Thanks! I don't understand why the MDR would skip the Staatskapelle broadcast when the Staatskapelle falls under the MDR blanket. Go figure.
MDR broadcasts ALL concerts from this festival as Video broadcasts at their web site.
The radio broadcasts are exactly as they mention in the dedicated web site mentioned above.
However, on the 18th (ie the day before the Leipzig M3) MDR broadcast on radio the Salonen M3 live from
DRESDEN:
18 May 11: Eröffnungskonzert der DresdneS\ Musikfestspiele 20:05 Figaro im Konzert Kaija Saariaho: "Lumière et Pesanteur" Gustav Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 3 d-Moll Lilli Paasikivi , Mezzosopran
Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, Damen des Sächsischen Staatsopernchors Dresden, Kinderchor der Sächsischen Staatsoper Dresden Leitung: Esa-Pekka Salonen (Live aus der Semperoper Dresden; Ausstrahlung in Stereo und Surround)