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Britten War Requiem

The new chief conductor with Britten's poignant major work for Dresden's memorial day
© Simon Pauly

2/13

Thursday | 2/13/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan

About the Concert

Tickets for this event will be available from 12.06.2024 from 10 am.

Three choirs, three soloists and a large orchestra when Benjamin Britten's "War Requiem" was premiered in 1962, it was a powerful reminder of the devastating destruction of Coventry during the Second World War, which also claimed the English city's cathedral as a victim. Today, like Dresden's Frauenkirche, it stands for the horrors of war and destruction as well as for new beginnings, hope and peace. And even more than sixty years after its composition and exactly 85 years after the destruction of Dresden, this music is still deeply moving with its drama, richness and harrowing abyss.

Program

Benjamin Britten
"War Requiem" - for soloists, choir and orchestra

Contributer

Sir Donald Runnicles
Conductor
Sara Jakubiak
Soprano
Thomas Atkins
Tenor
Russell Braun
Baritone
Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brno
Kinderchor Radost Praha
Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Sir Donald Runnicles

Future chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Donald Runnicles will become Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra at the start of the 2025/26 season; he is already the designated conductor in 2024/25. The Scottish-born conductor is also GMD of the Deutsche Oper Berlin until mid-2026. He stands for the principle of quality over quantity and has built up close artistic relationships with renowned institutions worldwide. His expertise in the opera and concert repertoire is in demand everywhere, and the German repertoire is particularly close to his heart.

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Sara Jakubiak

Soprano Sara Jakubiak grew up in a Polish-German family in Michigan. She was initially an excellent softball player, but then embarked on a musical path. With her "soft, impressive" voice, she has been a member of the Frankfurt Opera ensemble since 2014. Her most recent role debuts on important stages in Europe and the USA include the title roles in Strauss' "Arabella", "Ariadne auf Naxos" and "Salome" as well as Sieglinde in Wagner's "Walküre".

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Thomas Atkins

A 2018 graduate of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, New Zealand tenor Thomas Atkins is fast becoming a much sought-after artist on the international scene. Praised for his “tenorial heroism” (Opera Magazine) and a consummate actor and musician, he is already enjoying a thriving career with recent successful debuts at the Bayerische Staatsoper, Opéra de Montpellier, Glyndebourne, Opéra National de Paris, Royal Danish Opera , the Barbican (with London Symphony Orchestra and BBC Symphony Orchestra) and New Zealand Opera.

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Russell Braun

The baritone Russell Braun is known for his exquisite vocal sound and his outstanding portrayal of numerous operatic characters, including Figaro, Billy Budd and Eugene Onegin. On the concert stage, he sings with renowned orchestras worldwide, including the symphony orchestras of Atlanta, Houston, Toronto and Montreal as well as the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich. His repertoire includes Mendelssohn's "Elijah" and Brahms' Requiem as well as contemporary compositions.

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Tschechischer Philharmonischer Chor Brno

In January 2020, the Classical Prague Awards Foundation Council honored the Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno for the best vocal interpretation in 2019. With the award, the Council declares the choir's exceptional performance in concerts with the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Leos Janáček's "Glagolitic Mass" under the baton of conductor Petr Altrichter.

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Kinderchor Radost Praha

The Radost Praha children's choir was founded in 1961 by choirmaster Vladislav Souček. The children of Radosti have sung in more than twenty European countries, in 1994 and 1997 they visited Canada, and they regularly take part in international competitions (Bratislava, Cantonigròs, Celje, Kaunas, Limburg-Lindenholzhausen, Llangollen, Montreux, Neerpelt, Preveza, Rimini, Tours, Warsaw, etc.).

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Philharmonischer Chor Dresden

Founded in 1967 on the initiative of the then Philharmonic Chief Conductor Kurt Masur, the Philharmonic Choir can look back on more than 50 successful years, marked by numerous concerts and national and international concert tours.

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Philharmonischer Kinderchor Dresden

The children's choir owes its foundation to an initiative of the then chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur, in 1967 and thus looks back on a history of more than fifty years. Today, the Dresden Philharmonic Children's Choir is one of the best-known and most successful children's choirs in Germany. The continuous professional work with the children is supported by the close cooperation with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

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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