Symphony concert - Season Opening

Dvořák Cello Concerto

The Principal Guest Conductor Tabita Berglund introduces herself
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8/29

Friday | 8/29/2025
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Albert Breier 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
Prices
64 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 22 €
FLEX fee + 6 €
Reduced prices:
from € 10 for pupils under 18 
from €10 for young people under 30
from 11 € for Dresden-Pass and SB from GdB 80
8 € for last minute
Who receives discounts? Read here.

8/30

Saturday | 8/30/2025
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Albert Breier 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal
Prices
64 | 53 | 45 | 39 | 29 | 22 €
FLEX fee + 6 €
Reduced prices:
from € 10 for pupils under 18 
from €10 for young people under 30
from 11 € for Dresden-Pass and SB from GdB 80
8 € for last minute
Who receives discounts? Read here.

About the Concert

"A piece of wood that screeches at the top and hums at the bottom" - not a very flattering description for a cello. This quote comes from Antonín Dvořák himself, who composed one of the most beautiful cello concertos ever. Anyone who listens to this music knows: Dvořák must have secretly loved the cello. He wrote the concerto in the winter of 1894/95 in New York, but American influences are not evident in it. Instead, it contains everything we love and appreciate about Dvořák: wonderfully melodic tunes, often tinged with sounds from Dvořák's homeland of Bohemia, grand dramatic crescendos, and lyrical goosebump-inducing moments. And for the cellist, there are plenty of opportunities to showcase the qualities of their instrument. In our performance, cellist legend Truls Mørk plays, from whom Tabita Berglund herself learned. Before starting her career as a conductor, she studied the cello! For her debut as the First Guest Conductor, she has also chosen Bartók's "Concerto for Orchestra," whose finale can confidently be described as one of the most thrilling, ecstatic movements in 20th-century music.

Program

Rolf Gupta
"Song of the Earth" Epilogue from the Oratorio

Antonín Dvořák
Cello Concerto in B Minor

Béla Bartók
Concerto for Orchestra

Artists

Tabita Berglund
Conductor (Principal Guest Conductor 25/26)
Truls Mørk
Cello
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tabita Berglund

Principal Guest Conductor 25/26

Our Principal Guest Conductor introduces herself. You can find more pictures & videos of Tabita Berglund here.

The Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund has been described as “one of Europe's greatest promises” (Helsingin Sanomat) and captures the audiences with her charismatic and inspiring style. She has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra since the start of the 2024/25 season and will take up the same position with the Dresden Philharmonic from 2025/26. In addition to her already broad repertoire from Mozart to Lutosławski, she is particularly committed to the music of composers from the Nordic countries.

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Truls Mørk

The Norwegian Truls Mørk is one of the best cellists of our time and has been performing on the world's great stages for many years. In addition to the traditional repertoire for his instrument, he enjoys performing contemporary works and is a reliable partner for composers regarding premieres and first performances. His intense and elegant playing, which has won multiple awards, has been captured on numerous recordings.

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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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