Symphony Concert

Sir Donald Runnicles with Mahler and Haydn

The new Chief Conductor with music from "Tár" and the effective "Clock Symphony" by Haydn.
© Oliver Killig

About the Concert

"The Fifth is a cursed work. No-one can get hold of it," wrote Gustav Mahler in his diary. Today, it is one of his most popular and best-known symphonies. This is certainly also due to the fact that Visconti used its slow movement in his film "Death in Venice". And at the latest since the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra recorded this music with Cate Blanchett for the film TÁR, it has become one of the classics of late Romantic symphonic music for many. Chief conductor Sir Donald Runnicles has chosen Haydn's "Clock Symphony" for the film. A witty piece of music in which the ticking of a clock can actually be heard.

Tickets for this event will be available from 12.06.2024.

Program

Joseph Haydn
Symphony No. 101 in D major "The Clock"

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor

Contributer

Sir Donald Runnicles
Conductor
Dresdner Philharmonie
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

Sir Donald Runnicles

Future chief conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

Sir Donald Runnicles will become Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra at the start of the 2025/26 season; he is already the designated conductor in 2024/25. The Scottish-born conductor is also GMD of the Deutsche Oper Berlin until mid-2026. He stands for the principle of quality over quantity and has built up close artistic relationships with renowned institutions worldwide. His expertise in the opera and concert repertoire is in demand everywhere, and the German repertoire is particularly close to his heart.

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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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