Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España announces Kent Nagano as their next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director (Director Titular y Artístico), starting in September 2026, for an initial period of 5 years. Nagano will conduct the orchestra in eight programmes per season, plus touring and recordings. Kent Nagano commented: ​“The deep cultural richness of Spain, as reflected through its [...]

Kent Nagano performs a special highlight concert in Passau Cathedral. He conducts the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in "Verdi Requiem" with Elina Garanča, Liudmyla Monastyrska, Franceso Meli and René Pape. The concert is held in memory of long-time Festspiele Europäische Wochen Passau supporter Heinz Herrmann Thiele.’

Following an announcement in March 2024, renowned conductor Kent Nagano has just been officially awarded the prestigious Brahms Prize, awarded to outstanding personalities and performers of classical music every year since 1988. Previous award holders have included such figures as Leonard Bernstein, Herbert Blomstedt, Christoph Eschenbach and Yehudi Menuhin. The award ceremony was held on 29 September. Nagano conducted the Hamburg [...]

Congratulations to conductor Kent Nagano for receiving the honorary appointment from the Order of Canada, figuring among 83 appointments or promotions to the Order of Canada, the country’s highest civilian distinction. Kent Nagano conducted Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal for 15 years. "He has premiered and commissioned numerous works by Canadian composers, bringing the unique music of Montreal, Quebec and [...]

Kent Nagano embarked on a project with Georges Delnon to perform Messiaen's opera Saint François d'Assise. The Elbphilharmonie is the venue for a musical and scenic Gesamtkunstwerk with over 300 participants. Kent Nagano worked with Seiji Ozawa on the world premiere of the seldom-performed St Francois d’ Assise in Paris in 1983.  Forty years [...]

In the 7th Philharmonic Concert of the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra on 3-4 March 2024 in the Great Hall of the Elbphilharmonie, Chief Conductor Kent Nagano will present the Fifth Symphony by Anton Bruckner, whose 200th birthday is being celebrated this year. "In this Bruckner anniversary year, one might well ask: 'Who was Anton [...]

“Kent Nagano stands for classical music at the highest level and carries his enthusiasm far into society.” - Dr Carsten Brosda, Minister of Culture and Media Hamburg Ehrung BVO Kent Nagano (c) Claudia Höhne, Bundesverdienstorden, Rathaus Hamburg, Turmsaal, 19.02.2024 Kent Nagano has been honoured by the Federal President with the Grand Cross [...]