Symphony Concert

Schumann and Brahms

Pure Romanticism: Antje Weithaas plays Schumann's Violin Concerto and Brahms' Second Symphony
© Kaupo Kikkas

4/20

Sunday | 4/20/2025
6:00 pm Start of Concert
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

"The melodies fly so freely that one must be careful not to step on any." When listening to Johannes Brahms' Second Symphony, one can hear that he composed it almost in the midst of nature. He spent an entire summer at Lake Wörthersee in Austria, where one can still trace the landscapes that inspired his melodies. Even the audience at the time believed to hear blue skies, babbling springs, sunshine, and cool shadows in it, and to this day, it is probably his most popular work for orchestra. In contrast, Robert Schumann's Violin Concerto is very introspective, and for a long time, it stood somewhat in the shadow of other concerts of its kind. Very human and full of soulful emotions set to music, it certainly does not fall short of them!

Program

Pascal Dusapin
"Khôra" for string orchestra

Robert Schumann
Violin Concerto in D minor

Johannes Brahms
Symphony No.2 in D major

Artists

Markus Poschner
Conductor
Antje Weithaas
Violin
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Markus Poschner

Conductor

Since the beginning of his tenure as chief conductor of the Bruckner Orchestra Linz in 2017, Markus Poschner and this outstanding Austrian orchestra have been enchanting audiences and international reviewers alike.

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Antje Weithaas

Antje Weithaas began playing the violin at the age of four and a half and is now a world-class violinist and violin teacher. Her charisma and stage presence are captivating without ever forcing herself in front of the work. In addition to concertos by Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann as well as new pieces such as Jörg Widmann's Violin Concerto, her wide-ranging repertoire also includes works by Shostakovich, Prokofiev, Gubaidulina, Hartmann and Schoeck. She is a professor at the Hanns Eisler Academy of Music in Berlin.

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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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