Pablo Heras-Casado returns to Staatskapelle Dresden to conduct the orchestra’s annual Advent Concert on 29 November. The concert, in Dresden’s Frauenkirche, will be televised by national German broadcaster ZDF on 30 November, the first Sunday of Advent, and will also be available for live and on-demand streaming.

Heras-Casado and the orchestra are joined by Christiane Karg, Elīna Garanča and Joseph Calleja, as well as the Chamber Choir of the Frauenkirche and Sächsischer Staatsopernchor Dresden. Together, they perform works by Mendelssohn, Bizet, Mozart, Hassler, Puccini, Schumann, Grieg and Mascagni. Since its inception in 2000, the concert from the iconic church has become a tradition in ZDF’s broadcasting schedule, marking the beginning of the Christmas season.