Overview

• The city of Kiel announced that Feltz died Friday at Universitätsklinikum Essen, calling the loss sudden and unexpected.
• He was 55 years old, and no cause of death has been released.
• Feltz had led Theater Kiel since the 2024/25 season after more than a decade with the Dortmunder Philharmoniker and service as chief conductor of the Belgrade Philharmonic since 2017.
• Kiel mayor Ulf Kämpfer and Theater Kiel intendant Daniel Karasek lauded his energy, musicianship, and new directions for the orchestra, extending condolences to his family.
• Theater Dortmund paid tribute, calling him one of the most important German conductors of his generation and recalling landmark cycles and performances under his leadership.