Germany Beethoven, Fidelio: Soloists and Chorus of Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian State Orchestra / Yoel Gamzou (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 18.7.2026. (AL-L)
Bieito’s Fidelio revival saved by the women in Munich
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Petty gods and powerless mortals: Tobias Kratzer’s Die Walküre takes Munich’s Ring to new heights
Germany Wagner, Die Walküre: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). Bavarian State Opera, Munich, 28.6.2026. (AL-L)
Munich’s Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2026-2027
The BRSO in 2026-2027
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.
Revelatory ‘Resurrection’ Symphony from Simon Rattle and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Germany Purcell, R. Schumann, Mahler: Louise Alder (soprano), Beth Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Bavarian Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Isarphilharmonie, Munich, 20.3.2026. (AL-L)
Rigoletto minus the italianità in Munich
Germany Verdi, Rigoletto: Soloists, Bavarian State Orchestra, Bavarian State Opera Chorus / Maurizio Benini (conductor). Nationaltheater, Munich, 19.3.2026. (AL-L)
Sir Simon Rattle impresses with Henze’s Das Floss der Medusa in Munich
Germany Neuwirth, Henze: Jörg Widmann (clarinet), Kathrin Zukowski (soprano), Georg Nigl (baritone), Michael Rotschopf (speaker), Tölzer Knabenchor, Bavarian Radio Chorus, WDR Radio Chorus, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Isarphilharmonie, Munich, 6.2.2026. (AL-L)
A Rimsky-Korsakov rarity in Munich: The Night Before Christmas
Germany Rimsky-Korsakov, The Night Before Christmas: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of Bavarian State Opera / Vladimir Jurowski (conductor). National Theatre, Munich, 25.11.2025. (AL-L)
Sir Simon Rattle conducting in Munich allowed for more discovery of detail in Berg’s Wozzeck
Germany Berg, Wozzeck (concert performance): Soloists, Chorus of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Children’s Chorus of Bavarian State Opera, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle (conductor). Isarphilharmonie, Munich, 5.10.2025. (AL-L)
