All Events and Concerts
The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) presents a community event in collaboration with the Qatar Music Academy (QMA). This event, conducted by Maestro David Navarro-Turres, showcases QMA’s talented soloists and the Qatar Youth Orchestra performing alongside professional musicians from the orchestra. This rare and prestigious opportunity highlights Qatar’s emerging classical talents and the collaborative spirit between these esteemed institutions. Witness the future of classical music in Qatar unfold in this thrilling and inspiring concert!
Artists:
David Navarro-Turres, conductor
Ammar El Hout, horn
Ahmad Al Hamad, oud
Tarek Elhusseiny, cello
Ali Al-Naama, doholla
Aliya Alkhiyami, violin
Elaa Dhaoui, qanun
Batu Akkya, piano
Han Law, violin
Programme:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Horn Concerto No. 3 in E Flat Major, KV. 447
Ammar Al-Shiri’I: Arabesque
Antonín Dvořák: Cello Concerto, Op. 104
Kevser Hanim: Longa Nahawand
Dmitry Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto in C major, Op. 48
Intermission
Seid Rüstemov & Shafi Badreddin: Qanun Concerto
Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 1 in E Flat Major
Camille Saint-Saëns: Violin Concerto No. 3
Franz Liszt: Les Préludes
Conductor Toufic Maatouk leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra with soprano Fabienne Conrad and the Qatar Concert Choir in an evening of beloved operatic highlights. The programme features iconic arias and overtures from Mozart, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, Rossini, and Dvořák, including “Casta Diva” from Norma, “Sempre libera” from La Traviata, “Vissi d’arte” from Tosca, and the rousing Anvil Chorus from Il Trovatore.
ARTISTS:
Toufic Maatouk, conductor
Fabienne Conrad, soprano
Qatar Concert Choir
PROGRAMME:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart:
Le nozze di Figaro: Ouverture, K. 492
Le nozze di Figaro: Ouverture, K. 492 “Dove Sono”
Vincenzo Bellini:
Overture to Norma
Norma “Casta Diva”
Giuseppe Verdi:
La Traviata: Prelude to Act I
La Traviata: È strano, Sempre libera
Intermission
Gioachino Rossini: Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville), Overture
Giacomo Puccini:
Tosca – Vissi d’arte
Madama Butterfly: Humming Chorus
Antonin Dvořák: Rusalka, Op. 114 “Song to the Moon”
Alfredo Catalani: La Wally: Ebben? Ne andrò lontana
Giuseppe Verdi: Il Trovatore Anvil Chorus
Led by Austin Chanu with Concertmaster Joo Young Oh, this programme moves from Mozart’s sharp wit to Bartók’s full-throttle orchestral color.
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro Overture kicks things off in a rush of energy, bright, fast, and instantly likeable. His Flute Concerto then brings a lighter, more lyrical mood, featuring QPO’s Aleksandr Haskin as the soloist.
After the interval, Bartók’s Concerto for Orchestra takes over with bold rhythms, vivid sound, and one standout moment after another across the whole ensemble, ending in a huge finale. This is an evening that should not be missed!
ARTISTS:
Austin Chanu, conductor
Aleksandr Haskin, flute
PROGRAMME:
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Romeo and Juliet – Fantasy Overture
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major, K. 314 (285d)
Intermission
Béla Bartók: Concerto for Orchestra
Under the baton of Elias Grandy, QPO welcomes James Zijian Wei, winner of the Cleveland International Piano Competition, for one of the most electrifying works in the repertoire: Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3. Famous for its power and sheer virtuosity, it pairs towering piano writing with an orchestra in full bloom, intimate one moment, thunderous the next.
After the interval, the mood shifts to Janáček’s The Cunning Little Vixen Suite; bright, lyrical music drawn from his beloved opera, full of color, rustic dance energy, and flashes of tenderness, an ideal counterpart to Rachmaninoff’s intensity. Concertmaster Joo Young Oh leads the orchestra throughout this wide-ranging program.
ARTISTS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
James Zijan Wei, piano
Joo Young Oh, concertmaster
PROGRAMME:
Sergie Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D Minor, Op. 30
Intermission
Leoš Janáček: The Cunning Little Vixen (Das schlaue Füchslein) – Suite
Conductor Elias Grandy leads a powerhouse programme that pairs a showpiece for violin with one of the most thrilling symphonies ever written, with Concertmaster Joo Young Oh.
Sibelius’s Violin Concerto is music of ice and fire with haunting lyricism and a solo part that feels both fearless and intensely personal. Taking the spotlight is Luka Faulisi, a rising star on today’s concert scene, bringing virtuosity and intensity to one of the repertoire’s most iconic concertos.
After the interval comes Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4, a powerful and deeply emotional work. From its dramatic opening fanfare to its triumphant final movement, the symphony charts a journey through struggle, fate, and ultimate resilience, culminating in a thrilling and unforgettable conclusion.
ARTISTS:
Elias Grandy, conductor
Luka Faulisi, violin
PROGRAMME:
Jean Sibelius: Violin Concerto in D Minor, Op. 47
Intermission
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36
Conductor Hossein Pishkar leads the Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra in a programme pairing Weber’s romantic orchestral writing with one of the most vivid works in the symphonic repertoire. QPO’s clarinettist Rony Moser takes centre stage for Weber’s virtuosic Clarinet Concerto No. 2, preceded by the dramatic Overture to Der Freischütz. The second half features Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition in Ravel’s celebrated orchestration; a kaleidoscopic journey through colour, texture, and the power of the orchestra.
ARTISTS:
Hossein Pishkar, conductor
Rony Moser, clarinet
Lionel Schmit, concertmaster
PROGRAMME:
Carl Maria von Weber:
Der Freischütz Overture
Clarinet Concerto No. 2 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74, J. 118
Intermission
Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)