Gabriel Feltz has died at the age of 54.

The Belgrade Philharmonic announced the news stating, “With deep sorrow and heavy hearts, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra informs our colleagues, audiences, and the wide Serbian public of the sudden passing of our beloved Chief Conductor, Gabriel Feltz, on August 29, 2025, at the University Hospital in Essen. His untimely death is an immeasurable loss not only to his Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra, but to Serbian culture as a whole. The Belgrade Philharmonic will present the condolence book on Monday at 10 AM, at the institution’s address at Studentski trg 11.”

The Kiel Theater, where was Music Director, also released a statement noting, “Gabriel Feltz was a conductor with unwavering passion and exceptional musicality. He had great plans for Kiel, and it is tragic that he was no longer able to realize them. We pay tribute to his life’s work and mourn the loss of a friend and colleague. Our thoughts are with his wife and children.

Feltz went on to become the the General Music Director of the Dortmund Opera and Chief Conductor of the Dortmund Philharmonic Orchestra. He was also Chief Conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic and was recently named the General Music Director at the Kiel Theater. Additionally, Feltz was principal guest conductor at the Theater Basel from 2008-13.

Feltz also conducted throughout of the world at the Prague State Opera, Komische Oper Berlin, Koln Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper, Oper Frankfurt, and Zurich Opera. he also conducted leading orchestras such as the Staatskapelle Dresden, BRSO Munich, DSO Berlin, Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Frankfurt Opern – und Museumsorchester, Staatskapelle Weimar, Gürzenich Orchestra Cologne, Bamberger Symphoniker, Essen Philharmonic, and the Radio Symphony Orchestras of Berlin.

He left several recordings including the complete Mahler Symphonies with the Philharmonic Orchestras from Stuttgart and Dortmund.