Kurt Weill Fest Dessau 2016

“Krenek, Weill & Modernism” is the motto of the 2016 Kurt Weill Fest in Dessau, where the Ensemble Modern (Orchestra) makes a guest appearance under the Austrian composer, conductor and vocalist HK Gruber. In three concerts on March 4 and 5, works by Kurt Weill, Ernst Krenek and their contemporaries written between 1920 and 1928 will be performed – from chamber music to large-scale ensemble works such as Ernst Krenek’s “Drei lustige Märsche” or Kurt Weill’s “Mahagonny Songspiel”. After last year’s great success, Ensemble Modern also revives the legendary “Dreigroschenoper” on stage at the Anhaltinisches The