Program
The Dresden Music Festival presents the 2012 festival program. On this site you have the opportunity to discover the 2012 program (download PDF), book your tickets online, diarize the concerts and share them with your friends.
We are looking forward to travelling with you to the »Heart of Europe«, the triangle between Vienna-Budapest-Prague, and to welcoming you to the Dresden Music Festival!
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Tue 15 .15. May 2012 May
20:00Frauenkirche
Opening Night: Curtis Symphony Orchestra - Spano - Chen - VoglerThe festive start of the 2012 Music Festival at the Frauenkirche - under the banner of Johannes Brahms.
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Wed 16 .16. May 2012 May
20:00Semperoper
Vienna Philharmonic & BarenboimWith Mozart’s last symphonies Daniel Barenboim explores a mysterious triumvirate.
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Thu 17 .17. May 2012 May
11:00Semperoper
NDR Symphony Orchestra – HengelbrockThe musicians and their chief conductor stand for exciting new perspectives on renowned compositions.
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Thu 17 .17. May 2012 May
18:00Volkswagen's »Die Gläserne Manufaktur«
Curtis Chamber Music MarathonChamber music: a full evening of surprising interpretations and various formations.
€ 25
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Fri 18 .18. May 2012 May
20:00Schloss Albrechtsberg
Pavel Haas QuartetOne of the most interesting young string quartets plays chamber music from its home country.
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Fri 18 .18. May 2012 May
20:00Messe Dresden
»Let’s Dance!« 2012Dancing without limits: Pupils from Dresden accompanied by the young Curtis Symphony Orchestra.
€ 25
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Sat 19 .19. May 2012 May
15:00Terezin
Music in TheresienstadtAn encounter with the history of the place and the legacy of its composers with the Pavel Haas Quartet.
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Sat 19 .19. May 2012 May
19:00Brühlsche Terrasse
Dresden sings & makes musicThe popular open air concert invites to join the choirs on a powerful journey to the heart of Europe.
Admission free
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Sat 19 .19. May 2012 May
20:00Frauenkirche
L’Arpeggiata & PluharBaroque Jam-Session with the most innovative artist for Early Music and her emsemble.
€ 55 / 40 / 25 / 10
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Sun 20 .20. May 2012 May
11:00Semperoper
Mahler Chamber Orchestra & AndsnesBeethoven's piano concertos innovatively interpreted by Leif Ove Andsnes as soloist and conductor of the MCO.
€ 55 / 45 / 30 / 20 / - / - / -
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Sun 20 .20. May 2012 May
16:00Schloss Wackerbarth
Sounds of the Danube: Hungary / MuzsikásHungary’s most popular folk music ensemble evokes the world of remote villages of their home country.
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Sun 20 .20. May 2012 May
18:00Semperoper
Sounds of the Danube: Bohemia / Czech Philharmonic – Metzmacher – StadtfeldWith Janáček, Dvořák und Schönberg the musical journey leads to the very heart of Europe.
€ 75 / 55 / - / 20 / - / -
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Sun 20 .20. May 2012 May
20:00Schloss Wackerbarth
Sounds of the Danube: Hungary / MuzsikásHungary’s most popular folk music ensemble evokes the world of remote villages of their home country.
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Mon 21 .21. May 2012 May
20:00Palais im Großen Garten
Mozart on the PianoforteThe curtain raises for Mozart's musical world with the virtuoso Kristian Bezuidenhout on the pianoforte.
€ 35 / 25 / 15
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Tue 22 .22. May 2012 May
20:00Annenkirche
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Tue 22 .22. May 2012 May
20:00Kathedrale
Organ Recital Martin HaselböckThe virtuoso on the queen of instruments presents a multifaceted program of Bach’s work.
€ 25
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Tue 22 .22. May 2012 May
20:00Societaetstheater
Global Ear: Composers from PragueThe young ensemble for contemporary music El Perro Andaluz introduces the vivid musical metropolis Prague.
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Wed 23 .23. May 2012 May
20:00Hochschule für Musik
Prize Winners' ConcertWith the winners of two famous competitions: Dalia Dedinskaite and Ilya Poletaev under the baton of John Holloway.
€ - / 15
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Wed 23 .23. May 2012 May
20:00Schauspielhaus
Malkovich – Wiener Akademie – HaselböckModern prose and Early Music combined to an »infernal comedy« about an Austrian murderer.
€ 75 / 55 / - / -
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Thu 24 .24. May 2012 May
20:00Frauenkirche
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & BostridgeA musical sermon: Bostridge impressively walks in the footsteps of Bach at the Frauenkirche.
€ 75 / 55 / 30 / 15
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Thu 24 .24. May 2012 May
20:00Schloss Wackerbarth
Piano Recital Jan LisieckiThe highly talented young pianist presents the entire range of his skills with a multifaceted repertoire.
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Fri 25 .25. May 2012 May
20:00Semperoper
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden & ThielemannThe tradition-steeped orchestra and its designated chief conductor with the »creation of a genius«.
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Fri 25 .25. May 2012 May
20:00Palais im Großen Garten
Sounds of the Danube: Romania / Pierre-Laurent AimardA high-contrast program of the classical repertoire and contemporary music performed with impressive precision.
€ 35 / 25 / 15
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Sat 26 .26. May 2012 May
15:00Messe Dresden
All you can hearThe Messe fills with music: Musical Journey for the whole family with Kristjan Järvi and his two orchestras.
€ 20
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Sat 26 .26. May 2012 May
19:30Kulturpalast
Dresden PhilharmonicThe Dresden Philharmonic and Vadim Repin create a Dionysian evening with Spanish atmosphere.
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Sat 26 .26. May 2012 May
21:00Volkswagen's »Die Gläserne Manufaktur«
Sounds of the Danube: Moldova / Patricia KopatchinskajaThe young virtuoso violinist and her friends celebrate an outstanding evening with different cultures and stiles.
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Sun 27 .27. May 2012 May
11:00Palais im Großen Garten
Baroque Music from ViennaThe French ensemble Café Zimmermann serves up a special Viennese mélange with invigorating Baroque works.
€ 35 / 25 / 15
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Sun 27 .27. May 2012 May
15:00Schloss Pillnitz
Serenade on the GreenThe Kreuzchor, Dresden’s oldest artistic institution, invites to a summery serenade under the blue sky.
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Sun 27 .27. May 2012 May
16:00Palais im Großen Garten
»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
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Sun 27 .27. May 2012 May
19:30Kulturpalast
Dresden PhilharmonicThe Dresden Philharmonic and Vadim Repin create a Dionysian evening with Spanish atmosphere.
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Sun 27 .27. May 2012 May
20:00Semperoper
Mariinsky – Gergiev – VoglerBack to Dresden after the great concert in 2010: Valery Gergiev and the Mariinsky Orchestra with Jan Vogler as soloist.
€ 95 / 65 / 45 / - / - / -
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Mon 28 .28. May 2012 May
11:00Semperoper
Premiere Dresden Festival OrchestraThe best baroque musicians from Europe travel deep into the era of the former court orchestra in Dresden.
€ 75 / 55 / 35 / 20 / 10 / -
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Mon 28 .28. May 2012 May
19:00Palais im Großen Garten
Sounds of the Danube: Austria / The PhilharmonicsThe ensemble presents a virtuosic pastiche with energetic interpretations from Strauss to Léhar.
€ 35 / - / -
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Tue 29 .29. May 2012 May
19:00Synagoge
New Jewish Chamber Philharmonic DresdenDresden’s youngest orchestra brings the works of Jewish composers back on the stage.
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Tue 29 .29. May 2012 May
20:00Palais im Großen Garten
Artemis QuartetWith musical spirit of adventure and technical perfection the ensemble celebrates masterpieces of chamber music.
€ 35 / - / 15
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Wed 30 .30. May 2012 May
20:00Palais im Großen Garten
Song Recital Angelika KirchschlagerThe Palais im Großen Garten is the ideal venue for the recital of highlights of Romantic songs.
€ 35 / 25 / 15
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Thu 31 .31. May 2012 May
20:00Annenkirche
Arcos Orchestra – Kelly – SkrideThe young orchestral musicians and Latvian violinist Baiba Skride present themselves with dynamic interpretations.
€ 35 / 25 / 15
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Thu 31 .31. May 2012 May
20:00Eventwerk
Martin Grubinger & FriendsThe shooting star of the classical music scene and friends promise musical fireworks at the Eventwerk.
€ 45 / 25
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Fri 01 .01. June 2012 Jun
20:00Festspielhaus Hellerau
The Forsythe CompanyThe 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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Fri 01 .01. June 2012 Jun
20:00Semperoper
Piano Recital Hélène GrimaudThe exceptional pianist invites to experience music along the Danube with all is colors and emotions.
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Sat 02 .02. June 2012 Jun
18:00Frauenkirche
Vienna Boys’ ChoirFor the first time at the Dresden Music Festival: Austria’s export hit with music from its home country.
€ 55 / - / - / -
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Sat 02 .02. June 2012 Jun
20:00Festspielhaus Hellerau
The Forsythe CompanyThe 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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Sat 02 .02. June 2012 Jun
21:30Frauenkirche
Camerata Salzburg & ZehetmairThis evening is a musical declaration of love to the city of Salzburg with works by W.A. Mozart.
€ 55 / 40 / 25 / 10
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Sun 03 .03. June 2012 Jun
11:00Palais im Großen Garten
Children’s ConcertFor the youngest audience Daniel Hope and Sebastian Knauer offer an exciting introduction to the classical music scene.
€ 8
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Sun 03 .03. June 2012 Jun
15:00Deutsches Hygiene-Museum
Daniel Hope & Sebastian KnauerThe duo Hope & Knauer promises intelligent concert concepts and a broad palette of expression.
€ 45 / 25
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Sun 03 .03. June 2012 Jun
20:00Festspielhaus Hellerau
The Forsythe CompanyThe famous company dances Beckett’s motto »Try again. Fail again. Fail better« in a revised version of »Yes, we can’t«.
€ 19
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Sun 03 .03. June 2012 Jun
20:00Kreuzkirche
Final Concert: Filarmonica della Scala – Harding – SchäferOnce again the top-class artists of the final concert pay tribute to the music in the heart of Europe.
€ 95 / 65 / 45 / 20 / 10

