Staatskapelle Dresden

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German orchestra orchestra symphony orchestra

Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the world’s oldest and most renowned orchestras, based in Dresden, Germany, celebrated for its rich tradition and distinctive sound.

Aliases (2)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	German orchestra → orchestra → symphony orchestra →
alsoKnownAs	Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden →
associatedWith	Richard Strauss → Sächsische Staatsoper Dresden →
basedIn	Dresden NERFINISHED →
city	Dresden NERFINISHED →
country	Germany →
foundedIn	1548 →
genre	classical music →
hasAward	European Cultural Award (Europäischer Kulturpreis) (various categories over time) →
hasChiefConductor	Christian Thielemann →
hasFormerChiefConductor	Bernard Haitink → Carl Maria von Weber → Fritz Reiner → Giuseppe Sinopoli → Hans von Bülow → Herbert Blomstedt → Karl Böhm → Kurt Sanderling → Richard Wagner →
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.staatskapelle-dresden.de/ →
hasReputation	one of the world’s leading orchestras → one of the world’s oldest orchestras →
headquarters	Semperoper →
inception	1548 →
language	German →
location	Dresden NERFINISHED →
memberOf	Sächsische Staatstheater →
notableFor	distinctive sound → historical importance among world orchestras → rich orchestral tradition →
performsAt	Semperoper →
positionHeld	Christian Thielemann as chief conductor →
premieredWorkBy	Carl Maria von Weber → Richard Strauss → Richard Wagner →
recordLabel	Deutsche Grammophon → Profil Edition Günter Hänssler → Sony Classical →
role	concert orchestra → opera orchestra of the Semperoper →
soundCharacteristic	warm, dark string sound →
specializesIn	German Romantic repertoire → opera repertoire →
state	Saxony NERFINISHED →
touringActivity	international concert tours →

Referenced by (4)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Staatskapelle Dresden ("Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden") →	alsoKnownAs
Herbert Blomstedt →	associatedWith
Bernard Haitink →	employer
Staatskapelle Dresden ("opera orchestra of the Semperoper") →	role