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Pictures of an exhibition

The famous work of Mussorgsky for young people
© Joel Heyd

11/11

Wednesday | 11/11/2026
9:00 am Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

Admission for school classes is free upon registration.
Advance ticket sales will begin at a later date.

11/11

Wednesday | 11/11/2026
10:45 am Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

Admission for school classes is free upon registration.
Advance ticket sales will begin at a later date.

About the Concert

What would a painting sound like if it were music? The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky tried it out, and the result is his famous “Pictures at an Exhibition”. There, sellers are squabbling in a turbulent market, a limping gnome sneaks by, chirping chicks hatch from their eggshells and dance a ballet. Together with the orchestra and Malte Arkona, we also encounter the wicked witch Baba Yaga, meet playing children in the park, visit an old castle, and walk through the great gate of Kyiv. Can’t you imagine it? Then come with your class to the cultural palace for the school concert!

Classes 5-8

Programme

Modest Mussorgsky
"Pictures at an Exhibition" orchestrated by Maurice Ravel

Artists

Miguel Sepúlveda
Conductor
Malte Arkona
Presenter
Michael Kube
Artistic Concept
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Miguel Sepúlveda

Runnicles Fellow

Portuguese conductor Miguel Sepúlveda has been the Dresden Philharmonic's inaugural Runnicles Fellow for two seasons since September 2024, supporting the Chief Conductor in his projects and conducting his own concerts. In March 2025, he was also appointed Dudamel Fellow of the LA Phil, while in June 2025, he won the joint first prize at the International Conducting Competition Rotterdam. In recent years, he has been a guest conductor with the BBC Philharmonic Orchestra and the Gulbenkian Orchestra, among others.

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Malte Arkona

The presenter, actor and voice actor Malte Arkona is known to many viewers from television, but is also one of the most sought-after music educators in the German-speaking world. He has been a regular stage partner of the Dresden Philharmonic in this capacity for many years and has been presenting its new "Best of Classics" series, which he co-designed, since the 2024/25 season. He also directs video clips for the orchestra, in which he can also be seen himself.

 

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Michael Kube

Concept

Michael Kube is a passionate music educator and has been conceiving the school and family concert series "phil zu entdecken" for the Dresden Philharmonic since the 2015/16 season. He also works as an editor and consultant, is a juror for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and a university lecturer in music history, musicology and music education.

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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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