Joana Mallwitz Konzerthausorchester Berlin
Theater und Philharmonie Essen, Alfried Krupp Saal (Essen)
At 19, Joana Mallwitz conducted her first opera, becoming Europe's youngest General Music Director eight years later. Her 2020 Salzburg Festival debut with Mozart's "Così fan tutte" was a sensational success. Now leading the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, Mallwitz believes music must go "through the head, into the heart and body." She returns to Essen's Philharmonie with Schubert's "Great C Major Symphony," a piece she performed with the orchestra in 2020.