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	Stefan Solyom now represented by Maestro Arts Friday 10 February 2012 New contact details available here
	Stefan Solyom and Karsten Wiegand collaborating on a new La Traviata in Weimar Tuesday 6 December 2011 Stefan is once again joining forces with opera director Karsten Wiegand for an exciting new production of Verdi's La Traviata. The cast includes the mesmerizing Swedish soprano Kerstin Avemo as Violetta, exciting Hungarian tenor Szabolcs Brickner as Alfredo, and distinguished American baritone Riccardo Lombardi as Giorgio Germont. The premiere takes place on December 10th, at the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar, with additional performances on December 17th, 21st and 26th.
	Blog: The importance of a good night's sleep before a recording session Monday 27 June 2011 You probably all know that the most important thing before a day of important work is a good night's sleep. This is what I experienced last night, before today's recording session of the two violin and piano pieces for Catherine Manoukian's and my upcoming Elgar CD: 00:10 Decided to be a good boy and go to bed, even though I wasn't really sleepy at all. Didn't want to keep my wife up, though, since she also had to record the next day. 00:20 Pillow definitely too warm. Turning it over twice also did not help. Unfortunately, my wife's muscles can't really stand the draught from an open window. 00:40 Intensely wondered why the music running through my head was Rigoletto, and not the pieces I actually had to record the next day, which of course led to a whole lot of senseless worrying about this particular fact. 01:00 A crowd of merrily wassailing Germans passed outside our (closed) bedroom window. Alas, German bedroom windows were not made to withstand hollering German teenagers. Thought for a moment I'd get up, open said window and yell something along the lines of: "You kids! Get off my lawn!", but decided I probably would have to wait 40 years before I'd get away with it. 01:15 Gave up, and decided to get up and have a small glass of Armenian brandy to help me sleep. It worked for Churchill, so why shouldn't it work for me? 01:45 Second attempt. Very worried now to wake my wife up. Warily snuck into the pitch-dark bedroom, and not seeing where I was going, stepped on the buckle of my belt, which was lying on the floor. 04:48 Must have dozed off for a while, because I shortly woke up, and the first thought to cross my mind was: "I'd better hurry and go back to sleep; I really need it." 05:00 So begins the gay chirping of the earliest of birds, right outside our bedroom window. This goes on for about 4 minutes, immediately after which my wife's iPhone loudly announces an incoming email. By this time, I'm wide awake. 05:10 Nature's call becomes too overwhelming and sends me to the bathroom. On my way back, I accidentally wake up my wife, who, fortunately, goes back to sleep immediately. Unfortunately, however, she also starts snoring quite loudly. 06:00 Having tossed and turned for fifty minutes, I decide it's not worth the effort anymore, so I get up, and spend some time on the computer, until the alarm rings. 07:30 I suddenly realize that I'm exhausted, and that 30 minutes of snoozing might not be such a bad idea after all. By this time, however, the construction workers renovating the house next door already started their day, and a piercing sound, which can only be described as metal angrily grinding against other metal, puts the last nail in the lid of my unborn good night's sleep's coffin. The recording went very well, though. It's always difficult to know, ending a studio session, whether you can allow yourself to be happy with what you've accomplished. I think we can. I guess the lesson learned from this is: as long as you're adequately motivated to do your best, a good night's sleep might not be all that important after all.
	Stefan conducts new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde in Weimar. Friday 21 January 2011 Stefan Solyom conducts an eagerly anticipated new production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde in Weimar. The production is directed by Karsten Wiegand, with Franco Farina in the role of Tristan and Catherine Foster as Isolde. The first night is 22 January.
	Stefan takes up new position in Weimar Saturday 11 September 2010 In September Stefan took up his position full time as General Music Director and Principal Conductor of the Deutsches Nationaltheater and the Staatskapelle Weimar. During his five year tenure Stefan Solyom will conduct five subscription series concerts and two new operatic productions each year. The 10/11 season opened with new productions of Mozart’s Le Nozze de Figaro and Jost’s Angst alongside concerts with Staatskapelle Weimar in a programme featuring Rameau, Schumann and Stravinsky. Stefan will also conduct concerts with Norrköping Symphony where he is Principal Guest Conductor performing works by Richard Strauss, Tan Dun and Tchaikovsky.
	Stefan to conduct new production of Eugene Onegin Saturday 5 June 2010 As General Music Director Designate of Staatskapelle Weimar, Stefan Solyom conducts a new production of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the National Theatre in Weimer. Stefan takes up his post as Music Director in September.
	Stefan joins forces with Nicola Benedetti Wednesday 10 February 2010 Stefan Solyom joins forces later this month with Nicola Benedetti in two performances of the Sibelius Violin Concerto with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, in a programme that includes Shostakovich’s Symphony No 10. The second concert will be broadcast live on BBC Radio 3’s ‘In Tune’ on 26 February.
	Stefan Solyom conducts Royal Swedish Opera's new production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus Wednesday 13 January 2010 Stefan Solyom has begun rehearsals for a new production of Strauss’ Die Fledermaus to be performed in late January and February at Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm.