Farewell concert for star conductor Anna Skryleva in Magdeburg!

Farewell concert for star conductor Anna Skryleva in Magdeburg!

In a solemn setting, the general music director Anna Skryleva is adopted today, on July 1, 2025, with a concert in the Magdeburg Opera. After six years, she leaves the Magdeburg theater at her own request and thus leaves an impressive balance. Since August 2019 she has headed the Magdeburg Philharmonie and was largely involved in the implementation of numerous projects that not only celebrated artistic success, but also awarded prices. In 2024 she received the Opus Classic for the discovery of the composer Eugen Engel and his opera "Grete Minde", which received international attention in February 2022.

The dream concert, a very special final of your term, includes works by master composers such as Dvořák, Rimski-Korsakow, Puccini and Stravinsky, and you can also expect a surprise guest. The general director of the Magdeburg Theater, Julien Chavaz, underlined the outstanding achievements of Skrylevas and accepts their decision to break new ground.

a creative work full of diversity

Skryleva is not only talented conductor, but also an experienced pianist and composer. It will continue to be active in the music scene, planning international trips and guest engagements in countries such as Australia, Sweden and Colombia. Her premiere of a joke for horn and orchestra is already planned for October 2025, and she works on an opera based on the novel "Machinka" by Vladimir Nabokov.

Over the years, Skryleva created space for innovations in the Magdeburg Theater. The conversion of a sports hall into a new orchestral sample hall should be emphasized, which took into account the special needs of the musicians and the on -site philharmonic. Her initiative "Classic for Peace", launched in 2014, aimed to promote the cultural exchange between Russian and Ukrainian musicians and shows their commitment to international understanding through music.

at the pulse of the international music world

The breadth of her experiences is remarkable: Skryleva conducted in well -known places such as the Royal Opera Stockholm and the Hamburg State Opera, and their cooperation with orchestras in Northern Europe, the USA and Germany set new standards. From 2012 to 2015 she was 1st Kapellmeister at the Schleswig-Holstein State Theater, where she led significant works by composers such as Messiaen and Britten. Even at the Hamburg State Opera, she was active as a musical assistant and looked after significant re -recordings.

With Christian Øland, her successor has already been presented as general music director at the Magdeburg Theater for the coming season 2025/2026. The stage remains in the focus of musical developments, and Skryleva leaves a stable basis for innovations and creative development.

The musical landscape that she has shaped is also shaped by the multi -layered history of the orchestra and its development. Since the 16th century, orchestras have existed by music -loving and leading personalities. The orchestras, historians report, were and are a mirror of cultural and social conditions.

The farewell to Anna Skryleva is not only a personal one, but also a cultural cut for the Magdeburg Theater. Your merits will be recognized beyond time, and the music will remain the heartbeat of the community.