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 [...]