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New recording partnership with Alpha Classics for “ASM Forte Forward”

Anne-Sophie Mutter begins a new recording partnership with Alpha Classics for "ASM Forte Forward", a series devoted to the composers of our time. Each album will exclusively feature works written for her.

13. January 2026

Anne-Sophie Mutter

50 years on stage – with curiosity, commitment and creative drive for the future of music

The exceptional artist is celebrating her anniversary year with her own series of contemporary music recordings on Alpha Classics, a major retrospective on Deutsche Grammophon, commissioned works, benefit concerts and concerts at historic locations from her career.

8. December 2025

Daphne Awards

Danish Research Foundation launches the annual €850,000 Daphne Awards uniting Music and Science

The Danish Research Foundation announces the launch of the Daphne Awards – a new significant international prize that places music and science on equal terms.

13. November 2025

Greek National Opera

Season opening with international co-production of La Gioconda

The Greek National Opera is officially launching the 2025/26 season with Amilcare Ponchielli’s widely popular opera La Gioconda, in a new major international co-production with two of the world’s most prestigious opera companies: the Salzburg Easter Festival and the Royal Opera House in London.

16. October 2025

74th ARD International Music Competition

This year’s prizewinners have been announced

The qualifying rounds for this year’s ARD International Music Competition concluded on Sunday 14 September. We can now announce that all the prizewinners in the categories Clarinet, Trumpet and Piano have been chosen.

15. September 2025

Greek National Opera

The GNO tours Greece – A year of 100 free events in over 50 locations

While cultural outreach elsewhere often stops at the city limits, the Greek National Opera (GNO) is opening a new chapter as part of its 85th anniversary: with its outreach programme “The GNO tours Greece”, it is launching its first large-scale nationwide tour – making a bold statement for cultural participation, musical education, and regional presence.

19. August 2025

International ARD Music Competition

All clear for the future at the 74th ARD Music Competition

The 2025 International Music Competition of broadcaster ARD starts its 74th season on Monday,. September 1, with a large field of entrants, a jury of leading experts in their field, three commissioned works and the big final concert conducted by Sir Simon Rattle.

19. August 2025

Greek National Opera

“Opera born of the past, ahead of its time”

Athens, Berlin, June 25, 2025 – For the 2025/26 season, the Greek National Opera (GNO) once again builds an impressive bridge between Greece's cultural heritage and contemporary artistic impulses. Under the artistic direction of Giorgos Koumendakis, the house continues its consistent path of openness and internationalization: with strong co-productions, new partnerships, and a diverse yet distinctive artistic signature, the GNO has firmly established itself on the European opera map in recent years. For the first time, the GNO will also embark on two international tours. At the heart of the new season are productions that bring past and present into a productive dialogue. This becomes especially evident at the very start of the season:

25. June 2025

Greek National Opera

The programme of the 2025/26 season

The Greek National Opera presents the programme for the new 2025/26 season. The motto of the new season is “Opera born of the past, ahead of its time”. The 2025/26 season presents a variety of productions that bring the past and present into a productive dialogue.

24. June 2025

Greek National Opera (GNO)

Athens: “La forza del destino” back at the Greek National Opera after 27 years

On January 26, 2025, the Greek National Opera will present the eagerly awaited new production of Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece La forza del destino, which will finally return to the stage in Athens after 27 years. The renowned conductor Paolo Carignani will take over the musical direction, while the artistic staging will be in the hands of the internationally acclaimed Greek director Rodula Gaitanou. Further performances will follow on January 29 and February 2, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18, 2025 in the SNFCC's Stavros Niarchos Hall. Dimitri Platanias, Cellia Costea and Marcelo Puente will be singing the leading roles.

21. January 2025