Martin Rajna has been named co-artistic director, alongside Adam Fischer, of the Wagner Days festival at Müpa Budapest. He will take up the position at the beginning of 2026. The 2026 season will mark the 20th anniversary of the Budapest Wagner Days festival and the 150th anniversary of the première of the Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy. Müpa plans to {…}
The Philharmonie Luxembourg has announced that Martin Rajna will be the new Music Director starting in September of 2026. The 29-year-old conductor has been the principal conductor of the Györ Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021 and Chief Conductor of the Hungarian State Opera since 2023. The conductor recently led performances of “Der Fliegende Holländer” this past fall and is in the {…}
Martin Rajna has been appointed to the position of principal conductor of the Hungarian State Opera for the upcoming 2023-2024 season. This season, Rajna, 27, will conduct Verdi’s “Attila” and Rossini’s “L’ italiana in Algeri;” he will also oversee new productions of “Don Giovanni” and “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” The conductor previously led productions of “Die Entführung aus dem Serail,” {…}
