Concerts for Schools

Firebird

6/6

Friday | 6/06/2025
9:00 am Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
12 | 5 € children
Free admission for school classes after registration
Advance booking will start at a later date.

6/6

Friday | 6/06/2025
10:45 am Start of Concert
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
12 | 5 € children
Free admission for school classes after registration
Advance booking will start at a later date.

About the Concert

What would a painting sound like if it were music? The Russian composer Modest Mussorgsky tried it out and the result was his famous "Pictures at an Exhibition". In a turbulent market, vendors bicker, a limping gnome creeps past, chirping chicks hatch from their eggshells and dance a ballet. Together with the orchestra and Malte Arkona, we also encounter the wicked witch Baba Yaga, meet children playing in the park, visit an old castle and pass through the Great Gate of Kiev. And this time the piece will be performed in a special arrangement by conductor Kahchun Wong. In addition to the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra, original Chinese instruments will be used especially for you: the bowed tubular-necked lute Erhu, the dulcimer Yangqin, the transverse flute called Dizi and many more.

Program

Igor Stravinsky
"The Firebird" Suite (1945)

Contributer

Kahchun Wong
Conductor
Malte Arkona
Presenter
Michael Kube
Concept
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Kahchun Wong

First Guest Conductor

Since 2023/24, Kahchun Wong has been Chief Conductor of the Japan Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra; from 2024/25, he will also be Principal Conductor of the Hallé in Manchester. The Singapore-born conductor is celebrated internationally for his electrifying stage presence and his attentive examination of the artistic heritage of the East and the West. Winning the Mahler Competition in 2016 opened the doors to performances with top international orchestras.

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Michael Kube

Concept

Michael Kube is a passionate music educator. Since the 2015/16 season, he has been organizing school concerts and family concerts in the Dresden Philharmonic's "phil zu entdecken" series.

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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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