Kent George Nagano is an American conductor and opera administrator. From 2015 until 2025, he was Generalmusikdirektor of the Hamburg State Opera and the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg.

Arche is an oratorio for soloists, choirs, organ and orchestra by Jörg Widmann. It was commissioned by Kent Nagano and the Hamburg Philharmonic State Orchestra for the opening of the Elbphilharmonie,