Symphony Concert

Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Tabita Berglund conducts Tchaikovsky's last symphony, his musical farewell
© Nikolaj Lund

1/31

Friday | 1/31/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
29 € for young people
29 € for Dresden-Pass
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)

2/2

Sunday | 2/02/2025
11:00 am Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
29 € for young people
29 € for Dresden-Pass
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)

About the Concert

Tchaikovsky was not known for self-praise, but when it came to his Sixth Symphony, he made an exception and considered it highly successful - a judgment that can definitely be agreed upon today. It is a compositional masterpiece and at the same time as peculiar as it is unique. Tchaikovsky's brother Modest gave it the nickname "Pathétique". Indeed, it is pathetic. Furthermore, the Sixth Symphony is tragic, dramatic, gripping, and ominous. It is Tchaikovsky's swan song: nine days after its premiere, he died of cholera under circumstances that remain unclear to this day.

Program

Anna S. Thorvaldsdottir
"Metacosmos" for orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique"

Contributer

Tabita Berglund
Conductor
Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt
Violoncello
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tabita Berglund

The Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund has been described as “one of Europe's greatest promises” (Helsingin Sanomat) and impresses with her charismatic and inspiring style. She will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra until summer 2024, after which she will take up the same position with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and from 2025/26 she will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. In addition to her broad repertoire ranging from Mozart to Lutosławski, she is particularly committed to the music of composers from the Nordic countries. 

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Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt

A lock of his hair, which Mstislav Rostropovich stroked when he was eight years old, still has a place of honor in Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt's photo album. The accompanying words of the master at the time were to prove true: "You will become a great cellist one day."

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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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