"Oh to Believe in Another World" - Ein Film von William Kentridge zu Schostakowitschs 10. Sinfonie mit Michael Sanderling

In the organizer's words:

Under the direction of Michael Sanderling, Dmitri Shostakovich's Tenth Symphony, a work that is deeply influenced by the experiences and traumas of the Stalin era, will be performed on Dresden's Day of Remembrance. In this work, Shostakovich deals with darkness, pain and hope, which wrestle with each other in a very unique way.
The South African artist William Kentridge has created a film for this work, "Oh To Believe in Another World", which interprets Shostakovich's symphony in a fascinating way. With his characteristic collages, animations and drawings, Kentridge takes a poetic look at the themes of loss and longing that are echoed in the music.

Music and film merge to create a unique Gesamtkunstwerk that combines commemoration and art and at the same time forms a final accent of the Kentridge focus of the Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden 2025 (with exhibitions in the Albertinum, Kupferstich-Kabinett and the Puppet Theater Collection).

Program

William Kentridge
"Oh To Believe In Another World" Film for

Dmitri Shostakovich
Symphony No. 10 in E minor

Performers

Michael Sanderling | Conductor

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra