april, 2025
05apr19:30Dresden, Germany - Dresden Philharmonic - Mahler, Shostakovich19:30 Kulturpalast, Dresden

Event Details
Dresden Philharmonic Gustav Mahler: Adagio from the unfinished Symphony No. 10 Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor VENUE PROGRAMME NOTE: For many, the number thirteen is considered unlucky. For composers, it is
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Event Details
Dresden Philharmonic
Gustav Mahler: Adagio from the unfinished Symphony No. 10
Dmitri Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4 in C minor
VENUE PROGRAMME NOTE:
For many, the number thirteen is considered unlucky. For composers, it is rather the number ten, because starting with Beethoven, many were able to complete a ninth symphony, but died before finishing their tenth or did not dare to start it at all. Like Mahler, who sketched his Tenth Symphony but had to leave it unfinished. However, even though he did not complete it, the grief, pain, and deeply felt anguish in this music remains one of the most moving pieces that can be heard in a concert hall. On the other hand, Shostakovich managed to compose fifteen symphonies, but his Fourth Symphony was not heard for decades. The reason was Stalin, who put so much pressure on the composer that he withdrew his work. The communist regime found the severity with which the composer expressed the horrors of the terror regime too dangerous.
Time
(Saturday) 19:30
Location
Kulturpalast, Dresden
Schloßstraße 2, 01067 Dresden, Germany