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

Program & artists:

You heard:

Benjamin Britten
Violin Concerto in D minor

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 8 in C minor

presented by:

Michael Sanderling, Augustin Hadelich and the Dresdner Philharmonie

Sanderling und Hadelich

Further information:

Michael Sanderling ©Marco Borggreve

Michael Sanderling

Michael Sanderling began his career as a cellist, but has devoted himself primarily to conducting since 2001. Since 2021, he has been the Chief Conductor of the Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, with which he has already toured Germany, Asia and South America. From 2011 to 2019, he was Chief Conductor of the Dresden Philharmonic. He is professor of violincello at the Frankfurt University of Music and Performing Arts and passionately committed to many promotion projects for young musicians.

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Augustin Hadelich ©Suxiao Yang

Augustin Hadelich

With his ravishing tone, phenomenal technique and deeply felt interpretations, violinist Augustin Hadelich plays concerts in major halls around the world. After performing in the USA, in Australia and New Zealand in summer 2024, he will embark on a major tour of Asia in summer 2025. He is the Dresden Philharmonic's Artist in Residence for the 2024/25 season. Further appearances will take him to the Berlin and Vienna Philharmonic Orchestras and the Concertgebouworkest among others.

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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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British Festival

Chief Conductor Sir Donald Runnicles is British. Our Composer in Residence Sir James McMillan is British. Organist in Residence Anna Lapwood and many other conductors and soloists from the 25/26 season also live on the island. And there is great music from Great Britain! What could be more natural than to draw these aspects through the season like a common thread? 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.

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