World stars as guests: the celebrated series of acclaimed gala concerts in previous seasons with outstanding artists such as Camilla Nylund and Benjamin Bernheim is now impressively continued by Gaëlle Arquez. The French mezzo-soprano, known for her dark, velvety timbre and charismatic stage presence, has been a hit at the world's most prestigious opera houses. She regularly appears at the Paris Opéra, the Gran [...]

Kirill Troussov's second symphony concert as artist in focus takes us to Poland with the spectacular 2nd Violin Concerto by the great violin virtuoso Henryk Wieniawski. In addition, the great Polish maestro Antoni Wit continues the musical exploration of our eastern neighbor with a true classic of the 20th century, namely Lutosławski's "Concerto for Orchestra" from the 1950s. The peculiar [...]

Guitarist Daniel Givone from Nantes is known and celebrated far beyond the borders of his home town, the old capital of historic Brittany on the Atlantic. Originally from the school of Django Reinhardt, he is regarded as one of the best guitarists in France. The guitar literally "sticks" to his fingers, and he experiments with all kinds of music; [...]

Germany's most successful big band show is back. Max Mutzke and the SWR Big Band are embarking on their biggest tour together to date throughout Germany in fall 2025. You can't really learn passion and talent - Max Mutzke has both in abundance. He has the gift of captivating the audience and [...]