Although violin and cello are essentially siblings, there were no significant double concertos for these two instruments before Brahms. He actually only wrote one because he had two special artist colleagues in mind for whom he wanted to compose something: the famous violinist Joseph Joachim and the cellist Robert Hausmann. However, it was a complete success, and today the concerto is among the most popular and frequently performed of its kind. Completed unfinished - that's how one could also call Franz Schubert's Symphony in B minor, because even without the "missing" movements, it is a masterpiece. Moreover, it is full of secrets. To this day, it is not known why Schubert did not finish it, nor why a friend kept it locked away for 40 years. It is also unknown why Schubert wrote it in the key of B minor, which was unusual in his time. However, all of this does not diminish the work, on the contrary, with each listening one can discover something new and be amazed.

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Schubert Unfinished

Palace of Culture

Sister and brother, that's how one could call violin and cello. Because these two string instruments are related simply by having four strings and being played with a bow. Sister and brother are also the ones playing these two instruments in our concert. Charlotte and Friedrich Thiele come from a musician family in Dresden and have already had remarkable solo careers. In our short concert, they will perform a piece for violin, cello, and orchestra by Johannes Brahms, in which they showcase their love for the instrument and at the same time bring out the beauty of this masterpiece of Romanticism.

abgeFRACKt: Connected

This Septet was by no means a mere appetiser at the mammoth premiere concert featuring large orchestral pieces such as the C major Piano Concerto and Symphony No. 1. When Beethoven himself first organised a self-financed Akademie concert in Vienna on 2 April 1800 to present his latest works, the E-flat major Septet was in fact the longest item on the programme. In a letter to his publisher, the composer stressed that this work contained seven fully independent parts and was not simply a string quartet with optional winds. The Septet became Beethoven’s most popular work during his lifetime: not only was it frequently performed, but it also appeared in countless official (and unauthorised) arrangements.

8th Chamber Music Evening Concert

Semperoper Dresden

It was by no means just a chamber music appendage in an academy that included major orchestral works such as the C major piano concerto and the Symphony No. 1. When Beethoven presented new works for the first time on his own account in Vienna on April 2, 1800, the E-flat major septet was the longest item on the program. In his letter to the publisher, the composer pointed out that it was a work for seven full voices and not just a string quartet that could be supplemented by wind instruments. The septet became Beethoven's most popular work during his lifetime: it was not only played frequently, but also appeared in countless more or less authorized arrangements.

8th Chamber Evening

Schicksal, versöhnende letzte Worte und viel Pathos: Wenn das keine Hits sind! Giuseppe Verdis „Die Macht des Schicksals“ zählt seit jeher zum Opern-Repertoirekern und die Ouvertüre dazu zum Konzertklassiker. Johannes Brahms schrieb mit seinem letzten Orchesterwerk, dem Doppelkonzert, eine – tatsächlich so klingende – Versöhnung für seinen Jugendfreund Joseph Joachim. Violine und Violoncello, deren Verbindung der Komponist als „Riesengeige“ bezeichnete, spielen die Shootingstar-Geschwister Charlotte und Friedrich Thiele, Jahrgänge 2000 und 1996. Und auch Tschaikowskys vielleicht bekannteste Symphonie, die Sechste, war 1893 ein Schlussstrich, das letzte und so überwältigende Orchesterwerk des Russen. Die Leitung dieser Hits hat selbstverständlich Chefdirigent Nicholas Milton.

Charlotte Thiele

Events

Past events

Oct 11, 2025

Schubert Unfinished · Dresdner Philharmonie

Oct 10, 2025

abgeFRACKt: Connected · Dresdner Philharmonie

Future and recently performed repertoire

Violin in Double Concerto by Brahms

Dresdner Philharmonie

Violin in Duo for Violin and Cello (1925) by Schulhoff

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Violin in Violin Concerto by Nishiki

Brandenburgischen Staatsorchesters Frankfurt

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