In July 1960, Dmitri Shostakovich composed in Gohrisch, a small air-cure in the Saxon Switzerland, his famous Eighth String Quartet in C minor Op. 110. It is the only one of his works, which is written outside the Soviet Union originated. In memory of Shostakovitch Stay was in 2010, exactly 50 years later, the International Shostakovich's days Gohrisch, the Since three days a year a music-enthusiastic audience From all over the world to the health resort. The festival was decisively influenced by the Saxon Staatskapelle Dresden, which is here to perform with renowned guests - and already after the first year swarmed The F.A.Z .: "In an authentic place, worn by a music enthusiast Association, but especially by members of the Saxon Staatskapelle, succeeded in doing something unique, The one in this balance otherwise more of established Festivals as in Salzburg or Bayreuth would expect: a Thematically wise concentrated concept, realized by well - known Artists, refined by Genius Loci. " A Gohrisch artist of the first hour is the conductor Mikhail Jurowski, who was with the composer as a child yet Four-handed piano played ("he knew me before I got him Knew ") and today as a particularly authentic Shostakovich- Interpreter. From 2010 to 2013, he was an annual contributor The Shostakovich days and conducted concerts The Saxon Staatskapelle in the Gohrischer Konzertscheune Or in a concert tent. Highlights of this collaboration are now on a The first CD with live recordings from the festival: Besides the Kammersymphonie op. 110a (the orchestral version The Eighth String Quartet by Rudolf Barschai) Mikhail Jurowski conducts works by Arvo P?rt and the Only a few years ago, Shostakovich Friend Mieczys?aw Weinberg, to the festival program Focus. The conclusion is Shostakovich's vocal cycle From Yiddish folk poetry Op. 79 - a work based on Soviet anti-Semitism ' Initially disappeared "in the drawer" for many years, But Michail Jurowski was all the more concerned about it lies. - Dmitry Shostakovich - Kammersymphonie in C minor, after the string quartet No. 8, orch. Rudolf Barshai - From Yiddish folk poetry - Arvo P?rt - Cantus in Memory of Benjamin Britten - Mieczyslaw Weinberg - Rhapsody on Moldavian themes Evelina Dobraceva, soprano Marina Prudenskaya, Alt Vsevolod Grivnov, tenor Staatskapelle Dresden Musical direction: Michail Jurowski
