A new opera based on Lorca’s Bodas de sangre will premiere at Teatro Real de Madrid in 2027.
Manuel Busto’s work headlines a season that also includes Netrebko, Yoncheva, and the first visit of the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra.
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Schumann’s Violin Concerto meets Clara Schumann’s Romances in a programme that moves between orchestral scale and chamber writing.
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Conductor and violinist Sergei Stadler has died aged 63 after falling ill on a flight from Saint Petersburg to Istanbul.
A leading figure of the Soviet violin school, Stadler later founded the Saint Petersburg Symphony Orchestra
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French percussionist Adélaïde Ferrière is emerging as one of the most distinctive voices of her generation, with a global career and a strong commitment to contemporary music.
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Vienna Philharmonic announces its 2026 Summer Night Concert at Schönbrunn, with Lorenzo Viotti conducting and Bryn Terfel as soloist.
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Can Çakmur’s Schubert+ series continues with a programme pairing Schubert and Schumann, exploring influence and contrast across generations.
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Dudamel and Abramović join forces in Naples this weekend, bringing Stravinsky and Falla together in a staged symphonic project at Teatro di San Carlo, with Pasión Vega in El amor brujo.
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Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla makes her Berliner Philharmoniker debut with Prokofiev’s Romeo and Juliet, Weinberg, and a piano concerto by John Williams — with Emanuel Ax.
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Pianist Oleg Maisenberg has died at the age of 80.
Born in Odessa and later based in Vienna, he built an international career as a soloist, chamber musician.
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English National Opera appoints Helen Shute as chief executive.
The former Rambert CEO will take up the role in November 2026, as ENO continues its transition towards a new base in Greater Manchester following major funding changes.
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The Barbican has unveiled its 2026–27 classical season, with a strong focus on new music, a Composer in Focus series on Caroline Shaw, and major Beethoven anniversary concerts with Lang Lang and Andris Nelsons.
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A programme shaped by friendship and shared ideals: Brahms alongside Robert and Clara Schumann and Joseph Joachim.
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Sir Antonio Pappano leads the London Symphony Orchestra in a programme featuring Vilde Frang in Korngold’s Violin Concerto, alongside works by Imogen Holst and Shostakovich.
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The Cleveland Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 season — the final one under Franz Welser-Möst after 25 years.
Strauss, Mahler, Beethoven, a staged Die Frau ohne Schatten, and a European tour shape a season built as a farewell.
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Hannu Lintu begins his tenure as Music Director of the Singapore Symphony Orchestra in the 2026/27 season, with Mahler, Strauss, Bartók, and a major China tour marking the new chapter.
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“Make Love…” Deutsche Oper Berlin sets the tone for Aviel Cahn’s first season
With Stockhausen’s Mittwoch aus Licht in its German premiere and Bára Gísladóttir as Composer in Residence, the programme points to a clear shift in direction.
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Robert Kružík has been named the next music director of the Prague National Theatre, beginning in 2028. The appointment forms part of a broader leadership transition led by incoming general director Martin Glaser.
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The Royal Opera has unveiled its 2026–27 season, led by a new Parsifal and the conclusion of Barrie Kosky’s Ring cycle with Götterdämmerung.
New productions, major revivals, and a strong focus on contemporary opera at Covent Garden.
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The Vision String Quartet has announced a change in its line-up, with Florian Willeitner set to depart after five years. Danish violinist Adam Koch will join as the ensemble’s new first violinist.
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Anne-Sophie Mutter’s East Meets West brings together new works shaped by collaboration, dialogue, and the meeting of musical traditions.
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The Wiener Staatsoper presents its 2026–27 season, with Berlioz’s La damnation de Faust, Zemlinsky and Bartók, and a strong focus on established repertoire.
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A new chapter in Chicago: Sondra Radvanovsky takes on the role of artistic advisor at the Lyric Opera of Chicago.
Alongside her performances, she will mentor young artists at the Ryan Opera Center over the next five seasons.
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Pekka Kuusisto says he will stop working in the United States “for the time being,” citing political and ethical concerns.
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After the Berliner Philharmoniker’s Salzburg Easter Festival performances, Kirill Petrenko now leads the work in concert at the Philharmonie — with Christian Gerhaher as Wotan.
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Elsa Dreisig explores moments of prayer, reflection, and inner voice in Invocation, a concept-driven journey through operatic repertoire.
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Marco Medved has been appointed chorus master of the Deutsche Oper Berlin from the 2026–27 season, succeeding Jeremy Bines.
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Couperin’s Troisième leçon de ténèbres in a refined, intimate performance by Le Concert Spirituel and Hervé Niquet.
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The Boston Symphony Orchestra has announced its 2026–27 season — Andris Nelsons’ final season as Music Director — amid ongoing tensions following the decision to end his tenure.
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Stepan Armasar has been named Bernard Haitink associate conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra for 2026–28.
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