the Hammerklavier as he often does …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” at Teatro Massimo in Palermo (May 2024)

On May 19, Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the premiere of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde” at Teatro Massimo in Palermo where Wellber has been Music Director since 2020. With this new production directed by Daniele Menghini, the opera returns to Teatro Massimo after 60 years. “Wagner’s ‘Tristan and Isolde’ represents a moment of great …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg and Lübeck

Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg and Lübeck on April 18, 19 and 21. The program includes Fauré’s Pelléas et Mélisande Suite, Ravel’s 2nd Piano Concerto and Schubert’s 3rd Symphony. The concert on April 21 at 11 a.m. will be broadcast live on the radio on NDR Kultur. April 18 …

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