The MDR-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Dennis Russell Davies, opens Musiksommer 2026 with a forest-themed programme featuring works by Dvořák, Wagner, and Beethoven.
International jazz star Emma Smith performs classic jazz standards with the MDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Enrico Delamboye.
The MDR Radio Choir and MDR Symphony Orchestra perform Haydn's Symphony "La chasse" and Mendelssohn's cantata "Die erste Walpurgisnacht", conducted by Josep Vila i Casañas.
Violinist Alena Baeva makes her MDR Symphony Orchestra debut as both soloist and ensemble director, performing Vivaldi's Four Seasons alongside Telemann and Mozart.
The MDR-Kinderchor and MDR-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Michael Francis, perform Vaughan Williams' rarely heard cantata Folk Songs of the Four Seasons alongside Raff's Third Symphony "Im Walde".
Violinist Alena Baeva leads the strings of the MDR Symphony Orchestra in a programme of works by Telemann, Mozart and Vivaldi, crowned by the ever-popular Four Seasons.
MDR orchestra and choir concert led by conductor Dennis Russell Davies, featuring works by Weber, Schumann, Smyth and Hindemith exploring nature and Romantic themes.
Schumann's secular oratorio "Das Paradies und die Peri" performed by the MDR-Rundfunkchor and MDR-Sinfonieorchester under Dennis Russell Davies at the Gewandhaus zu Leipzig.
Members of the MDR Symphony Orchestra mark the 50th anniversary of Benjamin Britten's death with a programme pairing his Arthurian music with Stravinsky's Octet and Debussy's String Quartet.
The MDR-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Paolo Bortolameolli, performs a programme steeped in magic and dark fantasy - Gounod's overture, Mussorgsky's "Night on Bald Mountain", Dukas' "Sorcerer's Apprentice", and Berlioz's "Symphonie fantastique".
The MDR-Sinfonieorchester and tenor Ricardo Marinello invite the audience to share the songs and melodies that shaped their lives in an interactive concert evening.
An interactive concert by the MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig for school groups and families, featuring works by Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky and Grieg - with conducting, sing-alongs and a backstage look.
The MDR Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Stephanie Childress, performs Lyadov's orchestral miniatures, Prokofiev's suite from "The Love for Three Oranges", and Stravinsky's iconic Firebird - an evening steeped in Russian folklore.
Verdi's Requiem performed by the MDR-Rundfunkchor and MDR-Sinfonieorchester under Dennis Russell Davies - a work of operatic intensity in liturgical form.
A festive orchestral evening pairing Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake suite and Mendelssohn's Vom Himmel hoch cantata with rarities by Hiller and Vaughan Williams, performed by the MDR Radio Choir and MDR Symphony Orchestra.
A family Christmas concert with the MDR Children's Choir and MDR Symphony Orchestra in Leipzig, featuring carols from around the world on St. Nicholas Day.
The MDR-Kinderchor and MDR-Sinfonieorchester, conducted by Alexander Schmitt, perform winter and Christmas songs from central Germany and beyond - a festive Advent evening at the Kaisersaal in Erfurt.
An interactive family concert in Leipzig featuring music by Humperdinck and others, in which Hänsel and Gretel explore a magical elf forest - complete with a spring witch and King Frost. Suitable for children aged 4 and up.
Stravinsky's philosophical stage work about a deal with the devil, blending jazz, ragtime and folk dance - performed by members of the MDR Symphony Orchestra with narrator Johannes Winkler.
A chamber evening in Leipzig pairing Schumann's "Der Rose Pilgerfahrt" for soloists, choir and piano with Schönberg's String Sextet "Verklärte Nacht", performed by members of the MDR Symphony Orchestra and Radio Choir.