OPENING CONCERT
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA & KLAUS MÄKELÄ
On the opening night of the 2024 Dresdner Musikfestspiele, the Royal Concertgebowu Orchestra and its designated chief conductor Klaus Mäkelä celebrate Anton Bruckner’s 200th birthday. The charismatic young Finn and the venerable Dutch orchestra, founded in 1888, dedicate themselves to the Fifth Symphony by the great late romantic, a composition which is as monumental as it is deeply personal. The composer was never able to hear its orchestral version, as his health prevented him from attending the 1894 world premiere. Today, it is considered one of Bruckner’s most impressive creations, especially because of its contrapuntal and overwhelmingly impressive final movement.
ROYAL CONCERTGEBOUW ORCHESTRA
KLAUS MÄKELÄCONDUCTOR
Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 5 in B flat major WAB 105
PRE-CONCERT TALK
6.30 pm (KULTURPALAST, EVENT SPACE OF THE CENTRAL LIBRARY, 1ST FLOOR)
7.30 pm
Kulturpalast (Concert Hall)
Opening Concert of the Festival of the State Capital of Dresden
