Daniel Geiss | Neubrandenburger Philharmonie - Schedule, Program & Tickets
Daniel Geiss | Neubrandenburger Philharmonie
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17.07.2026, Friday
19:30
Frauenkirche Dresden, Neumarkt, 01067 Dresden, Germany, Neumarkt, 01067 Dresden, Germany
Soprano Laura Albert
Mezzo-soprano Kelly O`Connor
Members of the Singakademie Dresden
Rehearsal Michael Käppler
Dresden University Choir
Rehearsed by Benedikt Kantert
Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor Daniel Geiss
The composer Gustav Mahler was not content with the here and now. His Second Symphony is a work of big questions: about life and death, finiteness and hope, form and ecstasy. It requires a choir, two solo voices and a huge orchestra. In Mahler's own words: "O believe, you were not born in vain! You have not lived and suffered in vain! What has come into being must pass away! What has passed, resurrect! Stop trembling! Prepare to live!" Menahem Pressler student Daniel Geiss, GMD of the Neubrandenburg Philharmonic Orchestra since 2023, sets this mantra to music. With an orchestra, by the way, that has been based in a Gothic brick church for 25 years...
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