Omer Meir Wellber at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, Neuschwanstein Castle and others

Conductor Omer Meir Wellber is currently presenting a special project entitled “Trust Your Ears” at the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival, featuring Josef Bardanashvili’s commission for the festival, “Near and Far.” Further information about the concerts on 8 and 9 July and the concert with tenor Mert Süngü on 19 July can be found here. On 5 …

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Omer Meir Wellber in Paris

On 7 and 8 May, Omer Meir Wellber will present the KaiserRequiem, his own creation of Mozart’s Requiem and Viktor Ullmann’s Der Kaiser von Atlantis, at the Philharmonie de Paris. 7 and 8 May Paris, Philharmonie de ParisOrchestre de Paris, Chœur de l’Orchestre de ParisKaiserRequiem Further information here.

New season at the Hamburg State Opera 2025/26

Yesterday, Omer Meir Wellber, General Music Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra, Tobias Kratzer, Artistic Director Designate of the Hamburg State Opera and Demis Volpi, Artistic Director of the Hamburg Ballet, presented the Hamburg State Opera’s program for the 2025/26 season. Please find the new program brochure, which …

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Omer Meir Wellber conducts his creation “KaiserRequiem” at Volksoper Wien

Omer Meir Wellber concludes his time as music director at the Teatro Massio in Palermo with the New Year’s Concert. However, he will return to the house as a guest conductor in April and May to conduct a new production of Strauss’ Salome. On January 25, 2025, a new production of the KaiserRequiem will premiere …

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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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