Symphony Concert

Sanderling and Hadelich

Michael Sanderling conducts Shostakovich and Augustin Hadelich performs Britten's Violin Concerto.
© Suxiao_Yang

6/15

Sunday | 6/15/2025
11:00 am 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 Schwerbehindert ab GdB80
29 € for Dresden-Pass

About the Concert

Benjamin Britten sensed that the Second World War would break out soon. He couldn't stay in England, so he sailed to Canada. The unbearable weight of this decision for him, as a devout pacifist, can be heard in his music. During the crossing, he composed his Violin Concerto in D minor, which will be performed by Augustin Hadelich in our concert. Dmitri Shostakovich's Eighth Symphony also reflects the theme of war, albeit composed on the other side, in Stalin's Soviet Union. For Shostakovich, it was a balancing act: he did not want to write optimistic music, but it also couldn't be entirely tragic. The result is a work that mirrors these contradictions. Michael Sanderling is considered one of the leading Shostakovich experts among today's conductors. As a child, he personally experienced the close friendship his father had with the composer.

Program

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto in D minor

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 8 in C minor

Artists

Michael Sanderling
Conductor
Augustin Hadelich
Violin
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Michael Sanderling

Michael Sanderling began his career as a cellist, but has devoted himself primarily to conducting since 2001. Since 2021, he has been the Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, with which he has already toured Germany, Asia and South America. From 2011 to 2019, he was Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. He is professor of violincello at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and passionately committed to many promotion projects for young musicians.

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Augustin Hadelich

Artist in Residence

With his ravishing tone, phenomenal technique and deeply felt interpretations, violinist Augustin Hadelich plays concerts in major halls around the world. After performing in the USA, in Australia and New Zealand in summer 2024, he will embark on a major tour of Asia in summer 2025. He is the Dresden Philharmonic's Artist in Residence for the 2024/25 season. Further appearances will take him to the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras and the Concertgebouworkest among others.

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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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