Orchestra Concert

Debussy and Ravel

Sir Donald Runnicles conducts a program rich in tonal color.
© Simon Pauly

3/1

Friday | 3/01/2024
7:30 pm Start of Concert
The concert introduction in the event hall of the Central Library (1st floor) begins one hour before the concert.
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € Young People

3/2

Saturday | 3/02/2024
7:30 pm Start of Concert
The concert introduction in the event hall of the Central Library (1st floor) begins one hour before the concert.
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € Young People

About the Concert

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The music world was lucky: if Claude Debussy's great musical talent had not been recognized in time, he would have become a sailor and not one of the most important French composers. Nevertheless, he always returned to the sea - his love for the sea can be heard most impressively in "La Mer". Scriabin was a synesthete, that is, he saw colors when he heard sounds. In his piano concerto "Prometheus" he even wanted colors to be projected onto a screen during the concert. Ravel is also considered a master of colors, and of timbres at that. His suite "Daphnis and Chloé" brings a glow to the eyes of woodwind players in particular, as they can shine here with the entire sound palette of their instruments.

Program

Claude Debussy
"La mer" Drei sinfonische Skizzen für Orchester (1903-05)

Maurice Ravel
Miroirs für Klavier solo
Daphnis und Chloé: Suite Nr.2

Alexander Scriabin
Sinfonie Nr.5 ("Prometheus" - Poème du feu")

Contributer

Sir Donald Runnicles
Conductor
Steven Osborne
Klavier
Philharmonischer Chor Dresden
Chorus
Iris Geißler
Philharmonic Choir rehearsal
Universitätschor Dresden
Chorus
Christiane Büttig
University Choir rehearsal
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Sir Donald Runnicles

Conductor

Sir Donald Runnicles has been General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (DOB) since 2009, Music Director of the Grand Teton Music Festival since 2005 and Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra in its last season since 2001. Runnicles has also been Principal Guest Conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra since 2019, the first orchestra ever to do so. He is Conductor Emeritus of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, having served as Principal Conductor from 2009 to 2016.

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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. The highlights of the last season certainly include the performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 at the opening of the new concert hall in the Kulturpalast in April 2017, the anniversary concert celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Philharmonic Choirs and the participation in the season opening with Gustav Mahler's monumental "Symphony of a Thousand" in the same year.

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Iris Geißler

Choir Director Philharmonic Choir / Assistant to the Choir Director / Stage Manager Children's Choir

Iris Geißler studied correpetition and piano at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber" in Dresden. At the same time, she began working as a correpetitor with the Philharmonic Choir. After graduating, she held a teaching position for several years in correpetition at the Hochschule für Musik "Carl Maria von Weber".

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Dresdner Philharmonie

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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