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Dresden Philharmonie With its approximately 80 concerts in Dresden, the Dresden Phil harmonie is the busiest Symphonie orchestra in Dresden and essentially eharacterizes the cultural life of the city. The orchestra plays in the Festi val hall of the Dresden Kulturpalast am Altmarkt- right in the heart of the city. The concerts of the orchestra have emerged as an attraction for thousands of Dresdeners and for visitors to Dresden, ‘the metropo- lis on the Elbe’, often called ‘Florence on the Elbe.’ The Dresden Philharmonie Orchestra is sought after on concert stages worldwide and their tours have occurred throughout Europe, China, Japan, Israel, South America and the USA. The Dresden Philharmonie traces its formation back to the formal opening of the first concert hall in Dresden on November 29, 1870. This marked a social change in the city from concerts for the aristocracy to the concerts for the general public. From 1885, the then, “Gewerbehausorchester” gave full seasons of Symphonie concerts in Dresden, which earned them the title, “Dresden Philharmonie Orches tra” in 1915. Historically the great composers such as Johannes Brahms, Piotr Tchaikovsky, Antonin Dvorak and Richard Strauss, have conducted and often premiered their works with the orchestra. Included among the great conductors who have led the orchestra are Hans von Buelow, Anton Rubinstein, Bruno Walter, Fritz Busch, Arthur Nikisch, Hermann Sherchen, Erich Kleiber, and Willem Mengelberg. Previous Music Directors have included Paid van Kempen, Carl Schriebt, Heinz Bongartz, Kurt Masur, Guenther Herbig, Joerg-Peter Weigle and Michael Plasson, nearly all of whom have recorded with the orchestra. Kurt Masur, Laureate Conductor of the orchestra, also founded the three choirs: the Philharmonie Choir, the Philharmonie Children’s Choir, and the Philharmonie Youth Choir in 1967.
