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Anu Komsi: Concerts in Cologne & Dresden
On 7/8/9 December 2025, the coloratura soprano Anu Komsi will perform three concerts with the Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne and Sakari Oramo at the Kölner Philharmonie. She will sing Richard Strauss‘ Four Last Songs and George Benjamin’s Interludes and Arias from his opera Lessons in Love and Violence. Further works of the programme will be Strauss‘ Tod und Verklärung and Jonathan Harvey‘s Tranquil Abidina.
On 30/31 December 2025, two end of year concerts will follow, presenting L. v. Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor with the Dresdner Philharmonie and the Prager Philharmonischer Chor under the baton of Sakari Oramo at the Kulturpalast Dresden. For the soloist quartet Susan Zarrabi (alto), Peter Tantsits (tenor) and Arttu Kataja (bass) will team up with soprano Anu Komsi to celebrate the end of the year 2024 with the Ode to Joy.
(published on 17 November 2025)
Sofia Jernberg: Debut with NOSPR Katowice
On 28 November 2025, the vocal artist Sofia Jernberg will make her debut with the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in the musical direction of Marin Alsop at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice. She will perform the Polish premiere of Chaya Czernowin’s No! A Lament for the Innocent together with soprano Keren Motseri. Additional works of the programme will be Grażyna Bacewicz‘ Concerto for Violin No. 1 and Richard Strauss’ Symphonia Domestica Op. 53. The co-conductor will be Anna Sułkowska-Migoń, and the violin concerto will be played by soloist Sulamita Ślubowska. End of April 2025, Sofia Jernberg sang the world premiere of NO! at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with the LA Phil New Music Group and in June 2025, she sang the German premiere in the series WDR – Music of our Time at the Funkhaus Cologne.
(published on 6 November 2025)
Anna-Lena Elbert: Dreames & Imaginations
The latest CD-recording of soprano Anna-Lena Elbert has been nominated for the German Record Critics' Award 2025: Dreames & Imaginations (TYXart-label) is presenting Renaissance-songs by Robert Jones, Tobias Hume, William Corkine, John Dowland and Thomas Ford. The further cast is Friederike Heumann (viola da Gamba/lyra viol/direction), Evangelina Mascardi (lute) and Angelique Mauillon (tripel-harp). Anna-Lena Elbert is especially passionate about Early Music. In this context, the corresponding vocal style is very important to her.
(published on 27 October 2025)
Tora Augestad: Weill in Kristiansand
Between 19-21 November 2025 the mezzo-soprano Tora Augestad will sing three concerts presenting Lieder by Kurt Weill together with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Nina Haug. Concert venues will be the Kilden Konserthus Kristiansand, Arendal Kulturhus and the Buen Kulturhus Mandal. Works on the programme will be Georges Bizet‘ Habanera, Kurt Weill‘s Youkali and Seeräuber-Jenny among other compositions. The Lotte Lenya-award winner Tora Augestad is a well-versed interpreter of Kurt Weill‘s songs and has already performed with the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra in Kilden to great acclaim several years ago, presenting the premiere of Marcus Paus’ Hate Songs, Kurt Weill’s Seven Deadly Sins and Charles Ives’ Five Songs.
(published on 26 October 2025)
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