Discover the art and music metropolises of Saxony

The capital of the federal state of Saxony and at the same time the largest metropolitan area in the state is Dresden, the most populous city is Leipzig, and the third major city is Chemnitz.

The buildings (e.g. Residenzschloss, Zwinger and Semperoper Dresden, Pillnitz Pleasure Palace, Moritzburg and Hubertusburg hunting lodges) and collections (e.g. Green Vault, Picture Gallery of Old and New Masters, Armory) of the Saxon Electors are regarded by the people of Saxony as perceived Saxon cultural assets.

The paintings in the Dresden art galleries are being sold because the Electors i. A. counted among the Saxon culture, even if the artists only spent part of their lives in Saxony. This applies in particular to paintings with typical Saxon landscape motifs, e.g. B. the depictions of Dresden and Pirna by the Italian painter Canaletto and Saxon Switzerland by Caspar David Friedrich, who was born in Greifswald.

Several festivals are held in Saxony, with festivals such as the International Dixieland Festival Dresden, Kosmonaut Festival, Leipzig Jazz Days, Highfield Festival, Leipzig Bach Festival, Th!nk?, Nachtdigital, Dresden Guitar Festival, Dresden Days of Contemporary Music, Wave Gothic Meetings and the Endless Summer Open Air served many different styles of music. In terms of music, the performances of the world-famous Saxon State Orchestra in the Semperoper and the Kreuzchor in the Kreuzkirche should be emphasized in Dresden. The organ landscape of Saxony is characterized by the work of Gottfried Silbermann, the perfector of the Central German baroque organ.