Program

Opening Night: Curtis Symphony Orchestra - Spano - Chen - Vogler

The festive start of the 2012 Music Festival at the Frauenkirche - under the banner of Johannes Brahms.

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Vienna Philharmonic & Barenboim

With Mozart’s last symphonies Daniel Barenboim explores a mysterious triumvirate.

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NDR Symphony Orchestra – Hengelbrock

The musicians and their chief conductor stand for exciting new perspectives on renowned compositions.

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Curtis Chamber Music Marathon

Chamber music: a full evening of surprising interpretations and various formations.

€ 25

Pavel Haas Quartet

One of the most interesting young string quartets plays chamber music from its home country.

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»Let’s Dance!« 2012

Dancing without limits: Pupils from Dresden accompanied by the young Curtis Symphony Orchestra.

€ 25

Music in Theresienstadt

An encounter with the history of the place and the legacy of its composers with the Pavel Haas Quartet.

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Dresden sings & makes music

The popular open air concert invites to join the choirs on a powerful journey to the heart of Europe.

Admission free

L’Arpeggiata & Pluhar

Baroque Jam-Session with the most innovative artist for Early Music and her emsemble.

€ 55 / 40 / 25 / 10

Mahler Chamber Orchestra & Andsnes

Beethoven's piano concertos innovatively interpreted by Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist and conductor of the MCO.

€ 55 / 45 / 30 / 20 / - / - / -

Sounds of the Danube: Hungary / Muzsikás

Hungary’s most popular folk music ensemble evokes the world of remote villages of their home country.

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Sounds of the Danube: Bohemia / Czech Philharmonic – Metzmacher – Stadtfeld

With Janáček, Dvořák und Schönberg the musical journey leads to the very heart of Europe.

€ 75 / 55 / - / 20 / - / -

Sounds of the Danube: Hungary / Muzsikás

Hungary’s most popular folk music ensemble evokes the world of remote villages of their home country.

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Mozart on the Pianoforte

The curtain raises for Mozart's musical world with the virtuoso Kristian Bezuidenhout on the pianoforte.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

Dresdner Kammerchor

Great voices meet impressive church music by Janáček und Bruckner.

€ 25 / 17

Organ Recital Martin Haselböck

The virtuoso on the queen of instruments presents a multifaceted program of Bach’s work.

€ 25

Global Ear: Composers from Prague

The young ensemble for contemporary music El Perro Andaluz introduces the vivid musical metropolis Prague.

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Prize Winners' Concert

With the winners of two famous competitions: Dalia Dedinskaite and Ilya Poletaev under the baton of John Holloway.

€ - / 15

Malkovich – Wiener Akademie – Haselböck

Modern prose and Early Music combined to an »infernal comedy« about an Austrian murderer.

€ 75 / 55 / - / -

Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & Bostridge

A musical sermon: Bostridge impressively walks in the footsteps of Bach at the Frauenkirche.

€ 75 / 55 / 30 / 15

Piano Recital Jan Lisiecki

The highly talented young pianist presents the entire range of his skills with a multifaceted repertoire.

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Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden & Thielemann

The tradition-steeped orchestra and its designated chief conductor with the »creation of a genius«.

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Sounds of the Danube: Romania / Pierre-Laurent Aimard

A high-contrast program of the classical repertoire and contemporary music performed with impressive precision.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

All you can hear

The Messe fills with music: Musical Journey for the whole family with Kristjan Järvi and his two orchestras.

€ 20

Dresden Philharmonic

The Dresden Philharmonic and Vadim Repin create a Dionysian evening with Spanish atmosphere.

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Sounds of the Danube: Moldova / Patricia Kopatchinskaja

The young virtuoso violinist and her friends celebrate an outstanding evening with different cultures and stiles.

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Baroque Music from Vienna

The French ensemble Café Zimmermann serves up a special Viennese mélange with invigorating Baroque works.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

Serenade on the Green

The Kreuzchor, Dresden’s oldest artistic institution, invites to a summery serenade under the blue sky.

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»La Casa Disabitata« (Opera by Amalie of Saxony)

It is rather a sensation: the restage of the »Uninhabited House« with the Dresdner Kapellsolisten.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

Dresden Philharmonic

The Dresden Philharmonic and Vadim Repin create a Dionysian evening with Spanish atmosphere.

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Mariinsky – Gergiev – Vogler

Back to Dresden after the great concert in 2010: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra with Jan Vogler as soloist.

€ 95 / 65 / 45 / - / - / -

Premiere Dresden Festival Orchestra

The best baroque musicians from Europe travel deep into the era of the former court orchestra in Dresden.

€ 75 / 55 / 35 / 20 / 10 / -

Sounds of the Danube: Austria / The Philharmonics

The ensemble presents a virtuosic pastiche with energetic interpretations from Strauss to Léhar.

€ 35 / - / -

New Jewish Chamber Philharmonic Dresden

Dresden’s youngest orchestra brings the works of Jewish composers back on the stage.

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Artemis Quartet

With musical spirit of adventure and technical perfection the ensemble celebrates masterpieces of chamber music.

€ 35 / - / 15

Song Recital Angelika Kirchschlager

The Palais im Großen Garten is the ideal venue for the recital of highlights of Romantic songs.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

Arcos Orchestra – Kelly – Skride

The young orchestral musicians and Latvian violinist Baiba Skride present themselves with dynamic interpretations.

€ 35 / 25 / 15

Martin Grubinger & Friends

The shooting star of the classical music scene and friends promise musical fireworks at the Eventwerk.

€ 45 / 25

The Forsythe Company

The famous company dances Beckett’s motto »Try again. Fail again. Fail better« in a revised version of »Yes, we can’t«.

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Piano Recital Hélène Grimaud

The exceptional pianist invites to experience music along the Danube with all is colors and emotions.

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Vienna Boys’ Choir

For the first time at the Dresden Music Festival: Austria’s export hit with music from its home country.

€ 55 / - / - / -

The Forsythe Company

The famous company dances Beckett’s motto »Try again. Fail again. Fail better« in a revised version of »Yes, we can’t«.

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Camerata Salzburg & Zehetmair

This evening is a musical declaration of love to the city of Salzburg with works by W.A. Mozart.

€ 55 / 40 / 25 / 10

Children’s Concert

For the youngest audience Daniel Hope and Sebastian Knauer offer an exciting introduction to the classical music scene.

€ 8

Daniel Hope & Sebastian Knauer

The duo Hope & Knauer promises intelligent concert concepts and a broad palette of expression.

€ 45 / 25

The Forsythe Company

The famous company dances Beckett’s motto »Try again. Fail again. Fail better« in a revised version of »Yes, we can’t«.

€ 19

Final Concert: Filarmonica della Scala – Harding – Schäfer

Once again the top-class artists of the final concert pay tribute to the music in the heart of Europe.

€ 95 / 65 / 45 / 20 / 10