Conductor

A Christmas classic: Tchaikovsky's music for the ballet "The Nutcracker." E.T.A. Hoffmann's story of a memorable Christmas Eve, where dream and reality merge, isn't danced, but narrated. When the toy soldiers march, the Sugar Plum Fairy begins to dance, the battle against the Mouse King rages, and Marie travels with the Nutcracker through the Sugar Plum Fairy's kingdom, the music begins and enchants the audience, not least thanks to the great linguistic artistry of the actor Wanja Mues, who is also well-known in Central Germany.

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Nutcracker

Festhalle

Gewandhaus

Konzerthaus Liebfrauen Wernigerode

Beethoven chose E-flat major for his last piano concerto, the heroic key from his Eroica. This weighty classic, played here by the sensationally talented young pianist Justus Friedrich Eichorn from Weimar, who had already caused quite a stir, is correspondingly energetic, brilliant, and virtuosic. And before Hindemith sends his painterly hero from the time of the Peasants' War, who would later become the title character of his famous opera, through a turbulent life, cast in music and sadly too rarely heard, Mozart's Schürzenjäger takes the stage. The overture to "Don Giovanni" is a masterpiece in just a few minutes, a character study of the title character that is among the most artistic in operatic literature.

Heroes

Stadthalle Göttingen

When the 100-year-old MDR Symphony Orchestra teams up with a young, yet already distinguished, conductor and a young, enchanting soprano, the best entertainment is guaranteed! Vilmantas Kaliunas and Leonor Amaral are among the rising stars of the international classical music scene. The versatile Portuguese soprano and the Lithuanian conductor delight with a cheerful program full of classical hits – a truly stimulating mix!

A Midsummer Night's Dream

Stadthalle Stern Riesa

Congress Centrum Suhl

Yet another prince looking for true love. More by accident, though, because Prince Ivan actually wants to catch the famous firebird. This feathery fluttering creature is said to have magical powers. But he has his own idea of ​​what the event will be like - after all, he is not made for a life in a golden cage. Unfortunately, the evil magician Kastschej gets in the way of the prince's plans. It's going to be exciting! So exciting that Igor Stravinsky wrote stirring music for it. So that we always know what's going on, Anna-Maria and Malte tell us about this exciting adventure. Here and there you even have to help the prince, otherwise there will be no fire, bird or wedding...

The Firebird

Laeiszhalle Hamburg

It 's Christmas Eve. Marie and Fritz Stahlbaum are excited. There's celebrating and dancing. Marie's eyes light up when her godfather gives her a nutcracker, which she immediately falls in love with. Fritz is delighted with a new squadron of hussars for his toy army, something he's longed for. But during the night, the toys come to life. Big, fat mice scurry through the room, and with a rumble, the Christmas tree begins to grow, and the nutcracker also awakens. Together with him, Marie enters the Land of Sweets, and a journey into wondrous worlds begins…

The Nutcracker

Laeiszhalle, Small Hall

Guest Concert

Tourist, Congress and Saalbau GmbH

Meistersingerhalle

The Worms Theatre

The Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) celebrated her as a "sensation for the music world" – award-winning saxophonist Asya Fateyeva captivates with her multifaceted playing and unique sound. Originally invented by Adolphe Sax in 1840, the saxophone is often associated with jazz. But Fateyeva demonstrates that it can do much more: sometimes powerful, sometimes gentle, and reminiscent of the human voice...

Golden Swing & Silver Strings

Pfalzbau Ludwigshafen

The Bochum Symphony Orchestra's orchestra course offers talented musicians aged 15 and up the opportunity to gain valuable experience in orchestral playing and is a fantastic opportunity for musical development.

Conductor

Vilmantas Kaliunas

Events

Upcoming events

Dec 14, 2025

The Nutcracker · Hamburger Camerata

28 - 31 Dec, 2025

Guest Concert · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Jan 2, 2026

Golden Swing & Silver Strings · Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Apr 11, 2026

Final concert of the BoSy orchestra course · Bochumer Symphoniker

Jun 4, 2026

CAMERATA MULTITUDES »Synthesis« · Hamburger Camerata

Past events

11 - 13 Dec, 2025

Nutcracker · MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Nov 16, 2025

Heroes · Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Future and recently performed repertoire

Conductor in A Midsummer Night's Dream Overture by Mendelssohn

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Symphony No. 5 by Tchaikovsky

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in An American in Paris by Gershwin

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in Dance of the Hours by Ponchielli

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Don Giovanni by Mozart

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Conductor in Swan Lake by Tchaikovsky

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Emperor Waltz by Strauss

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Lady in the Dark by Weill

Bochumer Symphoniker

Conductor in The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in The Firebird by Stravinsky

Symphoniker Hamburg

Conductor in Porgy and Bess by Gershwin

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in L'Arlésienne Suite No. 1 by Bizet

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture by Glinka

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in The Nutcracker by Tchaikovsky

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Erinnerung an eine Sommernacht in Madrid by Glinka

MDR-Sinfonieorchester

Conductor in Favorit Polka by Lanner

Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz

Conductor in Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5 in E-flat major by Beethoven

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Conductor in Symphony “Mathis the Painter” by Hindemith

Göttinger Symphonieorchester

Conductor in Symphony in F major Wq 181 by Bach

Hamburger Camerata

Conductor in Piano Concerto in B-flat major, KV 595 by Mozart

Hamburger Camerata

Conductor in Trois Fantaisies ou Caprices by Bartholdy

Hamburger Camerata

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