Chamber Music Concert

American Quartet

Philharmonic Orchestra performs Dvorák's famous "American Quartet" and other works

12/1

Sunday | 12/01/2024
11:00 am Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
17 €
9 € for young people
8,50 € for Dresden-Pass and SB
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About the Concert

Dvořák was happy in America, at least when he created his symphony "From the New World." And you can also hear in the "American Quartet" that he was doing well beyond the ocean. His task was nothing less than to contribute to the creation of an American national music, and it was even desired that he incorporate elements of the music of his Bohemian homeland. What we hear in this concert arrangement for five wind players was something completely new and at the same time familiar in his time. His fellow countryman Leoš Janáček also used the familiar, specifically the tone of the Czech language, in his music. He created the suite "Mládí" (Youth) shortly before his 70th birthday, when he compiled musical memories from his life. The program of the philharmonic wind players is rounded off by a work by Josef Bohuslav Foerster, another composer who brings to life the special Bohemian-Czech "sound" of our neighboring country.

Program

Josef Bohuslav Foerster
Wind Quintet in D major

Leoš Janáček
"Mládi" (Youth) - Suite for Wind Sextet

Antonín Dvořák
Quintet in F major after the "American Quartet"

Contributer

Claudia Rose
Flute
Isabel Kern
Oboe
Fabian Dirr
Clarinet
Felix Amrhein
Bassoon
Sarah Ennouhi
Horn
Moritz Pettke
Bass Clarinet

Biographies

Claudia Rose

2nd Flute

Claudia Rose, born in Erfurt, studied at the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber in Dresden from 1995 to 2000 and subsequently completed a two-year postgraduate course there. From 1998 she was a substitute with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra and became a permanent member of the orchestra in 1999.

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Isabel Kern

Principal English Horn

Isabel Kern, born in Switzerland, had already been playing the flute in her local brass band for several years when she discovered the oboe at the age of 12. Her passion was quickly awakened and with it her career aspirations - after graduating from high school, she began her studies at the Karlsruhe University of Music with Thomas Indermühle.

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Fabian Dirr

1st Principal Clarinet

Fabian Dirr was born in Erlangen and began his musical education at the age of six. He was already a prize-winner in several competitions before he began his studies at the Hanover University of Music and Drama with Hans Deinzer, which he completed as a master student.

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Felix Amrhein

1st Principal Bassoon

Born in 1994 in Aschaffenburg, Felix Amrhein began bassoon lessons at the age of 7, immediately inspired by the sound of the instrument. After studying for a year with Prof. Albrecht Holder at the HfM Würzburg, he began his bachelor's degree there in 2012, supported by scholarships from the Bischöfliche Studienförderung - Cusanuswerk and the Yehudi Menuhin - live music now organization.

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Sarah Ennouhi

1st Principal Horn

Sarah Ennouhi was born in Mulhouse and studied in Stuttgart, Freiburg and in her hometown with Virginie Maillard. She was principal horn of the Bavarian State Orchestra in Munich as well as with the Mozarteum Orchestra Salzburg and also played in renowned orchestras such as the Munich Philharmonic, the Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich and the Berlin Philharmonic.

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Moritz Pettke

Moritz Pettke, born in Erfurt in 1996, has been playing the clarinet since the age of seven. He won prizes at various competitions as a youngster.

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