The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) will be back on May 28 with a performance entitled “European Day Concert” at 7:30pm at Katara Cultural Village, Opera House.
QPO will celebrate the European Day 2022 with inspiring concert from various European regions.
The programme includes the most enduring work of Sibelius “Finlandia,” Strauss “On the Beautiful Blue Danube”, Puccini “Manon Lescaut,” Chabrier “España,” and Liszt “Hungarian Rhapsody.” Guests can also enjoy the music of widely known composers like Charpentier, Wagner, Berlioz and Offenbach, all conducted by the Maestro David Niemann.
In June, they will hold five concerts entitled The Best of Franz Liszt on June 3, Classics of the Golden Age on June 9, The Best of Brahms on June 18, Classic Hits – Bruch Violin Concerto on June 21, and Northern European Impressions by Grieg and Sibelius. All will be held at Katara Opera House at 7:30pm.
The Best of Franz Liszt features the best works of Liszt including Piano Concerto No. 1, a piece so magnificent that it took Liszt over 25 years to complete, as well as Les Préludes, the best known of Liszt’s symphonic poems. This concert is for piano enthusiasts as Liszt was considered the greatest piano virtuoso of his time. János Balázs will perform solo piano and Alastair Willis will conduct the concert.
QPO and Music Affairs of the Ministry of Culture will perform the concert Classics of the Golden Age. The never before seen concert features classics from the golden age of Arabic cinema, as well as music from Qatar with distinguished participation of many young singing talents performing in an orchestral setting. This concert is not to be missed, and will include music from the greats such as, Umm Kulthum, Fairuz, Faraj Abdul Karim, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, Ali Abdul Sattar among others.
The Best of Brahms will play the three greatest pieces of classical music ever played — tragedy from the Romantic age “Brahms’ Tragic Overture” and Brahms’ Symphony No. 1, also Queen Marie Antoinette’s favourite Symphony “Symphony No 85 known as La Reine (The Queen)” by Haydn. The conductor for this concert is Maestro Elias Grandy.
Classic Hits – Bruch Violin Concerto is a concert that includes one of Mozart’s supreme achievements and one of the greatest operas of all time “Don Giovanni – Overture.”
