In 2023, Timișoara, one of Romania’s leading cities, was the European Capital of Culture. At the invitation of the local orchestra, the Banatul Philharmonic, I had the honor to be Conductor in Residence, and we built many projects together which are very special and close to my heart: Der Ring ohne Worte by Richard Wagner/Lorin Maazel, Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde, culminating with Schönberg’s mammoth oratorio Gurre-Lieder (with 450 people on stage) and many, many more. Two

27 January 2026: 125 years since Giuseppe Verdi’s death

Exactly 144 years ago, on August 19, 1881, George Enescu was born. And in the context of having discussed his Third Symphony in my...