Joana Mallwitz makes three debuts in one month: the Berlin Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera

JOANA MALLWITZ makes three debuts in one month: the Berlin Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Metropolitan Opera

BERLIN PHILHARMONIC

Performances on 6th/7th/8th March 2025

“When she is on the podium, says Joana Mallwitz, she wants to take the audience with her “from the very first note”. This approach has already brought her a remarkably successful career. After holding positions as General Music Director in Erfurt and Nuremberg, she has been Chief Conductor of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin since 2023. In her debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker, she leads us through very different worlds of sound with works by Prokofiev, Hindemith and Ravel. Anna Vinnitskaya will be the soloist in Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No. 3, a work full of dreamy melancholy and pianistic brilliance.“ Source: Berlin Philharmonic.

LOS ANGELES PHILHARMONIC

Performances on 14th/15th/16th March 2025

“Grammy-winning violinist Augustin Hadelich moves fast and furiously through the only violin concerto Tchaikovsky composed, which Hadelich says is the most exhilarating, satisfying, and exhausting piece to perform. “Each one of the suspensions out of which the theme is built feels both pleasant and painful and feels more urgent than the last,” Hadelich writes. Joana Mallwitz revels in the grandness of Schubert’s “Great” Symphony from its opening solo French horn call, through its romping scherzo, to its glorious fanfare finale.

The program begins with Marko Nikodijevic’s psychedelic orchestral piece inspired by the techno music scene, sampling techniques, euphoria, and the world of fractal beauties.” Source: Los Angeles Philharmonic.

METROPOLITAN OPERA / THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO

Performances on 31st March, 5th/8th/11th/13th/18th/22nd/26th April, 3rd/7th/10th/14th/17th May 2025

“Conductor Joana Mallwitz makes her Met debut leading two extraordinary casts in Mozart’s comic masterpiece. Bass-baritones Michael Sumuel and Luca Pisaroni star as the clever valet Figaro, opposite sopranos Olga Kulchynska and Rosa Feola as his betrothed, the wily maid Susanna. Baritone Joshua Hopkins and bass-baritone Adam Plachetka alternate as the skirt-chasing Count, sopranos Federica Lombardi and Jacquelyn Stucker (in her Met debut) trade off as his anguished wife, and mezzo-sopranos Sun-Ly Pierce and Emily D’Angelo share the role of the adolescent page Cherubino.“ Source: The Met Opera.