Symphony Concert

Mahler's Unfinished

The Adagio from Mahler's Tenth Symphony and Shostakovich's poignant Fourth Symphony
© Svetlana Tarlova

4/5

Saturday | 4/05/2025
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
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € for Schüler unter 18J.
29 € for Junge Leute u. 30J.
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)
29 € for Dresden-Pass

4/6

Sunday | 4/06/2025
6:00 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
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € for Schüler unter 18J.
29 € for Junge Leute u. 30J.
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)
29 € for Dresden-Pass

About the Concert

For many, thirteen is an unlucky number. But for composers, it is rather the number ten, because starting with Beethoven, many were able to complete a ninth symphony, but died before finishing their tenth or didn't dare to begin it at all. Like Mahler, who sketched his Tenth Symphony but had to leave it unfinished. However, even though he did not complete it, the sorrow, pain, and deeply felt anguish in this music remains one of the most moving pieces one can hear in a concert. On the other hand, Shostakovich composed fifteen symphonies, but his Fourth was not heard for decades. The blame lay with Stalin, who put so much pressure on the composer that he withdrew his work. The communist regime found the drastic way in which the composer expressed the horrors of the terror regime to be too dangerous.

Program

Gustav Mahler
Adagio from the unfinished Symphony No. 10

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 4 in C minor

Artists

Vasily Petrenko
Conductor
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Vasily Petrenko

After his training and first engagements in St. Petersburg, Vasily Petrenko began a successful career as an internationally renowned conductor. He has been music director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021, and prior to that was head of the Royal Liverpool Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. His charismatic nature and versatility on the concert and opera stage make him a sought-after artist. In 2024, he launched a new academy for conductors in Armenia.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

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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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