The Staatskapelle Dresden, one of the oldest and most prestigious orchestras in the world, makes its debut at the LAC under the baton of Daniele Gatti, who will serve as its principal conductor beginning in 2024. The soloist is Augustin Hadelich, a leading figure on the international violin scene. The program brings together two cornerstones of the German symphonic repertoire: Beethoven’s Violin Concerto and Brahms’ Symphony No. 2.
Staatskapelle Dresden
Daniele Gatti / Augustin Hadelich
© Jorg Simanwsk
© Suxiao Yang
1/2
1h50’
Part I: 45’
intermission: 20’
Part II: 45’
Sala Teatro
CHF 90–129
Wed 28.10
20:00
At 7:00 p.m., journalist and music educator Enrico Parola will introduce the concert, offering the audience insight into the program through its historical and musical context, anecdotes, interesting facts, and in-depth commentary on the pieces on the program.
Location: Hall
Duration: 30 minutes
Staatskapelle Dresden
Daniele Gatti / Augustin Hadelich
© Jorg Simanwsk
© Suxiao Yang
1/2
1h50’
Part I: 45’
intermission: 20’
Part II: 45’
Sala Teatro
CHF 90–129
Wed 28.10
20:00
At 7:00 p.m., journalist and music educator Enrico Parola will introduce the concert, offering the audience insight into the program through its historical and musical context, anecdotes, interesting facts, and in-depth commentary on the pieces on the program.
Location: Hall
Duration: 30 minutes
The season’s first major symphonic event features the Staatskapelle Dresden—one of the leading orchestras in the European tradition—conducted by Daniele Gatti, its principal conductor.
Joining him on stage is violinist Augustin Hadelich, one of the most sought-after performers on the international scene, acclaimed for his clarity of tone, technical precision, and quality of phrasing.
The program celebrates German Romanticism: on the one hand, Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, with an Apollonian balance between soloist and orchestra in constant dialogue; on the other, Brahms’ Symphony No. 2, which introduces a change in atmosphere with a more relaxed and luminous style of composition. Here, the balance between density and lightness, between lyrical momentum and formal control, is at once a sublimation of naturalness and complexity.
The juxtaposition of Beethoven and Brahms thus traces a coherent path within the nineteenth-century symphonic tradition, between formal rigor and expressive breadth.