
“An open heart for all kinds of music.” Profile of Michalis Economou, music director of the Qatar Philharmonic.
Rehearsal and performance footage of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser Overture, with interviews by orchestra members and Marcel Khalife.
Han-Na Chang will be the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra's music director with the 2013-14 season.
Upcoming Concerts
World Premiere of Khalifé’s Kanun Concerto–Now Available
Thursday, May 23, 2013, 7:30 pm
Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 Buy Tickets QR75-300
Conductor / Guest Artist
Amine Kouider, conductor
Gilbert Yammine, kanun
Program
Benhouhou: Rihla (Journey) for the 50th anniversary of Algerian independence
Khalifé: Concerto for Kanun and Orchestra
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No.3 in A Minor, Op. 44
Mr. Khalifé does not perform in this concert.
Marcel Khalifé writes, “The kanun reminds me of Al-Farabi [or Alpharabius, c. 872-950]. Arabs back then used to welcome newcomers devoted to thought, philosophy, science and music. The sound of the kanun embraces me today, resembling a piece of diamond in that old time when a wise instrumentalist entered a place full of people and started playing music that enthralled them, then made them cry, then left them in a warm beautiful somnolence, sharing nostalgia, and left.” Learn about the music and performers in the program book.
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Han-Na Chang Conducts in QNCC–Now Available
Saturday, June 1, 2013, 7:30 pm
Qatar National Convention Centre (QNCC) Theatre
Tickets QR50
Conductor / Guest Artist
Han-Na Chang, conductor
Julien Quentin, piano
Program
Weber: Overture to Der Freischütz, Op. 77, J. 277
Ravel: Piano Concerto in G Major
Shostakovich: Symphony No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 65
Chamber Music at Museum of Islamic Art: Grieg and Villa-Lobos
Thursday, June 6, 2013, 6:00 pm
Museum of Islamic Arts Atrium
Performers
Hassan Moataz El Molla, cello
Ivaylo Daskalov, cello
Christophe Leroux, cello
Harald Georgi, cello
Peter Kovacic, cello
Nicolas Rojanski, cello
Ruslan Umarov, cello
Program
Grieg: Holberg Suite Op.40 (arranged Thomas-Mifune)
Villa-Lobos: Bachiana Brasileira No. 1
Chamber Music Series: Richard Strauss’ Metamorphoses—Now Available
Wednesday, June 12, 2013, 7:30 pm
Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 Tickets QR100
Performers
Kirill Bogatyrev, cello, and friendsProgram
R. Strauss: Metamorphoses for Strings
Elgar: Serenade for Strings in E Minor, Op. 20
Berlioz‘ Symphonie Fantastique—Now Available
Saturday, June 15, 2013, 7:30 pm
Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 Buy Tickets QR75-300
Conductor / Guest Artist
The winner of the 2012 Malko Conducting Competition takes you through Hector Berlioz’ imaginative “episodes in the life of an artist.”
Rafael Payare, conductor
Fabio Presgrave, cello
Program
Berlioz: Roman Carnival Overture, Op. 9
Guarnieri: Ponteio e Dansa for Cello and Orchestra
Victorio: Tetragrammaton XIV Concerto for Cello and Orchestra (World Premiere)
Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique
Mahler’s Fifth Symphony—Now Available
Saturday, June 22, 2013, 7:30 pm
Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 Buy Tickets QR75-300
Conductor / Guest Artist
Alastair Willis, conductor
Rami Khalifé, piano
Oumeima El Khalil, soprano
Program
Abdalla El-Masri: Matar for mezzo-soprano and orchestra, 2010 (Cantata for an Oriental Soprano, Piano and Orchestra on the Poem Unshudat al-Matar (Rain Song) of the Iraqi Poet Badr Shakir al-Sayyab). World Premiere
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 in C Sharp Minor
Beethoven’s Pastorale Symphony
Saturday, June 29, 2013, 7:30 pm
Opera House, Katara Cultural Village Building 16 Buy Tickets QR75-300
James Gaffigan completes the Philharmonic’s Beethoven Cycle in the final concert of the season.
Conductor / Guest Artist
James Gaffigan, conductorProgram
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Beethoven: Pastorale Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68



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