Experience an unforgettable concert evening at the Semperoper Dresden when Tugan Sokhiev and Sol Gabetta bring masterpieces by Shostakovich and Bruckner to life.
WhenDmitri Shostakovich wrote his first cello concerto in 1959, it was written in collaboration with his close friend Mstislav Rostropovich. The legendary cellist memorized the concerto in just three days and then made some suggestions for improvement. "If I do it, you'll be the only one who can play it. But I write for everyone," said the composer, explaining his decision not to respond to the requests. Tugan Sokhiev, a conductor who is more than just a Shostakovich specialist, combined the work in concert with Bruckner's Seventh - the symphony that finally brought the composer his long-awaited breakthrough after its premiere under Arthur Nikisch.
Tugan Sokhiev
Conductor Tugan Sokhiev,who comes from North Ossetia, was Music Director and Chief Conductor at the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow from 2014 to 2022 and led the Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse from 2008 to 2022. From 2012 to 2016, he was Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin. As a guest conductor, Tugan Sokhiev regularly conducts the most prominent orchestras, including the Concertgebouworkest Amsterdam, the Vienna and Berlin Philharmonics, the Boston and Chicago Symphony Orchestras, the New York Philharmonic, the Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Orchestre National de France and the Munich Philharmonic.
Sol Gabetta
Cellist Sol Gabettaisone of the leading soloists of our time. A sought-after guest artist at renowned festivals, Sol Gabetta was Artiste étoile at the Lucerne Festival, where she performed with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. In 2022, she shared the stage with the BBC Symphony Orchestra on tour for the BBC Proms in Japan. Sol Gabetta recently gave the world premiere of a cello concerto by Francisco Coll on Radio France, which was composed especially for her. Following her residencies with the Staatskapelle Dresden and the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra, Sol Gabetta opens the 2024/2025 season with a European tour with the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France and Mikko Franck.
May 18, 19 and 20, 2025
