| On Wikipedia | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staatskapelle_Dresden |
| Alternative Spellings | Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden |
| Creation | 1548 |
| Participants |
Rudolf Kempe
- Conductor
from 1949
to 1953
Herbert Blomstedt - Conductor from 1975 to 1985 Giuseppe Sinopoli - Conductor from 1992 to 2001 Bernard Haitink - Conductor from 2002 to 2004 Fabio Luisi - Conductor from 2007 to 2010 Christian Thielemann - Conductor from 2012 Fritz Busch - Conductor from 1922 to 1933 Johann Walter (Johann Blankenmüller) - Conductor from 1548 to 1554 Mattheus Le Maistre - Conductor from 1555 to 1568 Antonio Scandello - Conductor from 1568 to 1580 Giovanni Battista Pinello di Ghirardi - Conductor from 1580 to 1584 Rogier Michael - Conductor from 1587 to 1619 Heinrich Schütz - Conductor from 1615 to 1672 Vincenzo Albrici - Conductor from 1654 to 1680 Giovanni Andrea Bontempi - Conductor from 1656 to 1680 Carlo Pallavicini - Conductor from 1666 to 1688 Nicolaus Adam Strungk - Conductor from 1688 to 1700 Johann Christoph Schmidt - Conductor from 1697 to 1728 Antonio Lotti - Conductor from 1717 to 1719 Johann David Heinichen - Conductor from 1717 to 1729 Giovanni Alberto Ristori - Conductor from 1725 to 1733 Johann Adolph Hasse - Conductor from 1733 to 1763 Johann Gottlieb Naumann - Conductor from 1776 to 1801 Ferdinando Paer - Conductor from 1802 to 1806 Francesco Morlacchi - Conductor from 1810 to 1841 Carl Maria von Weber - Conductor from 1816 to 1826 Carl Gottlieb Reissiger - Conductor from 1826 to 1859 Richard Wagner - Conductor from 1843 to 1848 Karl August Krebs - Conductor from 1850 to 1880 Julius Rietz - Conductor from 1874 to 1877 Franz Wüllner - Conductor from 1877 to 1884 Ernst von Schuch - Conductor from 1884 to 1914 Fritz Reiner - Conductor from 1914 to 1921 Karl Böhm - Conductor from 1934 to 1943 Karl Elmendorff - Conductor from 1943 to 1944 Joseph Keilberth - Conductor from 1945 to 1950 Franz Konwitschny - Conductor from 1953 to 1955 Lovro von Matačić - Conductor from 1956 to 1958 Otmar Suitner - Conductor from 1960 to 1964 Kurt Sanderling - Conductor from 1964 to 1967 Martin Turnovský - Conductor from 1966 to 1968 Hans Vonk - Conductor from 1985 to 1990 |
| City | Dresden, Germany |
| Country | Germany |
The Staatskapelle Dresden is an orchestra based in Dresden, Germany founded in 1548 by Kurfürst Moritz (Elector Moritz) of Saxony. It is one of the world's oldest orchestras.
The orchestra is the musical body of the Sächsische Staatsoper (Saxon State Opera). Venue of the orchestra is the Semperoper opera house.
The orchestra has had many eminent chief conductors. Heinrich Schütz was associated with it early in its existence, and in the nineteenth century Carl Maria von Weber and Richard Wagner were both chief conductors.
In the twentieth century, Richard Strauss became closely associated with the orchestra as both conductor and composer, which premiered several of his works. Karl Böhm and Hans Vonk were notable among the orchestra's chief conductors in that they served as chief conductors of both the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and the State Opera simultaneously. Herbert Blomstedt was musical director of the Staatskapelle from 1975 to 1985.
In 1990, the Staatskapelle elected Colin Davis as its first 'conductor laureate', a position that he held until his death in 2013.
Giuseppe Sinopoli was chief conductor from 1992 until his sudden death in 2001. Bernard Haitink replaced him in August 2002, but resigned in 2004 over disputes with the Staatskapelle's Intendant, Gerd Uecker, on the orchestra's choice of successor. In August 2007 Fabio Luisi began his tenure as chief conductor after having appointed as far back as January 2004.
The orchestra has named Myung-Whun Chung as its first-ever principal guest conductor, effective as of the 2012–2013 season.
In 2007, the orchestra inaugurated the post of Capell-Compositeur or composer-in-residence, each appointed composer holding the post for one concert season. The first Capell-Compositeur was Isabel Mundry; and for the 2011–12 season, Lera Auerbach.
In April 2007, the European Cultural Foundation awarded the orchestra a prize "zur Bewahrung des musikalischen Weltkulturerbes" (“for preservation of the world's musical heritage”). In June 2011, the orchestra was announced as the new resident orchestra of the Salzburg Easter Festival, as of 2013.
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