The Badisches Staatstheater has announced the appointment of Kerem Hasan as the new General Music Director. Hasan will assume the role in Karlsruhe starting with the 2027-28 season. He will succeed Georg Fritzsch and Hasan will carry on the distinguished tradition of the Badische Staatskapelle while simultaneously introducing fresh artistic impulses. In a statement General Director Christian Firmbach said, “I am very {…}
(Photo: Birgit Gufler) Director Johannes Reitmeier brought the Tiroler Landestheater’s production of Britten’s “The Rape of Lucretia” to close with a question. “How was it possible?” was projected across the stage in large letters. Not only did this immediately encourage the audience to reflect on what they had witnessed and to attempt an answer, but it is also a question {…}
Conductor Kerem Hasan is the winner of the Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award 2017. The 25-year-old Brit walked away with 15,000 euros and will conduct a Festival concert at the Felsenreitschule in August 2018. Other major winners of the award include, Aziz Shokhakimov (2016), Lorenzo Viotti (2015), Maxime Pascal (2014), Ben Gernon (2013), Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (2012), Ainārs Rubikis {…}