Moritzburg, Dresden (Germany)
The Moritzburg Festival Academy under the artistic direction of violinist Mira Wang has been an integral part of the Moritzburg Festival since it was founded in 2006. In 2026, young and talented musicians from all over the world are invited again to take part in the Moritzburg Festival Academy.
The selected participants will form the international Moritzburg Festival Orchestra under the direction of chief conductor Josep Caballé Domenech and the guidance of internationally renowned Festival soloists, who give an essential impulse to their artistic development in the idyllic setting of the Moritzburg Castle.
King Albert Theatre, Bad Elster (Germany)
Moritzburg Festival Orchester
Smetana (1824-1884): »Die Moldau« aus »Mein Vaterland«
Wagner (1813-1883): »Gesang der Rheintöchter« aus der Oper »Das Rheingold«
Schumann (1810-1856): Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 97 »Rheinische«
Strauß (1825-1899): »An der schönen blauen Donau« Walzer op. 314
Kulturpalast Dresden (Germany)
Albrecht Mayer, Oboe
Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
B. Smetana: „The Moldau“
W. A. Mozart: Concerto for Oboe & Orchestra F major K.293 (fragment of the first movement, completed with two additional movements by Gotthard Odermatt)
R. Wagner: „The Song of the Rhine Maidens“
R. Schumann: Symphony No. 3 E flat major, Op.97 „Rhenish“
The Orchestra and Choir of the Philharmonic “George Enescu” will perform on Thursday, June 22, 2023, at 19.00, on the stage of the Romanian Athens under the leadership of conductor Josep Caballé Domenech, and the soloist will be the pianist Alexei Volodin.
The concert that will end the 2022 – 2023 season of the Philharmonic “George Enescu” has in the program Polotian Dances for Choir and Orchestra by Aleksandr Borodin, Concert no. 2, in fa minor, for piano and orchestra by Frédéric Chopin, Fantastic Dances by Joaquín Turina and Suites no. The 1 and the No 2 of the ballet Tricorn by Manuel de Falla.
On June 23, Caballé Domenech will conduct the same program at the second edition of the Athenaeum Summer Festival. “The humanity of music and the beauty of art”, as conductor Josep Caballé-Domenech says, will be the experiences offered by the opening concert.
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The Moritzburg Festival Orchestra and cellist Jan Vogler will release on March 3rd, 2023 the world premiere recording of the cello concerto in F major by Enrique Casals (1892–1982) – a quite unknown work – as well as the cello concerto in D minor by Édouard Lalo together with SONY Classical. The recording was made in October 2022 under the direction of the orchestra’s chief conductor Josep Caballé Domenech in the Lukaskirche in Dresden at the occasion of the festival’s 30th anniversary.
Carmen, The most popular opera in the world. All the factors come together to make the show on saturday, june 4, an unforgettable night for those who meet at the Center of Fine Arts for the closure of the Festival Casals 2022.
The titular character is for Ana María Martínez, Rafael Dávila, will be the obsessed Don José, and the main cast is completed by the soprano Zulimar López as the sweet Micaela and, as the bullfighter Escamillo, the extraordinary baritone Ricardo Rivera.
The 40-voice Choir will be in charge of Jo-Anne Herrero and there will be a special participation of the Children’s Choir of San Juan. The stage direction and production design are in charge of the experienced Gilberto Valenzuela, and the Puerto Rico Symphony Orchestra will be conducted by the prestigious Catalan maestro Josep Caballé Domenech, who will be making his debut in Puerto Rico.
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Jan Vogler, Cello
Moritzburg Festival Orchestra
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
Sony Classical / 2023
Alexandre Da Costa, Violin
Staatskapelle Halle / Utrecht String Quartet
Josep Caballé-Domenech, Conductor
Sony Classical / 2019
Alban Gerhardt, Cello
Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Josep Caballé-Domenech, Conductor
Hyperion / 2015
Carlos Álvarez, Ismael Jordi, Melba Ramos
Volksoper Wien Orchestre
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
ORF / 2008
Joven Orquesta Nacional de España
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
Tritó / 2008
Ungdoms Symfinikerne
Conductors: Rolf Gupta, Nick Davies
Josep Caballé Domenech
2006
Nortwegian National Young Orchestra
Conductors: Rolf Gupta, Nick Davies
Josep Caballé Domenech
2006
Staffan Martensson, Clarinete
Conductors: Magnus Martensson,
Josep Caballé Domenech
Mindfee / 2007
Joven Orquesta Nacional de España
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
Tritó / 2006
Eduardo Fernández, Guitar
Ulster Orchestra
Conductors: Josep Caballé Domenech, Adrian Leaper
Mindfee / 2007
Orquesta Ciudad de Granada
Josep Caballé Domenech, Conductor
Producciones Peligrosas / 2003
Chief Conductor of the Moritzburg Festival Orchestra (Germany)
Conductor Laureate of the Colorado Springs Philharmonic (USA)
“Protégé” of Sir Colin Davis in the inaugural cycle of Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative 2002-03.
