A Message from Franz Welser-Möst
September 8, 2023 Franz Welser-Möst recently had a cancerous tumor removed and will need to undergo treatment between his conducting engagements for the next twelve to sixteen months. His first period of treatment will begin at the end of October. Regrettably,...
Welser-Möst conducts “glittering” Die Liebe der Danae in Salzburg
Franz Welser-Möst has just conducted the final performance in the Salzburg Festival’s widely acclaimed new production of Richard Strauss’s late-career rarity, Die Liebe der Danae. Composed during the Second World War, and planned for the Salzburg Festival in 1944, the...
Franz Welser-Möst wins ECHO Klassik Award for Music DVD Recording of the Year
Congratulations to Franz Welser-Möst, whose DVD recording of Strauss’ Der Rosenkavalier has been awarded an ECHO Klassik award in the category of Music DVD Recording of the Year. The awards will be presented at a ceremony at the Konzerthaus Berlin on 18 October...
Rave Reviews for Franz Welser-Möst at the Helm of Salzburg’s New Fidelio
Franz Welser-Möst’s work on the podium for the Salzburg Festival’s new production of Beethoven’s revolutionary operatic hymn to freedom, Fidelio, has been garlanded with praise this week. Claus Guth’s new staging has provoked considerable critical debate, but the...
“Magical,” “Scintillating,” “Intense” Welser-Möst & Cleveland Cap Season with “Triumphant” Daphne
Music Director Franz Welser-Möst and the Cleveland Orchestraclosed the 2014/15 season in “simply unforgettable” (The Plain Dealer) fashion with James Darrah’s new production of Richard Strauss’ Daphne.