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abgeFRACKt: City Lights

Classical meets jazz, tango, and film music.
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09/18

Friday | 09/18/2026
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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About the Concert

Duration: approx. 1 hr 15 mins without intermission

Lisa Batiashvili and the Dresden Philharmonic invite the audience on a sonic journey through eleven cities. The starting point of their concert "City Lights" is Charlie Chaplin, who represents for Batiashvili "the beauty and creative imagination of the 20th century." Inspired by Chaplin's music and films, she has selected works that portray key locations in her life – from her Georgian hometown of Tbilisi to Berlin, Paris, and Buenos Aires. The programme combines classical music, jazz, tango, film, and pop music with cinematic projections that make each stop atmospherically tangible and transform the evening into a cinematic-musical total work of art.
Afterwards, we invite you to further enjoy this Georgian-inspired evening: In the foyer, the jazz quartet Tholijá (Georgian for 'seagull') will perform, accompanied by a Georgian 'abgeFRACKt' cocktail, house lemonade, or a beer. Stay to relax, chat with musicians from the orchestra, and enjoy even more wonderful music!

The evening marks the beginning of several events that focus on Georgian music and literature.

Programme

Nikoloz Rachveli
CITY MEMORIES "Follow Your Dreams" Medley from music by Charlie Chaplin, José Padilla Sanchez, Leo Daniderff

Johann Sebastian Bach
MUNICH "Ich ruf zu dir, Herr Jesu Christ"

Traditional
HELSINKI "Evening Song"

Michel Legrand
PARIS "Paris Violon"

Ralph Maria Siegel
BERLIN "Ich hab’ noch einen Koffer in Berlin"

Fritz Kreisler
VIENNA "Liebesleid"

Johann (Vater) Strauß
VIENNA "Furioso Galopp"

Antonín Dvořák
NEW YORK Symphony No. 9 in E minor "From the New World" - Largo

Antonio Carlos Jobim
RIO DE JANEIRO "Desafinado"

Katie Melua
LONDON "No Better Magic"

Traditional
BUCHAREST "Ciocârlia"

Gija Kancheli
TIFLIS "Lights of Sorrow" / "Herio Bitschebo"

Nikoloz Rachveli
DANCE FOR FREEDOM "Khorumi"

Artists

Nikoloz Rachveli
Conductor
Lisa Batiashvili
Violin
Teo Jorbenadze
Director
Dresdner Philharmonie
Jazzquartett Tholijá
Post-concert performance

Biographies

Nikoloz Rachveli

The Georgian composer, pianist, conductor and arranger Nikoloz Rachveli made his conducting debut at the tender age of ten. Today, he is the General Music Director of the Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and the National Music Centre of Georgia, and also collaborates with international artists from the fields of classical, jazz, pop and crossover music. His music and arrangements cover a wide range and are regularly performed by leading orchestras and ensembles.

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Lisa Batiashvili

German violinist Lisa Batiashvili, who is of Georgian descent, performs with the best orchestras, conductors and soloists in Europe, North America, Asia and Australia. She also frequently plays chamber music with renowned colleagues such as Jean-Yves Thibaudet and Gautier Capuçon. As an exclusive artist with Deutsche Grammophon, the multi-award-winning violinist has released albums with a very personal touch. In 2021, she founded the Lisa Batiashvili Foundation to promote young musical talent from Georgia.

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Teo Jorbenadze

Teo Jorbenadze is a screenwriter, director and producer, working in the fields of cinema, music and multimedia performance. She was born in Tbilisi into a creative family and grew up surrounded by music; her father, the composer Tamaz Jorbenadze, was one of Georgia’s most famous musicians. She holds a Master’s degree in audiovisual arts from the State Theatre and Film Academy in Georgia.

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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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