Sinfoniekonzert

Beethoven 9

Beethoven's monumental Ninth Symphony with three choirs and a large orchestra

11/9

Saturday | 11/09/2024
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan

11/10

Sunday | 11/10/2024
6:00 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan

About the Concert

Tickets for this event will be available from 12.06.2024 from 10 am.

Do you need to say "Freude schöner Götterfunken, Tochter aus Elysium" to get people humming along? Beethoven's Ninth is not just the famous ode "To Joy" in the last movement. It is the first symphony ever in which a composer used a choir. (In our concert, it is the Slovakian Philharmonic Choir as well as the Philharmonic Choirs). And at around 70 minutes, it was already longer than normal during Beethoven's lifetime. Moreover, even in its movements without vocals, it still impresses today with its skilful handling of melodies and keys. Reasons enough to look forward to a very special concert.

Program

Paul Hindemith
Suite "Nobilissima visione"

Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D minor with the ode "To Joy"

Contributer

Andrew Manze
Conductor
Susanne Bernhard
Soprano
Stefanie Irányi
Alto
Andrew Haji
Tenor
Christof Fischesser
Bass
Slowakischer Philharmonischer Chor
Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Andrew Manze

The multi-award-winning conductor Andrew Manze not only brings boundless energy, deep musicality and warmth to the stage, but also extensive academic knowledge and years of experience as a violinist and specialist in historical performance practice. Until the summer of 2023, the likeable Briton was chief conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hanover for nine years and has been principal guest conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra since 2018.

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Susanne Bernhard

The Munich-born soprano Susanne Bernhard was promoted by August Everding as a young talent and made her debut in 1997 as Susanna in Mozart's "Le nozze di Figaro" at the Prinzregententheater in Munich. She has also appeared in many other European opera houses, most recently in Bregenz as Leonore in Beethoven's "Fidelio". She also tours internationally as a concert singer and sings works by Strauss, Beethoven, Verdi, Mahler, Dvořák and Schönberg, among others.

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Stefanie Irányi

Mezzo-soprano Stefanie Irányi grew up in Chiemgau in Bavaria and made a successful debut at the opera house in Turin during her studies in Munich. Since then, engagement after engagement has followed at leading European opera houses and concert stages, where she can be heard today as Wagner's Brangäne, Fricka and Sieglinde, in Mahler's 2nd and 3rd symphonies, in Verdi's Requiem and in many a world premiere. German art song is also firmly anchored in her repertoire.

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Andrew Haji

The tenor Andrew Haji comes from Ontario, Canada, and delights audiences in North America and Europe with his lyrical, radiant voice, which also has a phenomenal range. He sings opera roles such as Alfredo ("La Traviata"), Rodolfo ("La Bohème"), Pollione ("Norma") and Macduff ("Macbeth") as well as Bach's Mass in B minor, Haydn's "Creation", Beethoven's Ninth, Rossini's Stabat Mater and the requiems of Mozart and Verdi.

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Christof Fischesser

Christof Fischesser grew up in a musical family, received instrumental lessons from an early age and was a member of several choirs and ensembles. He studied singing with Professor Martin Gründler at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main and won first prize at the German National Singing Competition in Berlin in 2000.

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Philharmonischer Chor Dresden

Founded in 1967 on the initiative of the then Philharmonic Chief Conductor Kurt Masur, the Philharmonic Choir can look back on more than 50 successful years, marked by numerous concerts and national and international concert tours.

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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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