Musik und Fotografie

Amazonia

Orchestra concert with photos by Sebastião Salgado
© Sergi Panizo

6/5

Friday | 6/05/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
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About the Concert

The Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado has repeatedly explored the fascinating world of the Amazon and captured its beauty and threats in images. Now he has enriched this photographic project with a musical encounter: Together with conductor Simone Menezes, he combines his images with the sounds composed by his compatriot Heitor Villa-Lobos in 1958 as a tribute to the Amazon. Simone Menezes arranged Villa-Lobos' opulent "Floresta do Amazonas" for orchestra and soprano, and Salgado matched each musical sequence with the appropriate photograph. "A perfect connection, almost as if Villa-Lobos' music was written for Salgado's photos," describes Simone Menezes the result. The Dresden Philharmonic, under the direction of Simone Menezes, performs Villa-Lobos' powerful Rainforest Suite, while following Salgado's precise dramaturgy, the corresponding photographic works are shown on the large screen.

Program

Heitor Villa-Lobos
from "Bachianas Brasileiras"

Philip Glass
"Waters of the Amazon" - Metamorphosis

Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Forest of the Amazon" - Suite

Artists

Simone Menezes
Conductor
Camila Provenzale
Soprano
Sebastião Salgado
Photographs
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Simone Menezes

The Italian-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes studied in São Paulo, Paris and London and received a great deal of inspiration from Paavo Järvi. After a distinguished career in Brazil as both principal and guest conductor, she has been living in Europe since 2017, currently in France. She is praised for her implementation of complex multidisciplinary projects, including the Amazônia concert, which combines the music of Philip Glass and Heitor Villa-Lobos with photos by Sebastião Salgado.

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Camila Provenzale

The Brazilian-Italian soprano Camila Provenzale comes from São Paulo, but now lives in Zurich and has sung with major orchestras and in important concert halls and opera houses around the world. She recently made her debut as Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly" and in Strauss' "Four Last Songs". With Villa-Lobos' "Floresta do Amazonas", she is involved in the internationally very successful project "Amazônia", which combines music about the rainforest with matching photography.

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Sebastião Salgado

Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado was originally an economist, but switched to photography in 1973. He founded his own agency with his life and work partner Lélia Wanick Salgado, and uses his black and white photography to promote the protection of species and the environment by showing the beauty and vulnerability of flora and fauna, as well as the indigenous peoples living in the landscapes. Their latest project is “Amazônia”, featuring pictures of the Amazon rainforest.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

That is the claim of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra. The orchestra stands for concerts at the highest artistic level, musical education for all ages and looking beyond the musical horizon. Guest performances on almost every continent and collaborations with guests from all over the world have established the reputation of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the international classical music world.  

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