Symphony Concert

Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich

Tabita Berglund conducts Tchaikovsky's last symphony, his musical farewell
© Nikolaj Lund

1/31

Friday | 1/31/2025
7:30 pm Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Albert Breier 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 €
29 € for young people
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)
29 € for Dresden-Pass

2/2

Sunday | 2/02/2025
11:00 am Start of Concert
Concert introduction with Albert Breier 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 €
29 € for young people
29 € for SB ab GdB80 (+ggf. Begleitung)
29 € for Dresden-Pass

About the Concert

Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt unfortunately had to cancel his participation in the two concerts due to an injury. We are pleased that we were able to secure Ivan Karizna as the soloist. Tchaikovsky was not known for self-praise, but in his Sixth Symphony he did not hold back, considering it highly successful - a judgment that can definitely be agreed upon today. It is a compositional masterpiece and at the same time so peculiar and unique. Tchaikovsky's brother Modest gave it the nickname "Pathétique". Indeed, it is pathetic. More so, the Sixth is tragic, dramatic, gripping, ominous. And it is Tchaikovsky's swan song: Nine days after the premiere, he died of cholera under circumstances that remain unclear to this day.

Program

Anna S. Thorvaldsdottir
"Metacosmos" for orchestra

Dmitri Shostakovich
Cello Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Symphony No. 6 in B minor "Pathétique"

Contributer

Tabita Berglund
Conductor
Ivan Karizna
Cello
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Tabita Berglund

The Norwegian conductor Tabita Berglund has been described as “one of Europe's greatest promises” (Helsingin Sanomat) and impresses with her charismatic and inspiring style. She will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra until summer 2024, after which she will take up the same position with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and from 2025/26 she will be Principal Guest Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. In addition to her broad repertoire ranging from Mozart to Lutosławski, she is particularly committed to the music of composers from the Nordic countries. 

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Ivan Karizna

The young cellist Ivan Karizna is known equally for his poetic interpretations and his powerful stage presence. In his native Belarus, he was initially trained in the Russian school, but then switched to the Paris Conservatory at the age of 17 and eventually made France his chosen home. In 2024/25, he will perform three times at the Cello Biennale in Amsterdam and go on a European tour with the Ukrainian National Symphony Orchestra.

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Dresdner Philharmonie

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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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