Saturday | 5/02/2026 7:00 pm Start of Concert Concert introduction with Albert Breier 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
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from € 10 for pupils under 18
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About the Concert
Mieczysław Weinberg's Sinfonietta No. 1 is a work full of lightness and accessibility. However, behind the optimistic sound lies a disturbing story. Composed in 1948, the piece was created in the midst of Stalin's anti-Semitic campaign. Officially celebrated as "bright and optimistic," it met political expectations without betraying Weinberg's progressive composition style. With hints of Jewish folk music, clever variations, and a touch of Shostakovich, it remains a fascinating balancing act between conformity and artistic freedom.
Mozart's Piano Concerto KV 466 appears as a contrast, but in its key of D minor, it is also a work full of dramatic depth. Mozart wrote it during a time of personal upheaval and suffering.
In a quasi-reconciliatory manner, the concert concludes with Glazunov's "The Seasons," bringing nature to life in vibrant orchestral colors.
Violinist and conductor Julian Rachlin is Music Director of the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra, Artistic Director of the Herbstgold Festival at Esterházy Palace, and Professor of Violin in Vienna. He tours the world as a soloist, in various chamber music constellations, and as a sought-after guest conductor, and is committed to the education of young talents with the “Julian Rachlin & Friends Circle”. He is a guest conductor with the Dresden Philharmonic for the first time.
In her performances, pianist Alexandra Dovgan displays impressive concentration, coupled with purity of expression and creative imagination. Although she is still so young, she has already performed in many of Europe's major concert halls, including the Philharmonie Berlin, the Théâtre des Champs-Élysées Paris, the Amsterdam Concertgebouw, the Tonhalle Zurich and the Victoria Hall Geneva. Furthermore, she has already won five international piano competitions.
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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