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Pietschmann – Dresdner Philharmonie - Manze

The British star cellist with a European premiere
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05/23

Saturday | 05/23/2026
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

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About the Concert

At the center of the concert are the outstanding cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason and works that highlight the versatility and radiance of English music through the centuries. Edmund Finnis' "Hymn," originally part of his string quartet "Aloysius" and arranged here for string orchestra, is inspired by William Byrd's setting of the hymn "Christe, qui lux es et dies." The music reflects the rising and setting of sunlight, combining the spiritual depth of the 16th century with Finnis' own musical language. With his cello concerto - a European premiere - Finnis explores the colorful range of expression of the cello in connection with a vibrant orchestral sound. William Lawes' "The Sunrise," a work from the English Early Baroque period, captures the beauty and symbolism of a sunrise. Arthur Bliss' "A Colour Symphony," on the other hand, is inspired by the symbolic meanings of different colors. Here, musical and visual elements merge to create a multifaceted interpretation of color and sound.

Programme

Edmund Finnis
“Hymn” (after William Byrd)
Cello Concerto (commissioned work, European premiere)

William Lawes
Fantasy in G minor

Arthur Bliss
“A Colour Symphony”

Artists

Andrew Manze
Conductor
Konstanze Pietschmann
Cello
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Andrew Manze

The multi-award-winning conductor Andrew Manze not only brings boundless energy, deep musicality and warmth to the stage, but also extensive academic knowledge and years of experience as a violinist and specialist in historical performance practice. Until the summer of 2023, the likeable Briton was Chief Conductor of the NDR Radiophilharmonie in Hanover. Since 2018 he has been Principal Guest Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, since autumn 2024 he holds the same position with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra.

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Konstanze Pietschmann

The young cellist Konstanze Pietschmann developed a passion for the cello at a very early age thanks to her musical upbringing and received her first lessons from Gerda Scharf at the age of three. After studying in Anna Niebuhr's class for young talent at the Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy University of Music and Theater in Leipzig, she began studying music at the same university in 2018 in the class of Prof. Peter Bruns.

She has won prizes at several national and international competitions.

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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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