Concert by pupils of the Carl Maria von Weber State Music High School in Dresden
Pupils from the Landesgymnasium für Musik showcase their skills and present chamber music works.
- Admission: 4 €
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).
At Weber's grave on the 200th anniversary of his death
Memorial service at the old Catholic cemetery
In cooperation with the Freundeskreis Carl Maria von Weber Hosterwitz e. V., a commemorative event will be held at the grave of Carl Maria von Weber to mark the 200th anniversary of his death.
The actor Johannes Gärtner will recite Richard Wagner's eulogy at the Old Catholic Cemetery, which was delivered here 200 years ago by Wagner himself. The event will be musically framed by pupils from the Landesgymnasium.
- With pupils from the Landesgymnasium für Musik and Johannes Gärtner (reading)
Photo: © Michael R. Hennig (DML-BY)
"Meine Lieder, mein Sänge ..."
On the 200th anniversary of Carl Maria von Weber's death
Dresden soprano Gretel Wittenburg and guitarist Elke Jahn will perform a programme of Weber's songs on guitar on a historical instrument to mark the Weber memorial year. Most of the songs were written in Hosterwitz. Letters and texts from Carl Maria von Weber's life will also be recited.
- With Gretel Wittenburg (soprano) and Elke Jahn (Biedermeier guitar)
- Admission: 15 € / reduced 13 €
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
"In the sound of my songs you will find me again ..."
From the life of Carl Maria von Weber
"Weber, are you really a famous man?", the director of the Dresden court theatre Wolf Adolf August von Lüttichau is said to have asked his Kapellmeister Weber when he realised that he was being enthusiastically celebrated in Berlin. Weber had to overcome many obstacles in his life before this could happen. Did he always "persistently" pursue his goal during this time - as he put it in the statutes of the "Harmonischer Verein" - or did he sometimes go astray?
Let us accompany the composer on his life's journey with the help of his son Max's vivid descriptions and the latest findings from the biography of Weber written by Christoph Schwandt.
- With Lutz Reike (lecture)
- Admission: €10 / reduced €8
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
Weber and his contemporaries
On the 200th anniversary of Carl Maria von Weber's death
The virtuoso clarinettist and flautist Susanne Ehrhardt takes you into the world of romantic chamber music with Marlies Jacob on the fortepiano. Works by various composers centred around Carl Maria von Weber will be performed to mark the Weber Year.
- With Susanne Ehrhardt (flute and clarinet) and Marlies Jacob (fortepiano)
- Admission: 15 € / reduced 13 €
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
Museum night in the Kügelgenhaus
Readings & Music
18:00 to 24:00
"Where shadows dwell. E. T. A. Hoffmann, Carl Maria von Weber and the dark side of Romanticism"
Free tour of the special exhibition
19:00 & 21:00
"Mein gutester, herzliebster Muks!"
Reading from letters by Carl Maria von Weber
Weber's letters to his wife Caroline are among the most beautiful love letters of the time. Dresden singer and narrator Peter Lobert will introduce us to Weber's letters and the composer's charm.
With Peter Lobert, narrator
20:00 & 22:00
"Der Goldne Topf" by E. T. A. Hoffmann
Reading with musical accompaniment by pupils from the Saxon State Grammar School for Music Carl Maria von Weber Dresden
With Lutz Reike, reading
"The golden pot"
Reading with musical accompaniment
E. T. A. Hoffmann's masterpiece, which immortalised the city of Dresden in literature, is read on the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the genius' birth. Guitar sounds frame the fairytale storyline.
Experience one of E. T. A. Hoffmann's most famous works!
- With Lutz Reike (reading) and Elke Jahn (guitar)
- Admission: 15 € / reduced 13 €
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (MO - FR).
On the trail of fairy tales and shadow puppets
Holiday workshop
On a visit to the home of the Kügelgen family of painters, on the trail of imaginative fairy tales, you can design your own favourite fairy tale character and bring it to life in the shadow theatre!
- Age: 7 to 12 years
- Duration: 1.5 h
- Cost: €4.50 per child
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
Dancing ghosts
Holiday workshop
It gets spooky in the Kügelgenhaus! Follow us into the world of legends - listen to stories and melodies that storytellers and musicians created two hundred years ago to lead us into invisible fantasy realms. You can create a small, airy ghost that will even dance for you.
- Age: 7 to 12 years
- Duration: 1.5 h
- Cost: €5 per child
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
Dancing ghosts
Holiday workshop
It gets spooky in the Kügelgenhaus! Follow us into the world of legends - listen to stories and melodies that storytellers and musicians created two hundred years ago to lead us into invisible fantasy realms. You can create a small, airy ghost that will even dance for you.
- Age: 7 to 12 years
- Duration: 1.5 h
- Cost: €5 per child
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
On the trail of fairy tales and shadow puppets
Holiday workshop
On a visit to the home of the Kügelgen family of painters, on the trail of imaginative fairy tales, you can design your own favourite fairy tale character and bring it to life in the shadow theatre!
- Age: 7 to 12 years
- Duration: 1.5 h
- Cost: €4.50 per child
- Registration online or at the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on +49 351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri)
"The Fair Miller" (Franz Schubert)
Carl Maria von Weber Museum as guest - on the 200th anniversary of Carl Maria von Weber's death
The song cycle "Die schöne Müllerin" is one of the most famous song cycles of the Romantic period. The poems by Wilhelm Müller were dedicated to Carl Maria von Weber, who, however, did not set them to music. Instead, Franz Schubert created an unforgettable work of romantic song culture with love songs that seem timeless.
- With Taras Semenov (tenor) and Sofia Semenina (fortepiano)
- Admission: 15 € / reduced 13 €
- Please book in good time online or by calling the Visitor Service of the Museums of the City of Dresden on 0351 488 7272 (Mon - Fri).