Symphony Concert

Debussy and Strawinski

Stravinsky's "Sacre" and excerpts from Debussy's romantic opera "Pelléas and Melisande"
© Leonardo AI

3/22

Saturday | 3/22/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Albert Breier 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
29 € for Schwerbehindert ab GdB80

About the Concert

Composed in 1913, "Le Sacre du Printemps" (The Rite of Spring) is considered one of the key works of the 20th century. The premiere of the ballet in Paris caused a scandal. Only with great effort and by ignoring the boos from the audience, the music was able to be played to the end. The ballet music, which is mostly performed in concert today, shines with almost acrobatic rhythms and sonically exciting combinations of various instruments in a very large and elaborate orchestra. Alone, 20 woodwinds, eight horns, several trumpets and trombones, numerous percussion instruments, and a large string section create a tremendous sound impression. In contrast, Ligeti's "Lux Aeterna" seems to transport the choir alone to distant realms with its soundscapes. It is no wonder that Stanley Kubrick used this music in his monumental film "2001: A Space Odyssey."

Program

Olivier Messiaen
"O Sacrum convivium" for a cappella choir

Claude Debussy
“Pelléas et Mélisande” Symphonic Suite from the opera (compiled by Jonathan Nott)

György Ligeti
"Lux aeterna" for a cappella choir

Igor Stravinsky
"The Rite of Spring"

Artists

Jonathan Nott
Conductor
Olaf Katzer
Rehearsal
AuditivVokal Dresden
Dresdner Philharmonie
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

Jonathan Nott

Jonathan Nott is Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor of the Junge Deutsche Philharmonie, Music Director of the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra and Chief Conductor of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande.

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Olaf Katzer

Olaf Katzer studied music and psychology in Munich, Weimar and Dresden. While still a student, he founded the Ensemble AuditivVokal Dresden, which he has artistically directed ever since.

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AuditivVokal Dresden

AuditivVokal Dresden was founded in 2007 by Olaf Katzer and quickly became one of the most prominent vocal ensembles for contemporary music, seeking to shed light on the questions and challenges of our time with its artistic program. The 36 singers can be experienced again and again in surprising constellations and with partners from other disciplines: from small-scale a cappella concerts to scenic action art to large classical concerts with orchestra, all is possible.

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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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