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Symphony Concert N° 8

Name: Symphony Concert N° 8
Start: 2026-03-30T19:00:00
Location: Semper Opera Dresden

Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden

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The traditional Palm Sunday Concert was established in 1827 to gather money for the widows and orphans of the Royal Kapelle (today’s Staatskapelle). For decades, this was the only concert programme to feature choral symphonic music. Leipzig’s Gewandhaus Kapellmeister Felix Mendelssohn was also once a guest here, conducting his oratorio »St. Paul« on Palm Sunday in 1843. Five years later, in memory of Mendelssohn’s death a few months earlier, Carl...

Program

Felix Mendelssohn - Elijah

Composer

Participants

Daniele Gatti

Conductor

Georg Zeppenfeld

Singer

Daniel Behle

Singer

Michèle Losier

Singer