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Symphony Concert

Grieg Klavierkonzert

Romantic music by Mendelssohn and Grieg and Elgar's "Falstaff" Suite.
© Svetlana Tarlova

03/12

Friday | 03/12/2027
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

Prices
from 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
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03/13

Saturday | 03/13/2027
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

Prices
from 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
Who receives discounts? Read here.

About the Concert

Elves, love confusions, and enchanted forests - the just 17-year-old Felix Mendelssohn composed one of the most popular concert pieces ever with his music for Shakespeare's play "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Right at the beginning, one can hear a shimmering elf light in the strings... In contrast, the beginning of Grieg's Piano Concerto is almost powerful and definitely catchy. "Black bread" combined with "oysters and caviar," as the composer once said: in his work, he combined Norwegian folk music with art music, creating musical colors of his homeland. Also vivid is the music of Edward Elgar in his "Falstaff" study. Those who know the corpulent, self-important womanizer from theater or opera can see him musically here. Elgar himself considered this portrait in tones to be his best work ever, but to this day, it is (much too) rarely heard on the concert stage.

Programme

Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" Overture

Edvard Grieg
Piano Concerto in A Minor

Edward Elgar
"Falstaff" Symphonic Study

Artists

Vasily Petrenko
Dirigent
Eva Gevorgyan
Piano
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Vasily Petrenko

After completing his training and initial engagements in St Petersburg, Vasily Petrenko embarked on a successful career as an internationally renowned conductor. He has been Music Director of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra since 2021, having previously served as Chief Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra for many years. His charismatic manner and versatility on the concert and opera stage make him a highly sought-after artist. In 2024, he founded a new academy for conductors in Armenia.

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Eva Gevorgyan

Russian-Armenian pianist Eva Gevorgyan is already enjoying international success in her early twenties. As a prize winner in numerous competitions, including first prizes at the Cleveland International Piano Competition for Young Artists in 2018 and the Van Cliburn Young Artist Competition in 2019, she attracted attention early on and now tours Europe, the USA and New Zealand, performing concerts with orchestras, solo recitals and chamber music. In 2021, she was named a Yamaha Young Artist.

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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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