Choir and Orchestra

Haendel

The Dresden Chamber Choir celebrates its 40th anniversary with works by Handel.

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Saturday | 5/03/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Dr. Michael Kube 1 hour before the concert starts in the hall of the Central Library (1st floor).
Konzertsaal im Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstr. 2, 01067 Dresden
Floor Plan
59 | 49 | 42 | 36 | 27 | 20 €
9 € for Schüler unter 18J.
29 € for Junge Leute u. 30J.
29 € for Schwerbehindert ab GdB80
29 € for Dresden-Pass
7 € for Last Minute

About the Concert

Tickets for this event will be available from 12.06.2024 from 10 am.

George Frideric Handel was perhaps the first pop star in history. In any case, he was so famous in England that people flocked to the dress rehearsals of his works. This also applied to his "Fireworks Music", which was actually to be accompanied by fireworks. There were so many carriages that there was the first traffic jam in history on London's streets. And then the audience had to seek shelter from the fireworks that were raining down on them! On the contrary, not only his music, which incidentally was played before the fireworks, but also his birthday ode to Queen Anne and the Utrecht Te Deum were and still are among the public's musical favorites.

Program

Georg Friedrich Handel
"Music for the Royal Fireworks"
"Ode for the Birthday of Queen Anne" Cantata for Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra
Concerto for Two Choirs in F Major
"Utrecht Te Deum" for Soloists, Choir, and Orchestra

Artists

Hans-Christoph Rademann
Conductor
Carolyn Sampson
Soprano
Natasha Schnur
Soprano
Tim Mead
Altus
Joshua Ellicott
Tenor
Tobias Berndt
Baritone
Dresdner Kammerchor
Dresdner Philharmonie
Programme booklet to media library

Biographies

Hans-Christoph Rademann

Conductor

Being born in Dresden and a member of the famous Dresden Kreuzchor in his childhood and youth, Hans-Christoph Rademann grew up with the great Central German cantorial and musical tradition and decided to study choral and orchestral conducting. During his studies, he founded the Dresdner Kammerchor, which he formed into an internationally acclaimed top choir and still leads today. After holding leading positions with the NDR Chor and the RIAS Kammerchor, he has been the Director of the International Bach Academy Stuttgart since 2013 and the Artistic Director of the Musikfest Erzgebirge since 2008.

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Carolyn Sampson

British soprano Carolyn Sampson is equally at home on the concert stage and in the world's opera houses, performing in Bach's Passions as well as in Handel's "Messiah," Mahler's symphonies or Handel's "Giulio Cesare." Over the course of her 25-year career, she has already participated in the recording of over 100 albums as a solo artist, which is surely a record-breaking number. In 2024, she was named Artist of the Year at the Gramophone Awards.

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Natasha Schnur

German soprano Natasha Schnur studied in Karlsruhe and at Yale, where she specialized in early music. She performs internationally as a soloist, but also sings in the Vocalensemble Rastatt and the RIAS Chamber Choir. She regularly performs with pianist Markus Hadulla in the musical-literary concert series “wort+ton” in Winnenden in the German state of Baden-Wuerttemberg. These concerts combine two art forms that are particularly close to her heart: literature and song.

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Tim Mead

Tim Mead began his musical career as choral scholar at the King's College in Cambridge before studying voice at the Royal College of Music in London. With his “rich, mellifluous sound” (The Guardian), he is considered one of today's best countertenors. He is particularly well known for his interpretation of roles in Handel operas, but he is also successful worldwide on the concert stage, including performances of Bach's Passions, works by Handel and Purcell as well as 20th-century repertoire.

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Joshua Ellicott

British tenor Joshua Ellicott laid the foundation for his career by winning the International Vocal Competition in ‘s-Hertogenbosch in 2006, and to this day he is characterised by his particularly diverse musicality. He has a particular fondness for the works of Bach, Handel and Monteverdi, but also sings repertoire from all later periods, including new works written for him. He feels equally at home in opera as he does when working with concert orchestras or singing recitals.

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Tobias Berndt

The award-winning baritone Tobias Berndt began his musical training in the Dresden Kreuzchor and later studied voice in Leipzig and Mannheim. He has established himself as a concert singer far beyond the borders of Germany and has sung in concert halls such as the Philharmonies in Berlin and Cologne, the Tonhallen in Zurich and Dusseldorf, the Concertgebouw Amsterdam, the Leipzig Gewandhaus and the Herkulessaal in Munich. He is also a regular guest at major European festivals.

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Dresdner Kammerchor

In its 40-year history, the Dresdner Kammerchor under the direction of Hans-Christoph Rademann has developed an outstanding sound that has earned it worldwide renown. The choir is still associated with its founding place, the Dresdner Musikhochschule, through annual collaborations. Its repertoire ranges from baroque music, especially Saxon court music, to choral symphonic pieces from the classical and romantic periods, as well as a cappella works from the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary music.

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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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