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Symphony Concert

"Oh, to Believe in Another World"

A film by William Kentridge for Shostakovich Symphony No. 10 with Michael Sanderling
© Marco Borggreve

2/13

Friday | 2/13/2026
7:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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About the Concert

Under the direction of Michael Sanderling, Dmitri Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony will be performed on the Dresden Memorial Day, a work deeply influenced by the experiences and traumas of the Stalin era. In it, Shostakovich processed darkness, pain, and hope that wrestle with each other in a very unique way. South African artist William Kentridge has created a film titled "Oh, To Believe in Another World" for this work, which interprets Shostakovich's symphony in a fascinating manner. With his characteristic collages, animations, and drawings, Kentridge takes a poetic look at the themes of loss and longing that resonate in the music. Music and film merge into a unique work of art that connects remembrance and art, while also forming a final accent of the Kentridge focus of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2025 (with exhibitions at the Albertinum, Kupferstich-Kabinett, and in the Puppet Theater Collection).

Program

William Kentridge
"Oh To Believe In Another World" Film for

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor

Artists

Michael Sanderling
Conductor
William Kentridge
Director
Dresdner Philharmonie
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Biographies

Michael Sanderling

Michael Sanderling began his career as a cellist, but since 2001 has focused primarily on conducting. Since 2021, he has been Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, with which he has toured Germany, Asia and South America, among other places. Previously, he was Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic from 2011 to 2019. He holds a professorship for cello at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and is passionately involved in many projects promoting young musicians.

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William Kentridge

South African-born William Kentridge is internationally renowned for his drawings and films, as well as his theatre and opera productions. His works are grounded in politics, science, literature and history, but leave room for contradictions. His art can be seen in museums and galleries around the world, including MoMA in New York and the Louvre in Paris. In 2016, he founded The Centre for the Less Good Idea, an "incubator space" for art, in Johannesburg.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

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