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Dresdner Kreuzchor at Kulturpalast

The traditional boys' choir with a diverse program
© Martin Jehnichen

06/19

Friday | 06/19/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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6 € for pupils under 18 
10 € for young people under 30
12 € for Dresden-Pass and SB from GdB 80
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About the Concert

The Dresden Kreuzchor presents a varied programme featuring a light performance with works by Heinrich Schütz, motets by Johann Sebastian Bach, and contemporary music. In addition to a cappella compositions and those accompanied by a Baroque consort, works featuring a highly rarely heard instrument will be performed: the glass harmonica. A particular highlight is the performance of Ēriks Ešenvalds’ "Stars", an impressive choral work accompanied by the glass harmonica. The ethereal sounds of the water-tuned glasses give the music an almost otherworldly dimension – calm and cosmic, yet mysterious and spiritual. The sensitive words of the work merge with the floating sounds to create an intense listening experience. <br><br>At the invitation of the Dresden Philharmonic

Programme

Johann Sebastian Bach
"The Spirit helps our weakness" (Motet)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Adagio in C major for Glass Armonica

Heinrich Schütz
"The heavens declare the glory of God" Motet

Petr Eben
"Cantico delle creature" (Song of the Sun) Motet

Antonín Dvořák
"Do you hear the evening bells of Hain" (from "In Nature")

Ēriks Ešenvalds
"Stars" for eight-part mixed choir and Glass Armonica

Artists

Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann
Conductor
Philipp Marguerre
Glass harmonica
Claudia Reh
Light performance
Dresden Consort
Ensemble
Dresdner Kreuzchor

Biographies

Kreuzkantor Martin Lehmann

Martin Lehmann has been the 29th Kreuzkantor since autumn 2022, holding one of the most prestigious posts in Protestant church music. As a child and teenager, he was himself a member of the Kreuzchor; he later studied choral and orchestral conducting in Dresden. During his studies, he gained valuable experience as an assistant to Hans-Christoph Rademann at the Dresdner Kammerchor. Following posts in Leipzig and Wuppertal, he took over as director of the Windsbacher Knabenchor in 2012 for a ten-year term.

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Philipp Marguerre

Philipp Marguerre, who trained as a pianist, is one of the few people in the world who has mastered the art of playing the glass harmonica. Internationally, he performs the solo parts in operas such as Donizetti’s "Lucia di Lammermoor", Strauss’s "Die Frau ohne Schatten" and Benjamin’s "Written on Skin", and devotes himself to the original chamber music and concert repertoire for the instrument, both as a soloist and as a member of the glass music ensemble sinfonia di vetro.

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Claudia Reh

Since 2006, Claudia Reh has been presenting light graphics and live painting as performative works under her label "Echtzeitlicht". A resident of Dresden and qualified landscape architect, she has also been active in the field of animation and documentary film since 2009, for which she additionally studied documentary film directing in Berlin. Alongside international festival entries in the fields of light art and film, she realises theatre projects, music performances and workshops with children, young people and adults.

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Dresden Consort

The Dresden Consort was founded in 2024 by harpsichordist and organist Sebastian Knebel as an ensemble that performs works from the Renaissance and early Baroque periods with a flexible line-up depending on the repertoire. It frequently collaborates with singers and vocal ensembles.

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Dresdner Kreuzchor

The Dresdner Kreuzchor is one of the oldest and most famous boys' choirs in the world. Even after more than 800 years, one of its most important tasks is to sing in the liturgical services of the Kreuzkirche on Dresden's Altmarkt, where it performs in vespers and church services and regularly gives concerts with outstanding works of sacred music. In addition, the Crucians (Kruzianer), who have been singing under the direction of Martin Lehmann since 2022, regularly go on tours at home and abroad as cultural ambassadors for Dresden.

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