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Rhapsody in Blue

© Nikolaj Lund

05/14

Friday | 05/14/2027
10:45 am Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

Admission free for school classes upon registration Advance ticket sales will begin at a later date.

About the Concert

Duration: approx. 1 hr without intermission

Once Broadway and back. That is how it could be written on the ticket for this concert. For both works were performed for the first time in Manhattan (New York) and from there began their victorious journey through all theatres and concert halls. In them, jazz, blues, and symphonic elements blend in a unique way. In Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue," a grand piano solo is also added. And Leonard Bernstein was not only a brilliant conductor but also the composer of the musical "West Side Story" – a modern take on Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet" with lively Latin American melodies and dances. What if the entire cultural palace could join in the "Mambo"?

Classes 5-8

Programme

George Gershwin
"Rhapsody in Blue" for piano and orchestra

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

Artists

Nicholas Carter
Conductor
Hayato Sumino (Cateen)
Piano
Malte Arkona
Presenter
Magdalena Brouwer
Presenter
Michael Kube
Concept
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Nicholas Carter

Nicholas Carter, the newly appointed Music Director of the Staatsoper and Staatsorchester Stuttgart from the 2026/27 season, has emerged as one of the most riveting opera conductors, acclaimed for his arresting presence in the pit. His distinguished artistic versatility has earned him a reputation as a perceptive interpreter of opera, ranging from Mozart, Verdi, Wagner and Strauss to Russian and French repertoire, encompassing as far as music dramas of Britten and contemporary composers such as Brett Dean. Equally sought-after in the concert hall, Carter conducts wide breadth of symphonic repertoire and maintains regular collaborations with leading international orchestras.

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Hayato Sumino (Cateen)

In his piano playing, the Japanese musician Hayato Sumino combines classical virtuosity, innovative arrangements and impressive improvisational skills. Since 2018, he has been making a name for himself internationally through solo recitals and performances with orchestras, as well as through his lively online presence, particularly on his YouTube channel "Cateen". The exclusive Sony Classical artist received several awards in 2025 and set a GUINNESS World Record for ticket sales for a piano recital in Japan.

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Malte Arkona

The presenter, actor and voice actor Malte Arkona is known to many viewers from television, but is also one of the most sought-after music educators in the German-speaking world. He has been a regular stage partner of the Dresden Philharmonic in this capacity for many years and has been presenting its new "Best of Classics" series, which he co-designed, since the 2024/25 season. He also directs video clips for the orchestra, in which he can also be seen himself.

 

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Magdalena Brouwer

Magdalena Brouwer has not only played the violin and horn excellently since a very young age and has already performed with youth orchestras at the Vienna Musikverein, the Berlin Philharmonic and the German National Youth Orchestra, but she also knows a lot about music history and loves to get other young people inspired by it as well. In 2023, aged only 16, she presented for the first time school concerts of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra with Malte Arkona and will do so again in the 2025/26 season.

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Michael Kube

Concept

Michael Kube is a passionate music educator and has been conceiving the school and family concert series "phil zu entdecken" for the Dresden Philharmonic since the 2015/16 season. He also works as an editor and consultant, is a juror for the Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik, and a university lecturer in music history, musicology and music education.

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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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