Thank you,

that you attended our concert. On this page we provide you with photos of the concert and information about the programme. At the bottom of the page you will also find our concert recommendations for the current season.

Programme & Artists:

You heard:

Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Bachianas Brasileiras" No. 4 - Prelude

Philip Glass
"Waters of the Amazon" - Metamorphosis

Heitor Villa-Lobos
"Forest of the Amazon" - Suite

presented by:

Simone Menezes, Camila Provenzalle, Tiago de Oliveira Pinto, Sebastião Salgado and the Dresdner Philharmonie

AI generated

Take part and win!

Your opinion matters! We want to make our concert evenings a very special experience for you—from the atmosphere in the hall to our program booklets to the overall impression of the evening. Tell us what is important to you and where we can improve.
As a thank you for participating, you will have the chance to win two tickets to a concert of your choice during the current season.

to the survey

Further information:

©Daniela Cerasoli

Simone Menezes

The Italian-Brazilian conductor Simone Menezes studied in São Paulo, Paris and London, and also received artistic guidance from Paavo Järvi. Following an initial successful period as a principal and guest conductor in Brazil, she moved to Europe in 2017. She now lives in France and performs worldwide to ever-growing acclaim. In 2019, she founded the Ensemble K ("Klassic, Kosmopolitan, Kréative, Konnected"). She is particularly acclaimed for her realisation of complex multidisciplinary projects.

read biography
©Keiny Andrade

Camila Provenzalle

The Brazilian-Italian soprano Camila Provenzalle comes from São Paulo, but now lives in Zurich and has sung with major orchestras and in important concert halls and opera houses around the world. She recently made her debut as Cio-Cio-San in "Madama Butterfly" and in Strauss' "Four Last Songs". With Villa-Lobos' "Floresta do Amazonas", she is involved in the internationally very successful project "Amazônia", which combines music about the rainforest with matching photography.

read biography

Tiago de Oliveira Pinto

Prof. Dr Tiago de Oliveira Pinto is from São Paulo, Brazil, and holds the world’s first musicological UNESCO Chair, the Chair of ‘Transcultural Music Studies’ at the Franz Liszt University of Music in Weimar. Since 2025, he has also held the ‘Musical Heritage Chair’ at the Kronberg Academy.

read biography
©Felipe Reichert

Sebastião Salgado

World-famous Brazilian photojournalist Sebastião Salgado, who died in May 2025, was originally an economist, but switched to photography in 1973. He founded his own agency with his life and work partner Lélia Wanick Salgado and used his black and white photography to promote the protection of species and the environment by showing the beauty and vulnerability of flora and fauna, as well as the indigenous peoples living in the landscapes. Their final major project was “Amazônia”, featuring pictures of the Amazon rainforest.

read biography
©Simon Pauly

Dresdner Philharmonie

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.  

read biography

Find your concert

Top class! Attending a classical concert? - Of course! But which of the many concerts should I choose? Perhaps you know how difficult it can be to find the right program or have someone among your family or friends who would like to try out classical music but is undecided about the specific program?
Then use our new test to find out what type of concert suits you best. You will then be given concert suggestions that match the type you have calculated.

Go to test