At this year's special concert on the eve of the International Shostakovich Festival Gohrisch on 26 June 2024, the Staatskapelle Dresden will play Shostakovich's 7th Symphony „Leningrad“, a symphony of a high musical and political significance, at the same time recongised as one of Shostakovich‘s most popular pieces. Following the illness-related cancellation of Tugan Sokhiev, Vitali Alekseenok will take over the concert in Dresden's Kulturpalast, marking his debut with the Staatskapelle Dresden.