White Rose
Dresden, Festspielhaus Hellerau — Main Hall
About the Event
This programme recounts the fate of the resistance fighter Sophie Scholl, which is reflected on this evening by musical and visual means. »The White Rose Trilogy« by the American composer David Chesky is a contemporary exploration of the topic. In the second movement of the work, the recitation of the names of the member of the White Rose resistance group creates a reference to Arnold Schoenberg’s composition »A Survivor from Warsaw«. The photographer and violinist Barbara Luisi contributes another artistic component with her visual concept. Musically, the world premiere is implemented by the innovative American conductor Eric Jacobsen, the Dresdner Sinfoniker, also renowned for its experimental projects, and the Sächsisches Vocalensemble, a perennial audience favourite.
In cooperation with HELLERAU ‒ European Centre for the Arts, and kindly supported by the Foundation Art and Music for Dresden
Program
- Bach, Johann Sebastian – Motet »Fürchte dich nicht, ich bin bei dir« BWV 228
- Chesky, David – »The White Rose Trilogy«
- Shostakovich, Dmitri Dmitriyevich – Chamber Symphony Op. 110a (based on the String Quartet No. 8, arr. for String Orchestra by Rudolf Barschai)
- Jacobsen, Colin – / Siamak Aghaei: »Ascending Bird«
Artists
Orchestra: |
Dresdner Sinfoniker
1996. The first European symphony orchestra dedicated entirely to contemporary music is born. Originally, the two founders Sven Helbig and Markus Rindt had only wanted to start up a band. However, their search for interesting and new forms of expression resulted in a multicoloured mixture of jazz, today's orchestral music, exotic music, and moreover in having to ask the question just which 'band' could encompass all these areas of music. |
---|---|
Choir: |
Sächsisches Vocalensemble
The German chamber choir Sächsisches Vocalensemble was founded by Matthias Jung in 1996. The choirs main repertoire are the compositions by Heinrich Schütz and Johann Sebastian Bach. |
Soloist: | Luisi, Barbara |
Narrator: | Aschenbrenner, Luise |
Conductor: | Jacobsen, Eric |
Address
Festspielhaus Hellerau, Karl‐Liebknecht‐Straße 56, Dresden, Germany — Google Maps
Other Events in Dresden
-
Winter Dreams in the Dresdner Zwinger Palace
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
-
Festive Christmas Gala Concert
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
Classical Beats: Kimmo Pohjonen
Dresden, Reithalle – Kulturzentrum Straße E®
-
Pletnev, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Wellber: Beethoven, Sheperd at Kulturpalast
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
Anniversary Concert: Dresdner Residenz Orchester
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
-
Sounds of Romanticism in Dresden Zwinger: Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky & Rossini
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
Joyce DiDonato & Il Pomo d'Oro at Kulturpalast
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
The Tallis Scholars at Frauenkirche Dresden
Dresden, Frauenkirche Dresden
-
Vogler, Filarmonica Arturo Toscanini, Wellber: Beethoven, Sheperd at Kulturpalast
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
Waltz Dreams at the Dresdner Zwinger
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
TIll Brönner
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
Minichmayr, Lhotzky, Quadro Nuevo at Schauburg Dresden
Dresden, Schauburg Dresden
-
Wynton Marsalis & Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra at Junge Garden Dresden
Dresden, Junge Garde
-
Christmas Sounds of Romanticism in Dresden Zwinger
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
1 h 30 min -
Color of Fall: Dresdner Zwinger
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
-
Sergei Nakariakov & Maria Meerovitch at Palais im Großen Garten Dresden
Dresden, Palais im Großen Garten
-
Italian Night — opera arias from Puccini to Verdi: Dresdner Zwinger
Dresden, Dresdner Zwinger
+ more dates
1 h 30 min -
Michael Wollny Trio at Kulturpalast Dresden
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
Hagen Quartett at Palais im Großen Garten Dresden
Dresden, Palais im Großen Garten
-
Johanna Summer & Jakob Manz at Zentralwerk Dresden
Dresden, Zentralwerk
-
Robert Schumann: Genoveva at Kulturpalast Dresden
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden
-
Helmchen, Dresden Festival Orchestra, Bolton: Kulturpalast Dresden
Dresden, Kulturpalast Dresden