The world’s only regularly occurring Shostakovich festival.
The International Shostakovich Days Gohrisch celebrate their 16th anniversary in 2025 from 26 to 29 June and are dedicated to the 50th anniversary of Dmitri Shostakovich's death, which will be honored with many great artists. The festival team is looking forward to seeing pianists Yulianna Avdeeva and Onutė Gražinytė again, who have already delighted audiences in recent years. The Quatuor Danel also remains loyal to the Shostakovich Days and will perform the festival's closing concert in 2025. Further highlights are expected with a guest performance by the Kremerata Baltica under the baton of conductor Mirga Gražinyte-Tyla and, of course, with another performance matinee by the sponsoring orchestra, the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, which will be conducting Dmitri Jurowski in, among others
In addition to Shostakovich, the focus will be on important role models such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and, surprisingly for many, Frédéric Chopin, whom Shostakovich admired from an early age. There will be at least one Shostakovich premiere in Gohrisch again in 2025. The exact program will be published in mid-April 2025.
This unique festival in the spa town of Gohrisch in Saxon Switzerland is a true Mecca for fans of the famous Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and his works reflect the difficult living conditions during the Soviet Union. Shostakovich had a special relationship with Gohrisch. In 1960, during the first of his two stays in the town, he composed his eighth string quartet in C minor op. 110. It is considered one of his most important works and is demonstrably the only one that Shostakovich composed outside the Soviet Union.
In collaboration with the Staatskapelle Dresden and internationally renowned artists and ensembles, a varied program is presented every year in honour of Shostakovich.
In addition to Shostakovich, the focus will be on important role models such as Johann Sebastian Bach, Ludwig van Beethoven and, surprisingly for many, Frédéric Chopin, whom Shostakovich admired from an early age. There will be at least one Shostakovich premiere in Gohrisch again in 2025. The exact program will be published in mid-April 2025.
This unique festival in the spa town of Gohrisch in Saxon Switzerland is a true Mecca for fans of the famous Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. He is considered one of the greatest composers of the 20th century and his works reflect the difficult living conditions during the Soviet Union. Shostakovich had a special relationship with Gohrisch. In 1960, during the first of his two stays in the town, he composed his eighth string quartet in C minor op. 110. It is considered one of his most important works and is demonstrably the only one that Shostakovich composed outside the Soviet Union.
In collaboration with the Staatskapelle Dresden and internationally renowned artists and ensembles, a varied program is presented every year in honour of Shostakovich.
