Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [4] – Hindemith, Mahler, Beethoven: Igor Levit (piano). Kulturpalast Dresden, 22.5.2024. (MC)
A puzzling Dresden recital of unfamiliar works is outstandingly played by Igor Levit
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An enjoyable concert from Hélène Grimaud and the Camerata Salzburg at the Dresden Music Festival
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [3] – Beethoven, R. Schumann, Mendelssohn: Hélène Grimaud (piano), Camerata Salzburg / Giovanni Guzzo (concertmaster /direction). Kulturpalast Dresden, 20.5.2024. (MC)
The Lang Lang, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla, Staatskapelle Dresden concert was the finest I have heard in a long time
Germany Ravel, Debussy: Lang Lang (piano), Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 19.5.2024. (MC)
First-rate cast and world class orchestra in compelling Dresden Don Carlo
Germany Verdi, Don Carlo: Soloists, Sächsische Staatsopernchor, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / Jordi Bernàcer (conductor). Semperoper, Dresden, 18.5.2024. (MC)
Gregory Kunde is a confident Otello in a high quality Dresden revival of Verdi’s opera
Germany Verdi, Otello: Soloists, Semperoper Childrens Choir, Sächsische Staatsopernchor, Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden / John Fiore (conductor). Semperoper Dresden, 17.5.2024. (MC)
Piemontesi, one of the finest young pianists, impresses with his Beethoven and Debussy in Dresden
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [2] – Beethoven, Debussy: Francesco Piemontesi (piano). Palais im Grossen Garten, Dresden, 11.5.2024. (CC)
In Dresden: Klaus Mäkelä ultimately failed to satisfy with Bruckner’s Fifth Symphony
Germany Dresden Music Festival 2024 [1] – Bruckner: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra / Klaus Mäkelä (conductor). Kulturpalast, Dresden, 10.5.2024. (CC)
Semperoper Dresden in 2024-25
The 2024/25 programme of the Semperoper Dresden
On 14 March 2024, the designated Artistic Director of the Saxon State Opera, Nora Schmid, presented her programme for the upcoming opera and ballet season in Dresden. Audiences can look forward to no fewer than 317 performances, including ten new opera productions and four new ballet productions, 27 revivals and numerous special events, covering all artistic periods from the Baroque age to the present day. The aim is to celebrate Dresden’s unique history in music and dance while creating space for imagination and fresh creative ideas.
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