Saxon State Orchestra

The Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden (German pronunciation: [ˈzɛksɪʃə ˈʃtaːtskaˌpɛlə ˈdʁeːsdn̩]), or Saxon State Orchestra Dresden, is one of the oldest orchestras in the world, created by order of Maurice, Elector of Saxony in 1548. Under communist East Germany and until 1992 it was called Staatskapelle Dresden; an earlier name was Kurfürstlich-Sächsische und Königlich-Polnische Kapelle, or Electoral Saxon and Royal Polish Orchestra. It is a constituent body of the Semper Opera House, along with two choruses and a ballet troupe, where it plays in the pit for opera and on a platform for its own concert series.

Strauss: Idomeneo, TrV 262 (After W.A. Mozart) [Live] - 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Strauss: Idomeneo, TrV 262 (After W.A. Mozart) [Live] - 2019-03-01T00:00:00.000000Z

BRAHMS: PIANO CONCERTO No.2; WALTZES; BALLADES - 2000-06-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra & Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture - 2011-02-01T00:00:00.000000Z

Brahms: Concerto in D for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 77 - 2009-10-01T00:00:00.000000Z

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