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Program & contributors:

You heard:

Gustav Mahler
Symphony No.6 in A minor

presented by:

Cristian Măcelaru and the Dresdner Philharmonie

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Further information:

Cristian Măcelaru ©Adriane White

Cristian Măcelaru

Cristian Măcelaru is Music Director Designate of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra. He is also Music Director of the Orchestre National de France, among others, and will conclude his time as Chief Conductor of the WDR Symphony Orchestra in the 2024/25 season. Initially successful as a violinist, he began his international conducting career in 2012 as a stand-in for Pierre Boulez in Chicago. In the summer of 2024, 1.5 billion people watched him conduct the Olympic anthem at the opening ceremony of the Games in Paris.

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©Simon Pauly

Dresdner Philharmonie

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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