Short & Casual

Best of Classics: Beethoven 7

With moderation

6/20

Friday | 6/20/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
43 | 30 | 30 €
9 € for pupils & young people
from 15 € for Dresden-Pass
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About the Concert

In the concerts of the series "Best of Classical Music," you will hear the most famous works of classical music. A brief introduction at the beginning will guide you through the piece and provide listening tips. The entire work will then be performed. Afterwards, we would be happy to welcome you to our bar on the 1st floor, where our host will meet with the conductor for an artist talk. This conversation will not be strictly academic - rather, we aim to take you into the personal world of our guests. About the concert: One of the unsolved mysteries of music history, a fast tempo, and a motif of death. All this and much more is contained in Beethoven's Seventh Symphony, which many consider to be his most cheerful and positive. It is no wonder, as the first movement already features dance-like rhythms, and in the final movement, the musicians really go all out. Some parts of the first movement resemble a Mozart symphony so much, even though Beethoven was not familiar with it, that one suspects a different influence. But what is it? That remains a secret to this day. The slow movement is also mysterious, with a haunting motif that evokes sadness and death. It is not easily forgotten.

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A major

Artists

Maxim Emelyanychev
Conductor
Malte Arkona
Moderation
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Maxim Emelyanychev

"He is dynamic, energetic and exciting to watch, exhilarating for musicians and audiences alike," wrote The Guardian about the Russian conductor Maxim Emelyanchev, who is making his debut with the Dresden Philharmonic. Now in his mid-thirties, he reached the first major European stages in 2013 and went on several international tours with the ensemble Il pomo d'oro and Joyce DiDonato from 2016. He has been Chief Conductor of the Scottish Chamber Orchestra since 2019.

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Malte Arkona

The presenter, actor and voice actor Malte Arkona is known to many viewers from television, but is also one of the most sought-after music educators in the German-speaking world. He has been a regular stage partner of the Dresden Philharmonic in this capacity for many years and has been presenting its new "Best of Classics" series, which he co-designed, since the 2024/25 season. He also directs video clips for the orchestra, in which he can also be seen himself.

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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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