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75th ARD International Music Competition

From Munich to the world: Follow the jubilee edition of the ARD competition across 18 live streams

From August 30 to September 18, the 75th ARD International Music Competition will take place in Munich in the categories bassoon, organ, string quartet and percussion. Starting on September 4, the competition will be streamed live on the ARD Klassik YouTube channel.

5. August 2026

75 years of the ARD International Music Competition

“Olympic Games of Classical Music” – The Jubilee Edition

75th Edition of the ARD Music Competition – for Bassoon, Organ, Percussion and String Quartet – from August 30 to September 18

2. July 2026

Greek National Opera

“Opera forever”: The Greek National Opera presents its 2026/27 Season

The Greek National Opera’s new programme for the 2026/27 season, curated by its Artistic Director, Giorgos Koumendakis, brings to the Stavros Niarchos Hall important premieres, celebrated artists, new works, international collaborations, ambitious new opera and dance productions, mixed spectacles, musical performances, classical ballet, revivals of successful productions, and one opera for young audiences.

26. May 2026

Greek National Opera

2026/27 Programme

The Greek National Opera’s new programme for the 2026/27 season, curated by its Artistic Director, Giorgos Koumendakis, brings to the Stavros Niarchos Hall important premieres, celebrated artists, new works, international collaborations, ambitious new opera and dance productions, mixed spectacles, musical performances, classical ballet, revivals of successful productions, and one opera for young audiences.

26. May 2026

Schloss Weißenbrunn Foundation

The song duo George Clark (baritone) and Rachel Doubijanski (fortepiano) have won the 1st International Fanny Hensel Competition

The two final concerts, each featuring four duos from four continents, took place on Saturday, 25 April 2026, at Weißenbrunn Castle in Franconia. The participants had the opportunity to perform songs by Fanny Hensel and her brother Felix Mendelssohn on three different original instruments.

27. April 2026

Anne-Sophie Mutter

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