The Dresden Staatskapelle this week announced that David Afkham would be stepping-in for Christian Thielemann on their upcoming European tour. The programme centres around Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with soloist Julia Fischer, as part of {…}
David Afkham begins the 2019-20 season with his debut conducting Dvořák’s Rusalka at the Theater an der Wien. Regarded as one of the most popular Czech operas, the story of {…}
This summer, David Afkham makes his debut at the Staatsoper Stuttgart conducting Wagner’s Der Fliegende Holländer. Mr. Afkham conducted this epic opera in a concert version this past Spring featuring Sir Bryn Terfel singing the title role, part of the Spring Festival in Tokyo. Known for his radical interpretations of opera, Calixto Bieito’s production {…}
This week, David Afkham makes his debut with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe at the Klarafestival at Bozar in Brussels and and at deSingel in Antwerp, conducting a programme that includes Liszt’s Two Episodes from Lenau’s Faust, Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 15 (with pianist Pierre Laurent Aimard) and Mendelssohn’s Die erste Walpurgisnacht Op. 60. David {…}
Das belgische Klarafestival gehört zu den spannendsten und renommiertesten Klassik-Festivals in den BeNeLux-Staaten. In seinem diesjährigen Eröffnungskonzert am 14.3. geht es höchst unheimlich zu: In Episoden aus Lenaus Faust greift der Fürst der Finsternis zur Geige, in Mozarts Klavierkonzert Nr. 15 gibt es einen teuflisch schwierigen Klavierpart zu bewältigen und schließlich werden mit Mendelssohns {…}
David Afkham has been announced as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Orquestra y Coro Nacional de España (Spanish National Orchestra and Chorus) from September 2019. This position will build on the success of his tenure as Principal Conductor of the orchestra since 2014, which has included critically acclaimed performances {…}