A comprehensive examination of his works!

15 May - 01 June 2025

All symphonies & solo concertos, chamber & piano music, songs & opera

Andris Nelsons & Anna Rakitina

All symphonies with three orchestras

Gewandhausorchester, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Festival Orchestra

Shostakovich Festival 2025

On the 50th anniversary of his death

Top orchestras & First-class soloists

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Press releases

Shostakovitch Festival Press realease (EN/DE)
© Stev Wackerhagen

Season 24/25 complete programme (DE)
© Stev Wackerhagen

Shostakovich Festival Leipzig 2025

The Gewandhaus invites the music world to Leipzig for one of the most comprehensive examinations of the works of Dmitri Shostakovitch,on the 50th anniversary of is death (15th May - 1st June 2025).

Press conference(1): Tobias Wolff Intendant Opera House Leipzig, Andris Nelsons Gewandhauskapellmeister, Anna Rakitina Conductor Festival Orchestra, Tobias Niederschlag Head of concert planning Gewandhausorchestra, Andreas Schulz Gewandhaus General Director (from left to right)

Pressekonferenz (1)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (2)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (3)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (4)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (5)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (6)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (7)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (8)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (9)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (10)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (11)
© Eric Kemnitz

Pressekonferenz (12)
© Eric Kemnitz

Festival-Motiv 1 (DE)

Festival-Motiv 1 (EN)

Festival-Motiv 2 (DE)

Festival-Motiv 2 (EN)

Festival-Motiv 3 (DE)

Festival-Motiv 3 (EN)

Festival-Motiv 4 (DE)

Andris Nelsons
© Christian Modla

Anna Rakitina
© Julia Piven

Gewandhausorchester & Boston Symphony Orchestra (1)
© Hilary Scott

Gewandhausorchester & Boston Symphony Orchestra (2)
© Josephine Heyde

Gewandhausorchester

Gewandhausorchester
© Eric Kemnitz, 2021

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons, Silvesterkonzert
© Gert Mothes, 2016

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
© Gert Mothes, 2022

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
© Jens Gerber, 2017

Bratsche, Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 2014

Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2014

Flöte, Gewandhausorchester, Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 2014

Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2014

Gewandhausorchester
© Tom Thiele, 2020

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2020

Gewandhausorchester & Andris Nelsons, Silvesterkonzert
© Stev Wackerhagen, 2021

Gewandhausorchester
© Tom Thiele, 2021

Gewandhaus, exterior view

02_GWH aussen_Abend © Gewandhaus-Jungnickel

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© René Jungnickel, 2015

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Jens Gerber, 2015

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Tom Thiele, 2020

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Philipp Kirschner, 2019

Das Leipziger Gewandhaus bei Nacht, hell erleuchtet

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Jens Gerber, 2015

Die große Glasfassade des Leipziger Gewandhauses bei Nacht, innen beleuchtet mit Zuschauern auf den Foyerebenen

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Jens Gerber, 2015

Das Leipziger Gewandhaus bei nacht, innen beleuchtet; Zuschauer strömen ins Haus

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Jens Gerber, 2015

Gewandhaus zu Leipzig
© Tom Thiele, 2022

Andris Nelsons, 21st Gewandhauskapellmeister

Andris Nelsons
© Marco Borggreve, 2016

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Gert Mothes, 2018

A. Nelsons GWO
© Gert Mothes

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Gert Mothes, 2018

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Gert Mothes, 2022

Terminname
© Gewandhaus / Christian Modla

Andris Nelsons
© Marco Borggreve, 2018

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Eric Kemnitz, 2021

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2017

Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausorchester
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Andris Nelsons
© Jens Gerber, 2022

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate of the Gewandhausorchester

Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester
© Eric Kemnitz, 2021

Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester
© Eric Kemnitz, 2022

Herbert Blomstedt & Gewandhausorchester
© Gert Mothes, 2020

Gewandhausorchester & Thomanerchor at the St. Thomas Church

Gewandhausorganist

Michael Schönheit & Neues Bachisches Collegium Musicum

Kleine Saalorgel Orgelbauwerkstatt Kristian Wegscheider

GewandhausChöre

Frank-Steffen Elster, Leiter GewandhausKinderchor

Walter Zoller, Korrepetitor GewandhausChöre

Members of the Mendelssohn-Orchesterakademie

Jahrgang 19/20
© Nick Putzmann, 2021

Jahrgang 20/21
© Nick Putzmann, 2021

Gewandhaus Directorate

Gewandhauskapellmeister Andris Nelsons & Gewandhausdirektor Prof. Andreas Schulz
© Eric Kemnitz, 2021

Gewandhausdirektor Prof. Andreas Schulz
© Gert Mothes, 2014

Verwaltungsdirektor Dr. Gereon Röckrath
© Jens Gerber, 2014

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Shostakovich Festival Leipzig 2025

Gewandhausorchester

Gewandhaus, exterior view

Andris Nelsons, 21st Gewandhauskapellmeister

Herbert Blomstedt, Conductor Laureate of the Gewandhausorchester

Gewandhausorchester & Thomanerchor at the St. Thomas Church

Gewandhausorganist

GewandhausChöre

Members of the Mendelssohn-Orchesterakademie

Gewandhaus Directorate

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