THE PHILHARMONIC AT THE LIBRARY: Dana Alfardan & MAias Alyamani – Our Musical Journey

October 12, 2023 6:45 PM - 7:45 PM Qatar National Library

PERFORMERS:
MAias Alyamani, violin
Dmitri Torchinsky, violin
Lorena Manescu, violin
Egle Valute, violin
Anna Maria Rusu, violin
Fulvio Furlanut, violin
Georges Yammine, violin
Giovanni Pasini, viola
Andrea Mereuta, viola
Hassan Moataz El Molla, cello
Christoph Schmitz, cello
Sandor Onodi, double bass
George Oro, percussion
Kee Guan Ng, percussion
Sonja Park, piano

 

Programme:
Qatar Airways – Trilogy Of Ascent
Orsus
Treasures
Cultures In Dialogue
Art Palles
Fjiri
Sandoq Sgir
Lustre
Heliodore
Solstice

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A NIGHT AT THE OSCARS

April 27, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3
Step into the glitz and glamour of Hollywood with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra’s enchanting event, Night at the Oscars. Led by the esteemed conductor Frank Strobel and featuring captivating narration by Manfred Callsen, this unforgettable evening promises to transport audiences into the heart of beloved cinematic masterpieces such as, Star Wars, Emma, Beauty and the Beast, Jaws and Lord of the Rings.

 

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PERFROMERS:
Frank Strobel, conductor
Manfred Callsen, narrator

 

PROGRAMME:
Max Steiner: Main Title & Apotheosis from “Gone With the Wind”
John Barry: Main Title from “Out of Africa”
Franz Waxman: Sunset Boulevard Suite
John Williams: Main Title from “Jaws”
Miklós Rózsa: The Thief Of Bagdad
Howard Shore: Symphonic Suite from “The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King”

INTERMISSION

Alan Menken: Overture from “Beauty and the Beast”
James Horner: For the Love of a Princess from “Braveheart”
James Horner: Hard to Starboard from “Titanic”
Rachel Portman: End Titles from “Emma”
Volker Bertelmann: Making Sense of War from “All Quiet on the Western Front”
John Williams: The Rise of Skywalker from “Star Wars”
John Williams: A New Hope from “Star Wars”

Music from the Baroque Courts

April 19, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

Celebrate 15 years of incredible music-making with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival! The Philharmonic ushers in the celebration with a variety of performances that will take place in Auditorium 3 at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 18-20 of April, showcasing the breadth and diversity of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

The final concert to close Day 2 of the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival invites the audience to the Royal courts of the Renaissance era to experience works from the Baroque period of classical music. The concert will include compositions from several of Europe’s most well-loved composers employed by a Baroque court such as, Bach, Händel, Lully, and Corelli. Qatar Philharmonic’s Doha Baroque Ensemble, oboist German Diaz Blanco, bassoonist Daniel Hrinda, and the Qatar Concert Choir will perform alongside conductor/harpsichordist Christoph Teichner for this enchanting event.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Christoph Teichner, conductor/harpsichord
German Diaz Blanco, oboe
Daniel Hrinda, bassoon

 

PROGRAMME:
Johann Sebastian Bach:
Oster-Oratorium, BWV 249

Arcangelo Corelli:
Concerto Grosso in F Major, Op.6, No. 2

Georg Friedrich Händel:
Concert Doppio in C Minor, HWV Anh. B308

Jean Baptiste Lully:
Alceste, LWV 50: La Fête Infernale – 1er Air
Alceste, LWV 50: 2ème Air, Les Démons
Alceste, LWV 50: Les Vents
Alceste, LWV 50: Air pour les divinités des Fleuves et les Nymphes, Menuet
Le Mariage Forcé, LWV 20: Rondeau Pour le Charivari
Le Mariage Forcé, LWV 20: Bourrée

Georg Friedrich Händel:
Coronation Anthem No. 1, HWV 258

 

Pearls of the Philharmonic

April 18, 2024 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

Celebrate 15 years of incredible music-making with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival! The Philharmonic ushers in the celebration with a variety of performances that will take place in Auditorium 3 at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 18-20 of April, showcasing the breadth and diversity of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

The Orchestra kicks off the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival by shining the spotlight on talented soloists of the Qatar Philharmonic. Usually, the focus of concerts is put upon the principal player from each orchestra section, however, during this concert we’re giving the opportunity to other magnificent performers within the Philharmonic. The concert will feature an exciting array of solo repertoire from Ravel, Vivaldi, Mozart, Beethoven, and many more. The Philharmonic will be led by passionate German conductor Elias Grandy.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
Aura Lorena Manescu, violin
Egle Valute, violin
Shaza Oweda, violin
Georges Yammine, violin
Mohamed Oweda, violin
Jihoon Shin, flute
Mohamed Ibrahim Saleh, oboe
Miroslav Stoyanov, bassoon
Gideon Seidenberg, horn
Richard Alonso Diaz, tuba
Alexander Kamenarov, timpani
Georgi Varbanov, marimba
Anca Bold, theremin

 

PROGRAMME:

Carl Maria von Weber: Overture from “Oberon”
Maurice Ravel: Tzigane, Rapsodie de concert
Jules Massenet: Méditation from “Thaïs”
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo in C Major, K.373
Balys Dvarionas: Pezzo Elegiaco “By the Lake”
Enrique Crespo: Escenas Latinas “Balada India” & “Choro”
Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto in G Minor, RV 317

Intermission

Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op.50
Carl Maria von Weber: Bassoon Concerto in F major, Op.75
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Rondo for Horn and Orchestra in E-flat Major, K.371
Ennio Morricone: Once Upon a Time in the West
Traditional Bulgarian: Gorno Dikansko Horo
Emil Nikolaus Reznicek: Overture from “Donna Diana”

 

 

 

 

Mozart: A Musical Sitcom

April 19, 2024 4:30 PM - 6:00 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

Celebrate 15 years of incredible music-making with the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra for the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival! The Philharmonic ushers in the celebration with a variety of performances that will take place in Auditorium 3 at the Qatar National Convention Centre from 18-28 of April, showcasing the breadth and diversity of the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra.

Day two of the 15-Year-Anniversary Festival begins with a family concert titled Mozart: A Musical Sitcom; a unique musical experience filled with 18th century costumes and historical characters from Mozart’s lifetime performed by Qatar Philharmonic’s Cinemoon Ensemble and special guests. This concert is not just for children, but also for adults who never grew up!

 

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PERFORMERS:

Creative and Visual Arts
Merve Bulun, script, concept, costumes, story board
Mariya Medvedeva, oil painting
Suleyman Hakan Bulun, book design
Esra Eren Cimen, animation and painting
Abdulla Dasuki, animation

Guest Artists
Giovanni Pasini, Salieri, conductor, viola, chorus master
Alessio Mastrodonato, W. A. Mozart
Law Sze Han, young Mozart -piano -violin
Anna Dieterich, Constanze- soprano -moderation
Ahmad El Halou, Narrator
Melisa Yener, coloratura soprano
Murat Duyan, baritone
Peter Davida, piccolo horn
Zehra Özçelik, oud
Qatar Concert Choir
Qatar Music Academy Youth Choir
Zlatan Fazlic, chorus master

E- Ensemble
Lorena Manescu, violin
Annemari Ainomae, violin
Anca Bold, viola
Kirill Bogatyrev, cello
Matteo Gaspari, bass guitar
Paul Gette, drum set

Historical String Quartet
Tobias Gette, violin
Raluca Gette, violin
Harald Georgi, cello

 

PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Mozart, A Musical Sitcom

A NIGHT OF TCHAIKOVSKY

September 30, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

Join the Philharmonic for a night featuring two of Tchaikovsky’s greatest compositions. The evening will begin with Piano Concerto No. 1, a piece particularly famed for the sequence of pounding chords with which the soloist’s part launches the first movement. Symphony No. 5 will conclude the night, and is considered a favourite of concertgoers since its premiere in 1888. Performing under the baton of Renchang Fu, the orchestra will be joined by French-Armenian pianist Vardan Mamikonian.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Renchang Fu, conductor
Joo Young Oh, concertmaster
Vardan Mamikonian, piano

 

PROGRAMME:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
Concerto No. 1 in B-flat Minor for Piano & Orchestra, Op. 23

INTERMISSION

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky:
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64

THE PHILHARMONIC AT THE LIBRARY: OLDIES GOLDIES

September 27, 2023 6:30 PM - 7:30 PM Qatar National Library

 

PERFORMERS:
Merve Bulun Kenet, conductor
Cinemoon Ensemble

 

Programme:
Oldies Goldies

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AN EVENING WITH MOZART & BEETHOVEN

September 24, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

The Qatar Philharmonic presents an enchanting musical experience featuring major works from Mozart and Beethoven. The concert will commence with Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat for Violin and Viola, a piece that is widely regarded as the grandest of Mozart’s violin concertos. The solo violin and viola parts will be performed by the Philharmonic’s own concert master, Joo Young Oh and principal viola player, Giovanni Pasini. The concert will end with Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, considered the world’s most famous symphony, and widely recognised by the ominous opening four-note motif. The Philharmonic will be led by passionate German conductor Elias Grandy.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
Lionel Schmit, concertmaster
Joo Young Oh, violin
Giovanni Pasini, viola

 

PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major, K.364 (320d)

INTERMISSION

Ludwig van Beethoven:
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

September 19, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

Follow the Philharmonic into A Midsummer Night’s Dream, featuring the magical works of Mendelssohn and Schumann. The evening will begin with pieces from the score written by Mendelssohn for William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, the music of which is arguably the most famous incidental music ever composed. The last symphony composed by Schumann; Symphony No. 3 in E-flat Major (Rhenish) will close the concert. The Philharmonic will be led by spirited German conductor Elias Grandy.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Elias Grandy, conductor

 

PROGRAMME:
Felix Mendelssohn:
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21 – Overture
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 – Nocturne
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 – Intermezzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 – Scherzo
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 61 – Wedding March

INTERMISSION

Robert Schumann:
Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, Op. 97 (Rhenish)

BIZET’S CARMEN

September 15, 2023 7:30 PM - 9:30 PM Qatar National Convention Centre, Auditorium 3

The Philharmonic Orchestra presents a musical event featuring the incredible works of Bizet and Schubert. The concert will highlight Suites No. 1 and No. 2 from French composer Bizet’s famous opera Carmen, considered one of the greatest operas of the 19th century. The concert will conclude with Symphony No. 9 in C Major, otherwise known as Great C Major, a piece described as ‘pure musical majesty’, and the final large-scale orchestral work by Austrian composer Schubert. The Philharmonic will be led by inspired German conductor Elias Grandy.

 

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PERFORMERS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
Lionel Schmit, concertmaster

 

PROGRAMME:
George Bizet:
Carmen: Suite No. 1
Carmen: Suite No. 2

INTERMISSION

Franz Schubert:
Symphony in C Major, D.944 (The Great C Major)