After 15 years of successful management, Drazen Domjanic, initiator, Artistic Director and Managing Director of the Music Academy in Liechtenstein, has decided to retire from the operational business as of September 1, 2025. However, Domjanic will remain with the Music Academy as an advisor to his successor and will also take on a new role as a member of the Foundation Board.
The press release states: « This will ensure that his valuable knowledge and many years of experience will continue to contribute to the development of the Academy. »
Drazen Domjanic
The Foundation Board of the Liechtenstein Academy of Music has decided to appoint Beat Fehlmann as Drazen Domjanic’s successor. The Swiss music manager is currently Artistic Director of the German State Philharmonic Orchestra Rhineland-Palatinate. He will not only take over the management of the Music Academy, but also the management of the Esperanza ensemble, which was founded by the Music Academy.
Prior to his post in Ludwigshafen, Fehlmann was director of the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie in Constance, following positions with the Kammerphilharmonie Graubünden and the Philharmonie der Nationen.
Beat Fehlmann holds degrees in clarinet, conducting and composition as well as an Executive Master in Arts Administration from the University of Zurich. After assisting Heinz Holliger at the Collegium Novum Zurich, he began an intensive career as a guest conductor of various orchestras and ensembles. He has received several awards for his compositional work and as a clarinettist he has mainly pursued projects with an experimental character.
For some years now, Beat Fehlmann has concentrated on administrative activities. Since 2020, he has also been teaching orchestra management at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts. In 2022, he was awarded the Kulturpreis der deutschen Orchester for his innovative work.
