2025 - 2026 Highlights

 

June 25 - July 27, 2025

Jerry Bock: Fiddler on the Roof

Levi Hammer, conductor

Crystal Manich, stage director

With Max Hopp, Victoria Livengood, Rachel Kobernick, Rachel Blaustein, Jennifer Zetlan, Janice Meyerson, Simon Barrad, Sarah Folsom,

and the

Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra

Cincinnati Opera

November 25, 26, 27, 2025

Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)

Levi Hammer, conductor

Barrie Kosky, stage director

With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Maeve Metelka, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.

Berliner Ensemble

December 23, 25, 26, 2025

Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)

Levi Hammer, conductor

Barrie Kosky, stage director

With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Maeve Metelka, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.

Berliner Ensemble

 

January 5 - February 14, 2026

Strauss: Salome

Levi Hammer, assistant/cover conductor

Tomáš Netopil, conductor

Sir David McVicar, stage director

With Elena Stikhina, Brandon Jovanovich, Nicholas Brownlee, Tanja Ariane Baumgartner, Ryan Capozzo

Lyric Opera of Chicago

Chicago (USA)

February 4, 2026

Gershwin in Vienna: Gershwin and the Second Viennese School

Gershwin: Three Preludes

Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 1

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 2

Schoenberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Gershwin: Jazzbo Brown Blues

Levi Hammer, piano

The CheckOut

Chicago (USA)

February 9, 2026

Gershwin in Vienna: Gershwin and the Second Viennese School

Gershwin: Three Preludes

Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 1

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 2

Schoenberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Gershwin: Jazzbo Brown Blues

Levi Hammer, piano

Austrian Embassy

Washington, DC (USA)

 

February 18, 2026

Gershwin in Vienna: Gershwin and the Second Viennese School

Gershwin: Three Preludes

Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 1

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 2

Schoenberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Gershwin: Jazzbo Brown Blues

Levi Hammer, piano

Austrian Cultural Forum NYC

New York City (USA)

February 25, 2026

Blutenburg Kammerphilharmonie München

Levi Hammer, pianist

Lancelot Fuhry, conductor

Stravinsky: Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15

Mozart: Symphony No. 39 in E-flat, K. 543

Munich (Germany)

March 22, 2026

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Levi Hammer, conductor

Abak Safaei-Rad, host

Ein Meer aus Musik (A sea of ​​music)

Telemann: Gigue "Ebbe und Fluth" aus Ouvertüre C-Dur TWV 55:C3 („Hamburger Ebb' und Flut“)

Dukas: "L'apprentie sorcier" (The Sorcerer's Apprentice)

María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir: "Oceans"

Smetana: "Die Moldau" (The Moldau)

Konzerthausorchester Berlin

Berlin (Germany)

 

March 24, 2026

Gershwin in Vienna: Gershwin and the Second Viennese School

Gershwin: Three Preludes

Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 1

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 2

Schoenberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Gershwin: Jazzbo Brown Blues

Levi Hammer, piano

Austrian Embassy Berlin

(Österreichische Botschaft Berlin)

Berlin (Germany)

May 1 - 24, 2026

Wagner: Die Walküre

Levi Hammer, assistant/cover conductor

Gustavo Dudamel, conductor

Alberto Arvelo, stage director

Frank Gehry, scenic designer

Cindy Figueroa, costume designer

Cori Ellison, dramaturg

Los Angeles Philharmonic

With Ryan Speedo Green, Christine Goerke, Jessica Faselt, Jamez McCorkle, Soloman Howard, Sarah Saturnino, Alexandria Shiner, Lindsay Ammann, Gabrielle Beteag, Zoie Reams, Taylor Raven, Siphokazi Molteno, Laura Wilde

Los Angeles Philharmonic

Los Angeles (USA)

May 26, 2026

Gershwin in Vienna: Gershwin and the Second Viennese School

Gershwin: Three Preludes

Schoenberg: Drei Klavierstücke, Op. 11

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 1

Berg: Piano Sonata, Op. 1

Webern: Variations for Piano, Op. 27

Gershwin: George Gershwin’s Songbook - Part 2

Schoenberg: Sechs Kleine Klavierstücke, Op. 19

Gershwin: Jazzbo Brown Blues

Levi Hammer, piano

Athenaeum Music & Arts Library

San Diego (USA)

 

May 29-31, 2026

Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)

Levi Hammer, conductor

Barrie Kosky, stage director

With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Maeve Metelka, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.

Berliner Ensemble

(On tour in Taiwan)

Taipei Performing Arts Center

June 19-21, 2026

Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)

Levi Hammer, conductor

Barrie Kosky, stage director

With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Maeve Metelka, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.

Berliner Ensemble

July 10-12, 2026

Weill/Brecht: Die Dreigroschenoper (The Threepenny Opera)

Levi Hammer, conductor

Barrie Kosky, stage director

With Nico Holonics, Gabriel Schneider, Maeve Metelka, Tilo Nest, Constanze Becker, Pauline Knof, Kathrin Wehlisch, Laura Balzer, Bettina Hoppe, Sonja Beißwenger, Amelie Willberg, et al.

Berliner Ensemble

 

July 24 - August 15, 2026

Wagner: Die Walküre

Levi Hammer, conductor

Anja Kühnhold, stage director

Dramatic Voices Program Berlin

Berlin (Germany)