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This week, David Afkham conducts his first Bartók Bluebeard’s Castle, alongside the world premiere of Hector Parra’s Avant la fin… vers où? with the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España. Bluebeard’s Castle follows highly successful performances of other semi-staged works including Bach’s St Matthew Passion (2018), Elektra (2017), andDer fliegende Holländer (2016). Highlights as a symphonic guest conductor include debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal {…}

This week, David Afkham makes his debut performance conducting Bach’s St Matthew Passionwith the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España following highly successful projects to critical acclaim of other semi-staged opera’s including Elektra(2017), and The Flying Dutchman (2016). Highlights as a symphonic guest conductor include debuts with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Montreal Symphony {…}

Yesterday, the finalists were announced for the 2018 International Opera Awards, and we’re thrilled to see several familiar faces among them. The winners will be announced at a red-carpet ceremony on Monday 9 April 2018 at the London Coliseum. Presented by Petroc Trelawny and directed by Ella Marchment, the evening {…}

This month, conductor David Afkham makes his debut tour with the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España touring Switzerland (Geneva, Zurich), Italy (Udine) and Slovenia (Ljubljana). David Afkham is Principal Conductor of the Orquesta y Coro Nacionales de España and is in high demand as a guest conductor with some of the world’s {…}

David Afkham makes his debut at the Teatro Real in Madrid, conducting the opening night of Pierre Audi’s new production of Bomarzo. David is no stranger to the Madrid public, as he is in his second season as Principal Conductor of the Orquesta Nacional de España, however, the score that he conducts will {…}

This week, David Afkham makes his subscription debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in a program of Shostakovich’s Symphony No.10 and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.1, with soloist Emanuel Ax. David has had a busy start to the season; following two weeks in Madrid with the Spanish National Orchestra he travelled with {…}