Symphony Concert

Dvořák Requiem

"Sanderling conducts Dvorák's masterpiece for large choir and orchestra on German Unity Day"
© Marco Borggreve

About the Concert

"This guy has more ideas than all of us," said Johannes Brahms, then the forefather of composers, about his Bohemian colleague. And indeed, Antonín Dvo?ák is not only regarded as a Czech national composer, but also developed an incredible wealth of melodies even in religious works such as the Requiem. And he took the choir seriously, allowing it to take part in all but one of the 13 parts. A feast for all choir lovers and fans of late romantic music.

Program

Antonín Dvorák
Requiem für Soli, Chor und Orchester

Contributer

Michael Sanderling
Conductor
Simona Šaturová
Soprano
Anna Lapkovskaja
Alto
Benjamin Bruns
Tenor
Tomasz Konieczny
Bass
Lukáš Vasilek
Einstudierung
Dresdner Philharmonie
Prager Philharmonischer Chor
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

Michael Sanderling

Michael Sanderling has been Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra since 2021. The appointment comes after many years of successful collaboration and with the common goal of further developing the orchestra in the direction of late Romantic repertoire such as Bruckner, Mahler and Strauss. 

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Simona Šaturová

Slovakian-born soprano Simona Šaturová is in demand internationally both on the opera stage and as a concert singer and has performed in New York, Vienna, Paris, Munich, Berlin, Toronto, Istanbul, at the Salzburg Festival and the Lucerne Festival. She is particularly associated with the Théatre de la Monnaie in Brussels, where she has appeared in "La Traviata" and "Rigoletto", among others. On the concert stage, she sings works by Dvořák, Mendelssohn and Berlioz, among others.

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Anna Lapkovskaja

Mezzo-soprano Anna Lapkovskaya comes from Minsk and grew up in Munich. Since her debut at the Berlin State Opera in 2019, she has performed at numerous leading opera houses and festivals, including the Bavarian State Opera, the Teatro alla Scala di Milano, the Teatro Real Madrid, the Teatro Colón, the Bayreuth Festival and the BBC Proms. In addition to her operatic activities, the singer devotes herself intensively to concert singing and has already performed with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, among others.

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Benjamin Bruns

Benjamin Bruns began his singing career in the boys' choir in his hometown of Hanover. The tenor was later a member of the opera ensembles in Bremen, Cologne and Dresden before spending ten years at the Vienna State Opera until 2020. Oratorio and lieder have always formed an important counterpoint to his work on the opera stage. The focus of his extensive concert repertoire is on the great sacred works of Bach, Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert and Mendelssohn.

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Tomasz Konieczny

The Polish-Austrian bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny was initially an actor before deciding to study singing in Warsaw and Dresden. Today, the Austrian Kammersänger is a welcome guest at the Vienna State Opera, the Teatro Real Madrid, the Metropolitan Opera and the Bayreuth and Salzburg Festivals, among others. His Wagner roles in particular, such as Wotan and Alberich, have brought him worldwide fame. In concert, he can be heard in works ranging from Bach to Penderecki.

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Lukáš Vasilek

Lukáš Vasilek studied conducting and musicology. Since 2007, he has been the principal conductor of the Prague Philharmonic Choir, with his work entailing exploration and performance of a cappella repertoire, as well as the ensemble’s preparation for singing in great cantata, oratorio and opera projects, in collaboration with major orchestras and conductors. 

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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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Prager Philharmonischer Chor

The Prague Philharmonic Choir, which is entering its 90th season, was founded in 1935 by choirmaster and teacher Jan Kühn. It is therefore the oldest Czech professional choir. However, the choir's name resonates at the top of the charts abroad as well.

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