Gabetta Artist in Residence of the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
The Argentinian cellist Sol Gabetta, who lives in Olsberg in the canton of Aargau, will be Artist in Residence with the Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra in the coming season. The cello concertos by Elgar, Martinů and Saint-Saëns will be one of her main focuses.
Sol Gabetta has been teaching at the Basel Music Academy since 2005. She organizes her own festival, Solsberg, in Olsberg, where she lives. She is apparently also extremely popular in Dresden: most of her performances there in the coming season are already sold out.
The Dresdner Phiharmonie has been the symphony orchestra of its home city since 1870. In addition to cultivating the core classical-romantic repertoire, it has always been open to contemporary music. This is evidenced by commissions from composers such as Sofia Gubaidulina, Rodion Shchedrin, Gija Kancheli and Michael Nyman. Michael Sanderling has been the orchestra's chief conductor since 2011/12.
