Perfektes Konzert für einen kühlen Herbstabend

By Freya Apffelstaedt, 24 September 2015

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Reviewed at Residenzschloss, Dresden on 22 September 2015

Hasse, Cleofide: Overture

Kurtág, a Százévesnek (Hommage à Takács Jenő for small string orchestra)

Kurtág, Sinfonia breve per archi, for small string orchestra (Deutsche Erstaufführung)

Vivaldi, Concerto for violin, 2 oboes, 2 recorder and bassoon in G minor, RV 577

Vivaldi, Concerto in F major RV568

Busch, Divertimento for 13 Solo instruments, Op.30

Staatskapelle Dresden

Alessandro De Marchi, Conductor

Schumann from the inside out: Yunchan Lim and Staatskapelle Dresden

SangKwon Lee, 1st February

Yunchan Lim seldom seeks the spotlight in a reflective, conversational account of Schumann's Piano Concerto, conducted by Myung-whun Chung.

*****

High-caliber Schumann and Mahler at Dvořák’s Prague

Frank Kuznik, 14th September

Daniele Gatti and Kirill Gerstein offer fresh, invigorating takes on two warhorses with the Staatskapelle Dresden.

*****

Thielemann bids farewell to Dresden with an excellent new FroSch

Ako Imamura, 27th March

David Bösch directs a creative and thoughtful new production of Die Frau ohne Schatten at the Semperoper in Christian Thielemann's final opera as Principal Conductor.

*****

Detlev Glanert's Die Jüdin von Toledo premieres at the Semperoper

Zenaida des Aubris, 10th February

Robert Carsen stages the world premiere production of Glanert's opera, based Franz Grillparzer's 1851 play, in stringent, minimalist style.

*****

Moving singing, but missed opportunities in Dresden’s new Aida

Zoltán Szabó, 17th March

Katharina Thalbach offers a traditional staging at the Semperoper, with fine vocal performances led by Krassimira Stoyanova, Francesco Meli and Oksana Volkova.

***11

Prom 63: Explosive Rachmaninov from Yuja Wang

Stephen Pritchard, 5th September

Outstanding playing from soloist and Staatskapelle Dresden makes this a Prom to remember.

*****

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Freya Apffelstaedt

Freya Apffelstaedt, geboren in Kapstadt (Südafrika), studiert derzeit klassischen Gesang an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater München. Als Mezzosopranistin, Geigerin und Mitglied verschiedener Kammerchöre konnte sie bereits im europäischen Raum viel Konzerterfahrung sammeln. Ihre musikalischen Interessen sind breit gefächert, doch hört sie gerne unbekannte und unkonventionelle Musik.

Sonderkonzert zum 467. Gründungstag der Staatskapelle Dresden