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Symphony Concert

Bruckner 3

Great symphonies and a new organ piece with Iveta Apkalna

04/17

Saturday | 04/17/2027
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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About the Concert

Organ and Bruckner - it is no coincidence that in this concert the organ concerto by the Finn Sebastian Fagerlund is heard in the same concert as the Third Symphony of the Romantic Anton Bruckner. Broad chords, towering sound masses, resonant brass instruments, long pauses - Bruckner was an organist with body and soul, and he also inscribed this in his symphonies. For his contemporaries, his style was initially so unusual that they rejected it, his Third Symphony (which he dedicated to his great idol Richard Wagner) was no exception, many listeners left the hall during the premiere. For us today, this is rather incomprehensible, we have long appreciated Bruckner's magic of sound, his incomparable orchestral colors, and the energy that emanates from his music.

Programme

Sebastian Fagerlund
Organ Concerto (commissioned work, in collaboration with Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, and Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, German premiere)

Anton Bruckner
Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Artists

Dima Slobodeniouk
Dirigent
Iveta Apkalna
Organ
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Dima Slobodeniouk

Conductor

Dima Slobodeniouk is known for his musical expertise and interpretive depth. Born in Russia, the conductor moved to Finland in 1991 and completed his studies there. From 2016 to 2021, he was Chief Conductor of the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Artistic Director of the Sibelius Festival, and from 2013 to 2022 Chief Conductor of the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galicia. In 2024/25 he made his debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic and Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

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Iveta Apkalna

Latvian organist Iveta Apkalna is an outstanding artist who combines virtuosity, stylistic understanding, and emotional depth in her playing. In the 2026/27 season, she is once again the Palastorganistin at the Kulturpalast. Her international performances with and without orchestra regularly include world premieres of works dedicated to her that significantly expand the organ repertoire. Numerous awards and recordings testify to her great importance in the music world.

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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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