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 …
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 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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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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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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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 …
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 …
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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Today, Omer Meir Wellber set off on a two-week tour of Asia with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra. The tour program includes nine concerts with three different programs in Japan, South Korea and Taiwan. In Japan, works by Brahms, the 1st Symphony and the 1st Piano Concerto with pianist Hisako Kawamura will be performed under the …
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Omer Meir Wellber will conduct the New Year’s Eve concerts at the Wiener Konzerthaus on December 30 and 31, 2023 and January 1, 2024. The program includes Beethoven’s 9th Symphony, which the Wiener Symphoniker and the Wiener Singakademie traditionally perform at the turn of the year. On December 30, there will also be the Austrian …
