Sunday, July 29, 2007.3:55 PM
Upcoming Concerts
Not very impressed by Nina Kotova when she played with SSO...hmz.
Yong Siew Toh Conservatory Orchestra
15 Sep 2007 Sat, 7:30PM
Music Director: Wang Ya Hui
Violin: Zuo Jun
Viola: Zhang Manchin
Strauss - Emperor Waltz, Op. 437
Mozart - Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for Violin & Viola, K. 364
Stravinsky - Firebird Suite (1919)
Vienna State Opera
26 Sep, Wed 7.30pm
Le Nozze di Figaro
synopsis
An Opera Buffa (Comic Opera) in four acts, with text by Lorenzo da Ponte and music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro is a "sequel" to The Barber of Seville. It recounts a crazy day in the palace of the Count Almaviva with risque, sparkling humour. From a maelstrom of love, infidelity, courtship, intrigue, gallantry and fickle fancies, arises a comic series of mistaken identities which are resolved with forgiveness and reconciliation.
Seiji Ozawa, holder of several honorary doctorates and international awards, and who has worked with the world's most famous orchestras leads The Vienna State Opera, widely considered as one of the most important opera companies in the world. The orchestra of the Vienna State Opera has seen a long line of famous conductors through its history, including Gustav Mahler, Hans Richter, Richard Strauss and Lorin Maazel, and comprises members from Austria's renowned Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra.
*I can get the $180 tickets at $90!!!* Muahahahaha!!!
SINGAPORE SUN FESTIVAL OPENING CONCERT & OPERA GALA
A full-scale orchestral concert featuring the Russian National Orchestra with eminent conductor Alexander Vedernikov (Music Director & Chief Conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre), celebrated baritone Dmitri Hvorostovsky; and exquisite mezzo-soprano Ruxandra Donose performing a selection of beloved arias and music by some of the most renowned composers of opera.
Saturday , 20 OctoberTime : 7.30 p.m.
Russian National Orchestra
Alexander Vedernikov, conductor
Dmitri Hvorostovsky, baritone
Ruxandra Donosè, mezzo-soprano
Programme:
ROSSINI : Overture to Guglielmo Tell
GLUCK : ‘Che farò senza Euridice’ from Orfeo ed Euridice
RACHMANINOV : Cavatina from Aleko
MUSSORGSKY : Prelude to Khovanschina
BORODIN : Prince Igor’s Aria from Prince Igor
SAINT-SAENS : ‘Mon coeur s’ouvre à ta voix’ from Samson et Dalila
SAINT-SAENS : Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila
VERDI : Overture to I Vespri Siciliani
ROSSINI : ‘Largo al factotum’ from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
ROSSINI : ‘Una voce poco fa’ from Il Barbiere di Siviglia
ROSSINI : Duet ‘Dunque io son’ from Il Barbiere de Siviglia
VERDI : Prelude to Act I of La Traviata
VERDI : Iago’s Creed : ‘Vanne, la tua meta gia vedo’ from Otello
BIZET : ‘Habañera’ from Carmen
DONIZETTI : Duet ‘Al alto ardor’ from La Favorita
Venue:
Esplanade Concert Hall 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore
Ticket prices:
$ 258 / 208 / 158 / 108 / 58
Booking website
http://www.sistic.com.sg/
THE RUSSIAN NATIONAL ORCHESTRA @ THE ESPLANADE CONCERT HALL
Founded by the renowned pianist, conductor and composer, Mikhail Pletnev, the Russian National Orchestra now makes its début in the inaugural Singapore Sun Festival, performing with Grammy-Award winning violinist Pinchas Zukerman; the “passionate and inspiring” Russian cellist Nina Kotova; the Juno-Award winning cellist Amanda Forsyth; and one of the most exciting pianists of his generation, Piotr Anderszewski.
Tuesday, 23 October Time : 7.30 p.m.
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Nina Kotova, cello
Programme:
TCHAIKOVSKY : Francesca da Rimini, Op 32
TCHAIKOVSKY : Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op 33
TCHAIKOVSKY : Symphony No 6 in B minor, Op 74 (Pathétique)
Thursday, 25 October Time : 7.30 p.m.
Russian National Chamber Orchestra
Pinchas Zukerman, director / violin
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Programme
VIVALDI : “Autumn” from the Four Seasons, RV 293
VIVALDI : Concerto for Violin and Cello in B flat, RV 547
BACH : Violin Concerto in E, BWV 1042
MOZART : Symphony No 36 in C, K425 (Linz)
Saturday, 27 October Time : 7.30 p.m.
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Pinchas Zukerman, violin
Amanda Forsyth, cello
Programme
BEETHOVEN : Coriolan Overture, Op 62
BRAHMS : Concerto for Violin & Cello in A minor, Op 102
BEETHOVEN : Symphony No 7 in A, Op 92
Sunday, 28 October Time : 7.30 p.m.
Russian National Orchestra
Mikhail Pletnev, conductor
Piotr Anderszewski, piano
Programme
MENDELSSOHN : Overture to “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, Op 21
SCHUMANN : Piano Concerto in A minor, Op 54
RACHMANINOV : Symphony No 2 in E minor, Op 27
Venue:
Esplanade Concert Hall 1 Esplanade Drive, Singapore
Ticket prices:
$ 188 / 158 / 128 / 88 / 58
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