abgeFRACKt: Romeo und Julia

In the organizer's words:

In our abFRACKt series, a few things are different: the concert only lasts an hour at most, the musicians don't play in black tails and nobody has to worry about clapping in the wrong place.

And you certainly don't need any special knowledge to understand the music "correctly". Just come, listen and be surprised. And if you do want to find out a little more about the music, download the free Wolfgang app onto your smartphone and let yourself be guided through the respective work live in concert.

Afterwards, we invite you to stay in our foyers, enjoy our abFRACKt cocktail (also available non-alcoholic) in the "Tutti" café, have a glass of wine or beer and relax, chat or simply look out over the city from the balcony. Children are welcome, the Wolfgang app is suitable for children of reading age and above.

About the concert:

Almost everyone has been in love at some point. Fortunately, it usually doesn't end as tragically as Romeo and Juliet, the lovers par excellence. But real art usually arises from real tragedy, as is the case with the music in our short concert, which this time features pieces about this love affair. In addition, you can experience how very young conductors grasp the pieces and transform them into music with the orchestra.

The concert is also the final of the "Campus Conducting" conducting competition.

Program

Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"Roméo et Juliette" Fantasy Overture in B minor

Sergei Prokofiev
Romeo and Juliet op.64 - excerpts from the ballet

Leonard Bernstein
Symphonic Dances from "West Side Story"

Participants

3 finalists | conductors

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra