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Warwick Arts Centre’s Orchestral Season 2026-2027

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Boundary-breaking performances, familiar classics, seasonal favourites, and more are lined up for Warwick Arts Centre’s 2026-2027 Orchestral Season

Kicking the season off is a return appearance from the inspiring Chineke! Orchestra (26 Nov 2026). Acclaimed Colombian conductor Tatiana Pérez-Hernández leads the orchestra through works by Stravinsky and Rodrigo, as well as lesser known pieces by Adolphus Hailstork and contemporary Columbian composer Eliana Echeverry. Also joining Chineke! for the concert is Brazilian guitarist Plinio Fernandes – a Classic FM Rising Star.

The City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra (9 Dec 2026) make the first of two appearances at the Coventry arts centre with a distinctly festive selection as CBSO Music Director Kazuki Yamada presents Tchaikovsky’s much-loved seasonal The Nutcracker Suites alongside bandleader Duke Ellington and arranger Billy Strayhorn’s brilliantly swinging jazzy ’50s Nutcracker ‘remixes’.

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Munich’s Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2026-2027

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The BRSO in 2026-2027

Sir Simon Rattle conducts members of the BRSO © BR/Astrid Ackermann

The Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra opens its 2026/27 season under the continued leadership of Chief Conductor Sir Simon Rattle, who marks his fourth year at the helm of one of the world’s great orchestras. The season’s overarching theme is Hoffnung — Hope — a concept explored across the programming through essays, musician testimonials, and above all through the music itself. For more information click here.

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Opera in Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg in 2026-2027

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Opera in the 2026/27 season of the Municipal Theatres in Bremen and Bremerhaven and Oldenburg State Theatre

Bremen, Bremerhaven and Oldenburg recently presented their 2026/27 seasons. The links below provide access to the overall season brochures, while the following focuses on the respective programmes for music theatre.

Bremen team

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Oper Frankfurt in 2026-2027

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Oper Frankfurt’s 2026/27 Season

Oper Frankfurt © Kirsten Bucher

Oper Frankfurt will celebrate Bernd Loebe’s 25th anniversary as Intendant and General Manager during the 2026/27 season. Since his appointment in 2002, Oper Frankfurt has been voted Opera House of the Year six times by Opernwelt and Opera Company of the Year in 2013 at the first-ever International Opera Awards in London. Loebe won the IOA’s 2018 Leadership in Opera Award. His contract with Oper Frankfurt has been extended to 2028.

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The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London – 2026-2027

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The RPO Celebrates 80 Years Of Music-Making

Vasily Petrenko

New 2026–27 London season announced: Diverse programming and new concert formats that recognise and celebrate the changing face of the concert audience in 2026

The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) today announces its London season for 2026–27, celebrating 80-years of music-making in the capital. Between September 2026 and June 2027, the RPO will perform 33 London concerts across three venues, with programming designed to appeal to young audiences and the launch of a new concert format that will particularly welcome people attending an orchestral concert for the first time.

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Tomasz Konieczny’s Baltic Opera Festival – 2 to 7 July 2026

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Tomasz Konieczny’s vision and drive propel the Baltic Opera Festival

Tomasz Konieczny in Der fliegende Holländer at Baltic Opera Festival 2024 © Krzysztof Mystkowski KFP

In late March, Tomasz Konieczny was a busy man. The Polish bass-baritone was nearing the end of a run of Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan Opera, performing alongside Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres in a new staging directed by Yuval Sharon. His buoyant, hearty Kurwenal was hailed by all, with The New Yorker deeming him ‘a born Wagner singer’. It was the hottest ticket in town, and the Met responded to the demand by adding a performance.

Konieczny is also a man on a mission, and Met performances were not the only thing on his agenda. On one of the first fine spring days in New York, he took time to discuss the Baltic Opera Festival (BOF) at a busy diner a few blocks from the Met. We met just days before the American Friends of the Baltic Opera Festival (AFBOF) was to be launched at The Kościuszko Foundation.

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Elgar Festival in the Heart of ‘Elgar Country’ – 23 to 31 May 2026

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ELGAR FESTIVAL – 23 – 31 May 2026

Worcester, Malvern and Pershore – the Heart of ‘Elgar Country’

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Set against the iconic backdrop of ‘Elgar Country’, the Elgar Festival is a highlight of the West Midlands cultural calendar, this year taking place across the scenic destinations of Worcester, Malvern, and Pershore from 23 – 31 May 2026. The festival celebrates the enduring legacy of Worcester-born composer Sir Edward Elgar (1857–1934), through a diverse programme featuring world-class artists and accessible performing experiences, talks, exhibitions and guided walks designed to attract the broadest audience.

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