The Sächsisches Landesgymnasium für Musik (SLGM) in Dresden really struck a chord with the audience with its 60th anniversary concert. The students were celebrated extensively on Monday evening for their more than two-hour performance at the Kulturpalast in the city on the Elbe. The concert was held under the motto "Weber meets Jazz" and was dedicated to another jubilarian. The grammar school is named after Carl Maria von Weber, the 200th anniversary of whose death is being commemorated this year.
The main aim of the concert was to "highlight the diversity and excellence of musical education at the SLGM - future-oriented, individually focused, practical and formative for personal development", explained Ekaterina Sapega-Klein, Artistic Director of the Landesgymnasium, in advance. The young musicians under the direction of conductor Eckehard Stier were able to demonstrate this at every stage of the concert.
