Saisoneröffnung

In the organizer's words:

"A piece of wood that shrieks at the top and hums at the bottom" - not a very flattering description for a cello. It comes from Antonín Dvořák himself, who composed one of the most beautiful cello concertos ever. Anyone who hears this music knows that Dvořák must have secretly loved the cello. He wrote the concerto in the winter of 1894/95 in New York, but you can't hear any American influences in it. Instead, it contains everything we love and appreciate about Dvořák: wonderfully vocal melodies, often inspired by the sounds of Dvořák's native Bohemia, great dramatic climaxes and lyrical goosebump-inducing passages. And plenty of opportunities for the cellist to show off the qualities of his instrument. The cello legend Truls Mørk, with whom Tabita Berglund herself studied, plays it for us. Because before she started her career as a conductor, she studied the cello! For her debut as Principal Guest Conductor, she has also chosen Bartók's "Concerto for Orchestra", the finale of which can confidently be described as one of the most rousing, ecstatic movements of 20th century music.

Program

Rolf Gupta
"Song of the Earth" Epilogue from the oratorio

Antonín Dvořák
Cello concerto in B minor

Béla Bartók
Concerto for orchestra

Performers

Tabita Berglund | Conductor (Principal Guest Conductor 25/26)

Truls Mørk | Violoncello

Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra