Just in: Hamburg names Israeli music director

Just in: Hamburg names Israeli music director

Opera

norman lebrecht

February 24, 2023

The next GMD of Hamburg State Opera is to be the Israeli Omer Meir Wellber, presently chief of Vienna’s volksoper.

He starts in Hamburg in autumn 2025 and will maintain both jobs for two years, leaving Vienna in 2027.

Wellber was previously music director of the BBC Philharmonic in Manchester, until an abrupt disagreement with its management.

In Hamburg, he succeeds Kent Nagano.

Comments

  • BP says:

    Isn’t he also music director in Palermo ?

  • Richard Strauss says:

    It is unclear. First, why did he leave BBC PHIL so quickly without leaving any mark whatsoever? Second, he just started Vienna – is it already clear he will not be extended? These caeeer jumps from one job to the other are unclear!

  • Pedro says:

    I look forward to attend Lohengrin in Vienna conducted by him in April. He was very good in Chénier with Kaufmann and Harteros with the Munich forces in Paris.

  • GEOFFREY DORFMAN says:

    These conductors (or are they just arm wavers?) switch positions more frequently than museum directors. They barely have time to settle in before they’re off again. .

  • L.H. says:

    Congratulation, great conductor, no politics, great honor for israeli musician

  • trumpetherald says:

    I haven´t been a big fan of him…..until i heard his Boston Symphony debut in January….Fantastic,fiery,brilliant,flexible Beethoven!!!!

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