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Special Concert - Symphony Concert

10 Jahre Neuer Konzertsaal

Gala concert with Sir Donald Runnicles and guests

04/28

Wednesday | 04/28/2027
6:00 pm Start of Concert
Kulturpalast, Konzertsaal

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About the Concert

On 28 April 2017, the time had come; after five years of construction and a comprehensive renovation, the Kulturpalast was reopened with a festive concert. The special thing was that while almost everything on the outside remained as it was at the opening of the building in 1969, a completely new concert hall had been created inside - with its excellent acoustics, warm colours, and vineyard-like construction, it was a stroke of luck for Dresden and the entire music world. We celebrate the tenth anniversary of the new hall in the resurrected Kulturpalast with a completely new work by the Scot Sir James MacMillan. By now, he is no stranger as Composer in Residence in Dresden, and in the international music world, his works have had an excellent reputation for decades. His compatriot and close artistic friend, as well as Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic, Sir Donald Runnicles, will conduct the concert.<br><br>The 6th Symphony by Sir James MacMillan is a commissioned work from the Hallé Commissioning Circle for the Hallé Orchestra on the occasion of Sir James MacMillan's appointment as Featured Composer in the 2026/27 season, as well as for the Dresden Philharmonic to celebrate his residency in Dresden in the 2025/26 and 2026/27 seasons and the 10th anniversary of the new concert hall in the Kulturpalast.

Programme

Benjamin Britten
Serenade for Tenor, Horn, and Strings

James MacMillan (Composer in Residence)
Symphony No. 6 (commissioned work in collaboration with The Hallé Manchester, German premiere)

Artists

Sir Donald Runnicles
Conductor
Kieran Carrel
Tenor
Stefan Dohr
Horn
Dresdner Philharmonie

Biographies

Sir Donald Runnicles

Chief Conductor of the Dresdner Philharmonie

Introducing Sir Donald Runnicles! More pictures & videos of our new Chief Conductor can be found here.

Sir Donald Runnicles has been Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic since the start of the 2025/26 season. In his first Dresden season, he will be presenting Strauss's "Elektra" in concert, conducting concerts at the British Festival, and leading the orchestra on a tour of Asia, to name just a few projects. The Scotsman will also remain General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin until mid-2026. He stands for the principle of quality over quantity and has thus established close artistic ties with renowned institutions worldwide, both in the opera pit and on the concert podium.

 

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Kieran Carrel

The German-British tenor Kieran Carrel is a member of the Deutsche Oper Berlin ensemble and appears at home and abroad as a soloist in opera performances and concerts, singing Bach's Passions and Schumann's "Dichterliebe" as well as Tamino in "The Magic Flute" and Narraboth in "Salome". He maintains special artistic relationships with the Pierre Boulez Saal in Berlin and the Wigmore Hall in London.

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Stefan Dohr

As an acclaimed soloist and chamber musician, as well as principal hornist of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Stefan Dohr is an icon of the international horn scene. Many contemporary composers dedicate their compositions to him, knowing that they are in the best of hands. In 2024, he gave the world premiere of Jörg Widmann's horn concerto and in 2025 that of Esa-Pekka Salonen's horn concerto. In addition to his concert activities, he gives master classes and currently teaches as a visiting professor in Oslo.

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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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