Orchestra Concert

Dresden Memorial Day

Marek Janowski conducts the traditional February 13 concert.

2/13

Tuesday | 2/13/2024
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € Young people

About the Concert

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First his newborn daughter dies, a year later two more children - during the composition of his "Stabat mater" Antonín Dvořák experiences blows of fate that hit his wife and him hard. And even though there is no one-to-one in the music, one believes one can also hear Dvořák's pain in the haunting sounds of his setting of the church hymn. Pain also accompanies the memory of the destruction of Dresden 79 years ago - it makes sense that Marek Janowski chose precisely this work for this occasion. He has invited such renowned soloists as Hanna-Elisabeth Müller and Tareq Nazmi, as well as the excellent MDR Radio Choir, with whom the Dresden Philharmonic has enjoyed a long-standing partnership.

Program

Antonín Dvorák
Stabat mater

Contributer

Marek Janowski
conductor
Hanna-Elisabeth Müller
sopran
Roxana Constantinescu
Mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner
tenor
Tareq Nazmi
bass
MDR-Rundfunkchor
Chorus
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Marek Janowski

Marek Janowski first came to the Dresden Philharmonic as principal conductor from 2001 to 2003, during which time he already impressed with unusual and challenging programs. With the 2019/2020 concert season, he returned to the Dresden Philharmonic as principal conductor and artistic director.

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Hanna-Elisabeth Müller

Hanna-Elisabeth Müller studied with Rudolf Piernay, with whom she still works closely. The multi-award-winning soprano gained further polish in master classes with Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Julia Varady, Elly Ameling and Thomas Hampson.

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Roxana Constantinescu

Hailed as a "world-class mezzo who captivates with her deep register reminiscent of noble port, her radiant high notes and stirring delivery" (Star Tribune), Roxana Constantinescu is in demand worldwide as a genre- and style-bending interpreter of great musical intelligence and seriousness.

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Christian Elsner

The tenor Christian Elsner, born in Freiburg im Breisgau, has been an internationally sought-after soloist for many years, who now also passionately enjoys passing on his experience to the next generation as a professor of singing.

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Tareq Nazmi

The bass Tareq Nazmi studied at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich with Edith Wiens and Christian Gerhaher and privately with Hartmut Elbert. First as a participant in the Opera Studio, then as an ensemble member of the Bavarian State Opera, he appeared there in numerous roles such as Minister (Fidelio), Masetto (Don Giovanni), Speaker (Die Zauberflöte), Silvano (La Calisto), Zuniga (Carmen), Truffaldin (Ariadne auf Naxos), Publio (La clemenza di Tito), Caronte (L'Orfeo), Night Watchman (Meistersinger), Albert (La Juive) or Osman (Les Indes Galantes).

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MDR-Rundfunkchor

The MDR Radio Choir is the largest and most traditional choir of the public broadcaster and is considered one of the most sought-after ensembles of its kind worldwide. Conductors such as Herbert von Karajan, Kurt Masur, Colin Davis, Claudio Abbado, Simon Rattle, Neville Marriner, Seiji Ozawa, Lorin Maazel, Bernard Haitink, Riccardo Muti and Daniel Barenboim have paid their respects to the MDR Radio Choir. The singers also regularly perform with the MDR Symphony Orchestra and its principal conductor Dennis Russell Davies. Other artistic partners for the 2022/2023 season include the Gewandhaus Orchestra under Andris Nelsons, the Dresden Philharmonic under Marek Janowski, and the hr Symphony Orchestra under Alain Altinoglu.

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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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