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NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra Announces 2026/2027 Season: 10 Years of the Resident Orchestra, and Alan Gilbert’s 8th Season as Chief Conductor

21cmediagroup / 23rd April 2026 / News
For ten years now, the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra has been at home in the Elbphilharmonie—a decade rich in sonic exploration, musical encounters and ever-growing inspiration, shaped by a […]

“Elektra” in Hamburg and “Joan of Arc” in Paris

21cmediagroup / 4th February 2026 / News
Continuing an ongoing series of concert stagings of important operas, Alan Gilbert and the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra turn to Richard Strauss’s searing expressionist opera, Elektra, with Swedish dramatic soprano Ingela […]

Alan Gilbert extends contract as Music Director of Royal Swedish Opera until end of 2029

21cmediagroup / 15th January 2026 / News
Alan Gilbert has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera (RSO) until the end of 2029, with possibility of further extension. The winner of […]

NDREO Asia Tour with Joshua Bell

21cmediagroup / 21st October 2025 / News
This October, Gilbert leads the NDREO in their first Asia tour in two years (Oct 22–29). They start with a program of Dvořák’s Seventh Symphony, Restless Oceans by Grammy-nominee […]

La Jolla, European Festivals, and NDR Orchestra

21cmediagroup / 28th July 2025 / News
Alan Gilbert Finishes Summer 2025 Season with Weeklong residency at La Jolla SummerFest and Tour of Norther European Festivals with the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra During Gilbert’s eight-year tenure […]

BRSO, Royal Swedish Opera, & Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony concerts

21cmediagroup / 5th June 2025 / News
Gilbert appears with three major international orchestras this summer. He returns to Munich’s Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra (BRSO) for a program showcasing the European premiere of returning into […]