Michael Schmid initially received his violin training as a junior student with Prof Conrad von der Goltz. After leaving school, he studied in Salzburg and Vienna with Prof Harald Herzl and Prof Christian Altenburger. He received further musical impulses in the class of Prof Ingolf Turban, in chamber music studies with Prof Rainer Schmidt (Hagen Quartet) and in masterclasses with Leonidas Kavakos, Christian Tetzlaff and Prof Igor Ozim.

Chamber Music Evening N° 1

Semperoper Dresden

The audience at this chamber music evening can enjoy works featuring unusual combinations of instruments. Hindemith’s Sonata for Four Horns exploits the tonal possibilities of this grouping; indeed, the composer’s use of complex harmonies and dense polyphony highlights the instrument’s unique timbre. The horn also appears in a trio by Beethoven’s pupil Carl Czerny, confirming that the famed composer of pianistic finger exercises was capable of more substantial fare. Dvořák’s String Quartet in F major is the companion piece to the symphony »From the New World«. The Czech master’s integration of American spiritual and folk music with his unmistakably Bohemian melodies is even stronger here than in the more celebrated Ninth.

Florian Richter

Events

Past events

Oct 2, 2025

Chamber Music Evening N° 1 · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Dec 5, 2024

3rd Chamber Music Evening Concert · Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Future and recently performed repertoire

Viola in String Quintet No. 3 by Dvořák

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Viola in String Quartet No. 12 by Dvořák

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

Viola in Premier Grand Trio by Czerny

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

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