The closing concert of the Donaueschinger Musiktage sees the premiere of works from Younghi Pagh-Paan and Francesca Verunelli, presented by the SWR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Ingo Metzmacher.

Two new projects by composer Francesca Verunelli are slated for upcoming world premieres. Tune and Retune II and Songs and Voices will be unveiled during the 2023-2024 concert season.

Cassandra, the first opera by Belgian composer Bernard Foccroulle commissioned by La Monnaie, combines the mythological figure of Cassandra with the contemporary character Sandra, a young activist fighting to protect the environment.

The Faggots and Their Friends Between Revolutions saw its world premiere at the Manchester International Festival 2023. Following performances at the Bregenz Festival, Festival d’Aix en Provence and London’s Southbank Centre, we can look forward to further performances at the Holland Festival, Ruhrtriennale and NYU Skirball.

For a year now, Ricordi Berlin has been working together with the three new ricordilab composers Hannah Kendall, Alex Paxton, and Diana Syrse, who have already celebrated great concert successes and important prizes. There are now further significant premieres on the horizon.

"Jubilant unison" for Battistelli's new opera commissioned by Deutsche Oper Berlin. New reruns in November 2023.

Mexican composer and current ricordilab winner Diana Syrse celebrates Mexico City in a new work for orchestra, in which she invites the audience on a sonic walk through the different neighbourhoods and specific sounds of this extraordinary cosmopolitan city.

At the invitation of the Wiener Festwochen, director Toshiki Okada and composer Dai Fujikura, both world-renowned in their respective disciplines, are working together for the first time, exploring a new form of musical theatre.

The Italian composer reads the Greek myth with his new opera, celebrated by critics worldwide.

UMPG has appointed respected executive Annette Gentz to the role of General Manager GSA (Germany/Austria/Switzerland), Classics & Screen, effective immediately. Additionally, Gentz will bring her esteemed film and stage music agency, Annette Gentz / Music & Film Arts, into UMPG where it will continue operating under its own name.