Opernwelt magazine has awarded the orchestra of Staatstheater Meiningen, where conductor Killian Farrell is Generalmusikdirektor, joint ​‘Orchestra of the Year’ in the 2025 edition of their prestigious yearbook. This significant award came as a result of an annual survey conducted among 39 national and international critics, and is the first time that the Meininger Hofkapelle have won in the category. ​“Best Rediscovery of the Year” was awarded to Staatstheater Meiningen’s production of Ethel Smyth’s The Wreckers, which opened the 2024/25 season under Farrell’s direction. 

Killian Farrell also received nominations this year for both Conductor of the Year and Young Artist of the Year.

The press release from Staatstheater Meiningen can be found here.