Programme
Robert Schumann
Fantasy Pieces for Cello and Piano
Sergei Prokofiev
"Five Melodies" for Violin and Piano
Antonín Dvořák
Piano Trio in E minor "Dumky Trio"
Special Concert
Cello-Matinée
The Return of Instruments – Preserving Sound for the Future
© Vita Kan
About the Concert
The history of the Dresden Philharmonic is inseparably linked to its instruments. They carry memories, identity, and sound tradition within them - and they tell of splendor, loss, and new beginnings. A large part of the historical instrument collection of the Dresden Philharmonic was lost during World War II. In 1945, numerous instruments stored in the orchestra's archive were destroyed in a fire. With them, not only the instruments burned, but also a piece of Dresden's musical history. Thanks to a generous donation, it was now possible to acquire two very valuable instruments for the Dresden Philharmonic. These are a violin by Antonio Gragnani and a cello by Santino Lavazza, both dating back to the 18th century. It is particularly beautiful that the cello already has a connection to Dresden and the Dresden Philharmonic, as it once belonged to Enrico Mainardi, who in the 1920s at the beginning of his international career was also the principal cellist of the Dresden Philharmonic. Konstanze Pietschmann, the new principal cellist of the Dresden Philharmonic, will present the cello and make it resonate in many more concerts of the Dresden Philharmonic. Robert Lis will play the new violin, which will shape the sound of the violins of the Dresden Philharmonic in the future. Boris Giltburg, our current Artist in Residence, will accompany the two string players in this chamber concert.Artists
- Konstanze Pietschmann
- Cello
- Robert Lis
- Violin
- Boris Giltburg
- Piano (Artist in Residence)