About the Concert

Creating a film to accompany a symphony is something special, after all, classical music is something abstract and leaves a lot of room for associations. But perhaps that is precisely the key. William Kentridge, to whom the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden have dedicated a focus in 2025, had plenty of associations with Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony and turned them into an impressive film for a visually-acoustic experience. Michael Sanderling, who enjoys an excellent reputation as a Shostakovich specialist, conducts this symphony while Kentridge's film is simultaneously shown on the big screen.

Mozart was barely twenty years old when he completed his Violin Concerto in A Major, K. 219, thus concluding a series of five solo concertos for violin. A Major always signifies a wealth of beauty in Mozart's works. However, Mozart wouldn't be Mozart if occasionally sinister, even demonic undertones were not found.