News

New Staged Oratorio Announced for Autumn 2026
Welsh National Opera confirms the world premiere of Brennan Holt's new staged oratorio, created for Gethin Rees, opening in Cardiff in October 2026.

Return to Aix-en-Provence, July 2026
Rees returns to the festival where his international career began, this time in a new production of Lachenmann's Das Mädchen mit den Schwefelhölzern.

Gravel & Light Wins Gramophone Contemporary Music Award
Gethin Rees and composer Mira Vondrak receive the Gramophone Award for Contemporary Music for their ECM recording Gravel & Light.

Residency at IRCAM, Paris, Spring 2026
Rees undertakes a six-week residency at IRCAM to develop the electronics component of The Bone Compass with the institute's research team.