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Amazônia

Orchestra concert with photos by Sebastião Salgado
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06/05

Friday | 06/05/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Prof. de Oliveira Pinto and S. Menezes 1 hour before the concert starts in the foyer (1st floor)
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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About the Concert

A whole cosmos of colors and sounds, deep darkness and bright light, original, mysterious landscape - the largest forest area on earth: The wilderness of the Amazon in South America impresses with overwhelming beauty and biodiversity. Inspired by the nature of the rainforest and its fascinating facets, the Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos created a monumental symphonic cantata. From this work of their compatriot, the conductor Simone Menezes has put together a suite, which gains expressive power in the performance of the Dresden Philharmonic through images by the Brazilian photographer Sebastião Salgado. The impressive images of the world-famous photographer, who passed away in May 2025, not only show the fascination of the flora and fauna of the Amazon, but also the dramatic consequences of human intervention in biodiversity. While the orchestra plays the music live, Salgado's images are shown on the big screen. As part of the Dresden Music Festival.

Programme

Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 4 - Prelude

Philip Glass
"Waters of the Amazon" - Metamorphosis

Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Forest of the Amazon" - Suite

Artists

Simone Menezes
Conductor
Camila Provenzale
Soprano
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Simone Menezes

The Italian-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes studied in São Paulo, Paris and London, and also received artistic guidance from Paavo Järvi. Following an initial successful period as a principal and guest conductor in Brazil, she moved to Europe in 2017. She now lives in France and performs worldwide to ever-growing acclaim. In 2019, she founded the Ensemble K ("Klassic, Kosmopolitan, Kréative, Konnected"). She is particularly acclaimed for her realisation of complex multidisciplinary projects.

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Camila Provenzale

The Brazilian-Italian soprano Camila Provenzale comes from São Paulo, but now lives in Zurich and has sung with major orchestras and in important concert halls and opera houses around the world. She recently made her debut as Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly" and in Strauss' "Four Last Songs". With Villa-Lobos' "Floresta do Amazonas", she is involved in the internationally very successful project "Amazônia", which combines music about the rainforest with matching photography.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

Top Class!

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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