Kent Nagano at Teatro Massimo di Palermo
On 18 September 2022, Kent Nagano appears at Teatro Massimo di Palermo to conduct Bruckner Symphony No. 4 with Orchestra del Teatro Massimo. More information about the concert can be found here.
Kent Nagano collaborates with legendary Noh actor, Akihiro Yamamoto
On 11 & 12 September, Kent Nagano and the members of Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg will collaborate with legendary Noh actor, Akihiro Yamamoto and his theatre members. The production called “Spirit of the Moon” is a collaboration work of new Noh play based on a story of Japanese folk tale “Moon Rabbit” and music of [...]
Kent Nagano conducts the world premiere of Dusapin’s IL VIAGGIO, DANTE at Festival d’Aix
On, 8 July Kent Nagano will conduct the world premiere of Pascal Dusapin’s Il Viaggio, Dante, an opera in seven scenes. The opera will be performed at Grand Théâtre de Provence as part of Festival d’Aix. A further three performances will on 13, 15 and 17 July. More information about the cast and performances can [...]
Classical Music and Video Art: Micro-Concerts with Kent Nagano
May 16, 2022 Press Release Audiovisual Concert Series of the Philharmonic State Orchestra Now Online With their Micro-Concerts, Kent Nagano and the Philharmonic took advantage of the time of the pandemic to explore new methods of digital music dissemination and listening. In cooperation with international video artists, a cycle of five audiovisual concert programmes responds [...]
Kent Nagano conducts Abrahamsen’s The Snow Queen at Concertgebouw
For the second time this season, Kent Nagano returns to The Concertgebouw to conduct Abrahamsen’s opera, The Snow Queen. Premiered in 2019, this repertoire is vastly different to Nagano’s previous concert in November 2021, where he conducted Wagner’s Das Rheingold. More information about the cast and performance can be found here.
Kent Nagano at Dresden Music Festival
On 20 May 2022, Kent Nagano conducts Dresdener Philharmonie at Frauenkirche as part of Dresden Music Festival 2022 . The programme includes Hosokawa ‘Stilles Meer’, Ives ‘The Unanswered Question’ as well as Bruckner Symphony No. 6. More information about the concert can be found here.
Kent Nagano conducts Hamburg International Music Festival 2022
On 30 April 2022, Kent Nagano and Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg open the Hamburg International Music Festival with Mahler Symphony No. 3 in D Minor at the Elbphilharmonie. The concert will be performed again on 02 May 2022. Further information about the performances can be found here.
Kent Nagano conducts a new production of Tannhäuser at Staatsoper Hamburg
On Sunday 24 April 2022 Kent Nagano conducts the premiere of a new production, by Kornél Mundruczó, of Wagner’s Tannhauser at Staatsoper Hamburg, with ten additional performances across this and next season. The stellar cast includes Klaus Florian Vogt in the title role, Christoph Pohl as Wolfram von Eschenbach, Jennifer Holloway as Elisabeth, Tanja [...]
litCologne Book Event – 10 Lessons of my Life
On 20 March at 16:00, Kent Nagano will discuss his book ’10 Lessons of my Life’, published in September 2021 at lit.Cologne 2022. Hosted by Claudia Dichter, Nagano will delve into significant events in his life that influence him beyond his artistic path, including encounters with Leonard Bernstein and pop musician Björk. The event will [...]
Offenbach Les Contes d’Hoffmann Staatsoper Hamburg DVD Release
On 25 February 2022, Staatsoper Hamburg released the season opening production Les Contes d'Hoffmann by Jacques Offenbach on DVD. The new production by Daniele Finzi Pasca under the musical direction of Kent Nagano was performed on the main stage on 4 September 2021 and was recorded with EuroArts in co-production with ZDF and NHK, with collaboration [...]