Raab & Böhm Artists

We are delighted to welcome Spanish conductor Pablo Heras-Casado to Künstleragentur Dr. Raab & Dr. Böhm for worldwide general management!

Pablo HERAS-CASADO is internationally regarded as one of the most sought-after and versatile conductors, impressing with his stylistic range from historically informed performance to contemporary music. Since his outstanding debut at the Bayreuth Festival in 2023, he is also considered one of the leading Wagner interpreters of his generation.
Following the remarkable success of his two complete cycles of Richard Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Vienna State Opera in 2026, the summer sees HERAS-CASADO returning to the Bayreuth Festival for Parsifal and then in the fall he conducts another two complete cycles of Wagner’s monumental Ring at the Opéra National de Paris, which he launched there in 2025 with Das Rheingold.

Three pianists. Three very different evenings. One festival stage.

This August, three artists represented by Raab & Böhm return to the Salzburger Festspiele — each with a distinct artistic statement.

On 10 August, Alexander Malofeev pianist opens with a recital built around emotional extremes: Schubert's late piano pieces framed by Grieg, Sibelius, Skrjabin, Lourié and Rachmaninoff's Second Sonata.

On 13 August, Sir András Schiff turns to the two composers he has spent decades shaping his artistry around — Mozart and Bach.

On 22 August, Kirill Gerstein closes the series with "Gerstein & Friends," a chamber programme alongside Noah Bendix-Balgley, Tabea Zimmermann, Daniel Ottensamer and Stefan Dohr: Brahms, Kurtág, Schumann and Ligeti.

Three distinct artistic statements placed within the same festival, in the same summer — that is not a coincidence. It reflects the depth of a roster built over years, and the trust institutions place in it.

📸 © Xenie Zasetskaya (Malofeev) · © Yutaka Suzuki (Schiff) · © Marco Borggreve (Gerstein)

Vitali Alekseenok conducts the opening ceremony of the Salzburg Festival

On 26 July 2026, Vitali Alekseenok leads the Mozarteumorchester Salzburg at the Festakt marking the official opening of the Salzburger Festspiele, broadcast live on ORF 2 from the Felsenreitschule.

He is joined by soloist Vilde Frang (violin) and the Salzburger Festspiele und Theater Kinderchor for works by Olivier Messiaen, Édouard Lalo and Lili Boulanger. The keynote address comes from Belarusian civil rights activist and musician Maria Kalesnikava, with the official opening by Federal President Alexander Van der Bellen.



📸 © Liliya Namisnyk

Yi-Chen Lin conducts the ORF Radio-Symphonieorchester Wien on 17 July 2026 at Carinthischer Sommer, Congress Center Villach.

The programme brings together Glinka's overture to Ruslan and Ludmila, the Austrian premiere of Bernd Richard Deutsch's "Phaenomena" for sheng and orchestra, and Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade, with Wu Wei as soloist on the sheng, one of the world's oldest instruments. Austria's Ö1 broadcasts the concert live, with an interview featuring Yi-Chen Lin.

Engagements that reach audiences beyond the concert hall - through live broadcast and dialogue - are exactly the kind of long-term visibility we work to build for our artists.

📸 © Marta Cazorla Soult

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Gautier Capuçon at the Concert de Paris

On 13 July 2026, Gautier Capuçon performs at the Concert de Paris, the open-air concert held every year at the foot of the Eiffel Tower.

Conducted by Daniel Harding, the Orchestre National de France, Chœur de Radio France and Maîtrise de Radio France are joined by an international cast including Corinne Winters, Marina Viotti, Daniel Lozakovich and Hayato Sumino. The concert is broadcast live on France 2 and France Inter and relayed via the EBU-Eurovision network to more than 70 countries — one of the largest classical music broadcasts in the world.

Positioning an artist in front of an audience of this scale doesn't happen by chance; it's part of how we think about international visibility over the long term.

📸 © Nikos Aliagas

On 20 June 2026, Vitali Alekseenok was honoured with one of Italy's most prestigious cultural prizes at the ancient theatre of Taormina, Sicily. The ceremony will be broadcast on RAI Uno on 16 July. On that evening, Vitali Alekseenok also took the podium of the Orchestra del Teatro Massimo Bellini Catania — an orchestra with which he is already connected as Principal Guest Conductor.

Recognition at this level reflects a sustained artistic presence — one that grows through long-term institutional relationships, carefully chosen podiums and a coherent artistic identity. This is the work we invest in together.

📸 © Simon Pauly

makes his debut conducting the Vienna Philharmonic's Sommernachtskonzert on 19 June in the park of Schönbrunn Palace.

Welsh bass-baritone Sir Bryn Terfel performs arias from Boito's Mefistofele, Verdi's Falstaff, the Farewell of Wotan from Wagner's Rheingold, and Tevye's song from Fiddler on the Roof. The programme also features Ravel's Daphnis et Chloé Suite No. 2 with the Vienna State Ballet.

Moments like this are part of a larger arc — and we are glad to be accompanying Lorenzo as his career continues to grow.



📸 © Brescia e Amisano / Teatro alla Scala

Tonight in Grafenegg.

Julia Hagen performs at the Sommernachtsgala — a landmark open-air concert marking the 20th anniversary summer at one of Europe's most beloved festival venues.

What brings an artist to a stage like this is never one decision. It is the result of careful positioning, long-term trust, and a shared understanding of where a career is heading. We are glad to be part of that work.

📸 © Simon Pauly

Presto Music has named the recording of Respighi's Sinfonia Drammatica — conducted by Robert Trevino with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI — its Recording of the Week.

Respighi's magnum opus is one of the great overlooked works in the orchestral canon. Robert Trevino and the RAI orchestra bring it to life with a performance Presto Music describes as "magnificently colourful" — and which may well introduce the piece to a new generation of listeners. The album was recorded with Ondine.

Bringing a forgotten masterpiece into wider circulation takes more than a great performance. It takes conviction, the right ensemble, and the right moment. We are glad this one found all three.



📸 © Tommy Ga-Ken Wa

Music directorships are not awarded — they are earned.

Giedrė Šlekytė has been appointed Music Director of the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, beginning with the 2027/28 season. It is a position that asks for more than a baton: it requires artistic vision, institutional trust and the ability to shape an ensemble's identity over years.

Congratulations to Giedrė and the entire RSNO — we could not be more delighted. This appointment reflects a trajectory we have been part of for a long time, and we look forward to what lies ahead.



📸 © Simon Pauly