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Choir and Orchestra

Tango mass

Pure passion. Tango meets the human voice.
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10/31

Friday | 10/31/2025
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
Prices
24 €
FLEX fee + 6 €
Reduced prices:
6 € for pupils under 18 
10 € for young people under 30
12 € for Dresden-Pass and SB from GdB 80
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About the Concert

Choir and tango? And even a liturgical text together with the most sensual of all dances, how does that fit together? Very well, as you can hear in this concert. In fact, it is a concert of discoveries. Because when do you ever hear a bandoneon in a concert hall? The sister of the accordion was invented in Chemnitz and began its triumphal march when the bandoneon made its entrance into South American tango orchestras at the beginning of the 20th century. Since then, it has become indispensable and is praised in Argentina as "the best German invention." String orchestra, bandoneon, piano, and our Philharmonic Choir - let yourself be taken into a musical world full of passion, pride, and sensuality! The concert is part of the Czech-German Cultural Days.

Program

Astor Piazzolla
"Libertango"

Wojciech Kilar
"Orawa"

Astor Piazzolla
"Oblivion" Arr. for solo violin and strings by Timm Tzschaschel

Martín Palmeri
"Misa a Buenos Aires" Tango Mass for mezzo-soprano, choir, bandoneon, piano, and string orchestra

Artists

Iris Geißler
Management
Wolfgang Hentrich
Concertmaster and solo violin
Gabriela Vermelho
Mezzo-soprano
Jakub Jedlinský
Bandoneon
Kateřina Ochmanová
Piano
Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
Philharmonisches Kammerorchester
Programme booklet

Biographies

Iris Geißler

Iris Geißler has been conducting the Dresden Philharmonic Choir since fall 2022 and is also stage manager of the Philharmonic Children's Choir. For several years, the trained pianist taught piano accompaniment and coaching at her alma mater, the University of Music "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden. In addition to her work with the Philharmonic Choirs, she gives piano lessons and is active as a singer in various ensembles and as a choir director for other choirs.

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Wolfgang Hentrich

1st Concertmaster

Prof. Wolfgang Hentrich studied with Gudrun Schröter and Gustav Schmahl in Dresden. From 1987 to 1996 he was First Concertmaster of the Robert Schumann Philharmonic Orchestra Chemnitz, before becoming Coordinated Concertmaster of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in 1996. He has played with the orchestra several times as a soloist, and numerous CD recordings attest to his musical output.

He is director of the Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra, primarius of the Dresden String Quintet and the Carus Ensemble Dresden, and has led the German String Philharmonic since 2013. In 2002, together with music-loving amateurs, he founded the Fördervereinsorchester der Dresdner Philharmonie, of which he has been conductor ever since.

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Gabriela Vermelho

Czech-born Gabriela Vermelho is a multi-talented artist: as a violinist, violist, quintonist, singer, songwriter, composer, actress and musical experimenter, she is familiar with the stage from many perspectives and likes to combine all possible music styles. She is a member of the music group GaRe and the Gadrew Way String Quartet.

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Jakub Jedlinský

Accordionist, bandoneonist and music educator Jakub Jedlinský is the winner of numerous competitions and performs as a soloist and chamber musician at music festivals in his native Czech Republic, as well as in Germany, Denmark, the UK, Belgium and France, among other places. In 2011, he founded the Escualo Quintet, which is dedicated to Argentine tango. He is also a member of the Bardolino Ensemble and GaRe, a crossover chanson cabaret, and performs as a duo with violinist Pavel Fischer.

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Kateřina Ochmanová

Pianist Kateřina Ochmanová is a graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague and became a sought-after soloist and accompanist already during her studies. Today she is a lecturer and répétiteur at the Pardubice Conservatory and a member of the well-known Prague ensemble Quasi Trio, which performs in the unusual line-up of clarinet, cello and piano. Since Kateřina Ochmanová is passionate about drawing, she has also illustrated several books.

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Philharmonischer Chor Dresden

The Dresden Philharmonic Choir has been active for over 55 years, since it was founded in 1967 on the initiative of Kurt Masur. The approximately 70 singers perform the demanding choral work in their free time. They give concerts with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of the respective chief and guest conductors, collaborate with other choirs and orchestras and perform a cappella programs in and outside of Dresden. Iris Geißler has led the ensemble since October 2022.

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Philharmonisches Kammerorchester

The Dresden Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra is one of the most traditional chamber ensembles in Dresden. Founded by Dresden Philharmonic musicians in 1969, it has since found a firm place in the musical life of the city and beyond. Its artistic profile was significantly shaped by the Dresden Collum Concerts, the Zwinger Serenades at the Dresden Music Festival and later by the reconstruction concerts for the Dresden Frauenkirche.

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