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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T193000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20260115T213000
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SUMMARY:UAE National Orchestra: The Beginning
DESCRIPTION:The UAENO’s inaugural concert series\, the first with its full ensemble of 70 musicians and 30 choir\, includes six dates around the Emirates in January. Performances in Abu Dhabi and Dubai will feature the acclaimed Iraqi oud virtuoso Naseer Shamma and the Turkish qanun master Aytaç Doğan in a programme that aims to bring Arabic and Western musical traditions into dialogue\, with regional instruments at the heart of the orchestral form. Amine Kouider conducts. \nThe programme for Abu Dhabi: \nAlexander Borodin Prince Igor – Polovtsian Dances (oriental arrangement by Shakir Hassan)\nErcan Saatçi Alisamadim for Qanun and Orchestra\nSezen Aksu Kaybolan Yıllar for Qanun and Orchestra (arr Abdel Aziz Shabakouh: soloist Aytaç Doğan)\nNaseer Shamma Ishraq for Oud and Orchestra (arr Qoutayba Neaimi: soloist Naseer Shamma)\nNaseer Shamma Journey of Souls for Oud and Qanun (arr Abdel Aziz Shabakouh: soloists Naseer Shamma\, oud; Aytaç Doğan\, qanun) \n[interval] \nNadim Tarabay The Beginning\, an Emirati Symphony for Orchestra and Choir \nSheikha Alia bint Khalid Al Qassimi\, the UAENO’s Managing Director\, described The Beginning as “more than a concert. It is a declaration of creative confidence and reflection of the UAE’s belief that culture and music can unite us in pride and possibility … Through these performances\, we are sharing a sound that belongs to this country\, rooted in heritage\, forward-looking in spirit and shaped through a blend of music between the East and West”. \nFurther performances: \n• 17 January Al Ain Municipal Theatre\n• 19 January Dubai Opera\n• 22 January Fujairah Cultural Centre Theatre\n• 24 January Ras Al Khaimah Cultural Centre Theatre\n• 29 January Sharjah Performing Arts Academy
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/uae-national-orchestra-the-beginning/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250301T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250301T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
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SUMMARY:Carmina Burana
DESCRIPTION:Carl Orff’s choral crowdpleaser gets the full production from Dubai Singers & Orchestra – some 120 singers accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra. \nIt will be conducted by Dubai Singers’ Music Director Jennie Lee-Foster\, The performance will feature a trio of soloists: soprano Ana Kovacevic and tenor Charles McGlone (both local) plus bass James Atkinson\, flying in specially from the UK. Dubai Singers will also be joined by members of the Abu Dhabi-based Al Khabairat Choral Society. \nCamena Burana is an exciting work musically\, percussive and highly rhythmical. Its background is interesting too; the cantata is based on a collection of Mediaeval poems and dramatic texts of the same name\, written (probably) by students\, clergy and young monks. Most of the pieces are irreverent and satirical\, some are very bawdy too. There are more than 250 in total\, but Carl Orff only picked a couple of dozen for his work. \nOrff actually expected performances of Carmena Burana to incorporate something else happening on the stage\, dance or theatre (or in some productions a kind of live painting session); that rarely happens these days\, though this time there will be a musical interlude featuring an ensemble from the Dubai Ballet Centre. \nDoors open at 6.30pm\, and there will be an iftar in the lobby area before the performance starts at 8pm.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/carmina-burana/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250208T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250208T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20250128T095003Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250205T160001Z
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SUMMARY:New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra: Kyohei Sorita
DESCRIPTION:In the second concert for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival with the New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Yutaka Sado\, the orchestra plays Yasushi Akutagawa’s Triptyque for Strings and Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No.5. The soloist is the young rising star Kyohei Sorita (above)\, who plays Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No.1.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/new-japan-philharmonic-orchestra-jonathan-tetelman-kyohei-sorita-2/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250207T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20250207T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20250128T094109Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250128T094754Z
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SUMMARY:New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra: Jonathan Tetelman\, Kyohei Sorita
DESCRIPTION:The New Japan Philharmonic Orchestra was founded in 1972; the charismatic Japanese conductor\, Yutaka Sado\, has been the music director since 2023 and he conducts two concerts to open the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival. In this first concert\, star tenor Jonathan Tetelman\, praised for his ‘radiant and distinctive sound’\, sings Arias by Puccini from Manon Lescaut\, Le Villi\, and Turandot. And pianist Kyohei Sorita\, winner of the silver medal at the 2021 Chopin Competition in Warsaw\, plays Rachmaninov’s Piano Concerto No.2 and the orchestra plays Dvořák’s New World Symphony No.9.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/new-japan-philharmonic-orchestra-jonathan-tetelman-kyohei-sorita/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241108T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241108T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20241104T114118Z
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SUMMARY:Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra with Jaap Van Zweden and Inmo Yang
DESCRIPTION:A second Abu Dhabi Classics concert for the Seoul Philharmonic conducted by Jaap Van Zweden\, again featuring a stellar young soloist in Inmo Yang. They will play one of the most popular concertos in the solo violin repertoire\, Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 in G minor. For the second half of the evening\, the orchestra again plays Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/seoul-philharmonic-orchestra-with-jaap-van-zweden-and-inmo-yang/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241107T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20241107T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20241104T113427Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241104T114107Z
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SUMMARY:Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra with Jaap Van Zweden and Sarah Chang
DESCRIPTION:On its first ever concert in the UAE\, the Seoul Philharmonic under the baton of Jaap Van Zweden is joined by the award-winning violinist Sarah Chang for Shostakovich’s Symphony No.5 in D minor. The programme also includes Beethoven’s Symphony No.5 in C minor. An Abu Dhabi Classics concert.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/seoul-philharmonic-orchestra-with-jaap-van-zweden-and-sarah-chang/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240831T210000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240831T221000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240801T094407Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T094407Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: Beethoven's Best Works
DESCRIPTION:A second candlelit performance this evening for pianist Aldo Dotto\, who did Chopin at 7pm. This programme of Beethoven favourites lasts around 65 minutes: \n♦ ‘Für Elise’ (Bagatelle no.25 in A minor)\n♦ Piano Sonata No.21 (Waldstein) – 1st movement\n♦ Piano Sonata op. 27 No.2 (Moonlight) – 1st\, 2nd and 3rd movements\n♦ Piano Sonata op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – 1st\, 2nd and 3rd movements\n♦ Symphony No.5 (transcr. Liszt) \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-beethovens-best-works-6/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240421T080000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240421T170000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240312T115645Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240312T115645Z
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SUMMARY:Dubai Singers & Orchestra: Verdi Requiem
DESCRIPTION:What looks like the largest and most ambitious concert yet – in nearly 60 years of performance – for Dubai Singers & Orchestra. Some 90 singers and a 60-piece orchestra will perform the seven-part requiem mass\, one of classical music’s greatest showcases (not least because Verdi applied his operatic inclinations to the subject). Four professional soloists are flying in from the UK too: Elizabeth Donovan (soprano)\, Hannah Pedley (mezzo-soprano)\, Matthew Minter (tenor) and Christopher Sheldrake (bass). Music Director Jennie Lee-Foster conducts. Should be a good evening. \n \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/dubai-singers-orchestra-verdi-requiem/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Concert
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240203T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240203T213000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240115T143857Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240127T153407Z
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SUMMARY:Kamasi Washington
DESCRIPTION:The top saxophonist and bandleader redefines jazz boundaries with a progressive approach\, fusing jazz\, hip-hop\, R&B\, and classical music. For this Abu Dhabi Festival concert he has a 12-strong band and we’re promised “a unique and unforgettable experience” that is “unlike anything you will have heard before”. Highly recommended. \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/kamasi-washington/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Jazz
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240202
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240203
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240116T101910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240116T104557Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight: Best of Opera Classics
DESCRIPTION:An evening of opera hits with Isabel Maria Canada Luna (soprano) and Aldo Dotto (piano)\, lit by candlight and located under the gazebo in the Emirates Palace’s Oriental Cafe. \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-best-of-opera-classics/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20240127
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20240128
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240115T142914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T142914Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese New Year: The National Ballet of China
DESCRIPTION:Two further performances for this Abu Dhabi Festival opener\, a reimagined version of The Nutcracker from a company noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture. Tchaikovsky’s score is the backbone to a colourful tale brought to life by vibrant characters and radiant choreography as a young Chinese girl celebrates the New Year by embarking on a mystical journey through a world of festive Chinese customs … Recommended\, if you can get hold of a ticket. \nThere are performances at 4.30pm and 8pm. \n  \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/chinese-new-year-the-national-ballet-of-china-2/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240126T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20240126T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240115T142514Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240115T142514Z
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SUMMARY:Chinese New Year: The National Ballet of China
DESCRIPTION:This Arab World Premiere kicks off this year’s Abu Dhabi Festival. It’s a reimagined version of The Nutcracker\, and it is an established part of the repertoire of a company noted for its dazzling hybrid of western ballet and Chinese culture. So we’re promised “a journey from a Beijing temple fair to enchanting fairy realms\, concluding with a thrilling explosion of firecrackers”\, with Tchaikovsky’s score for the backbone to a colourful tale brought to life by vibrant characters and radiant choreography as a young Chinese girl celebrates the New Year by embarking on a mystical journey through a world of festive Chinese customs … Recommended\, if you can get hold of a ticket. \nThere are further performances on 27 January at 4.30pm and 8pm. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/chinese-new-year-the-national-ballet-of-china/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20231110
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20231111
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20231026T105558Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231026T105558Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight Premium: Beethoven's Best Works
DESCRIPTION:The title of this concert certainly sets the bar high\, though it seems a pretty good selection of the composer’s works for piano. The pianist is Magdalena Wajdzik\, and the other plus is the way these recitals are lit by candlelight. The programme last around 65 minutes: \n♦ ‘Für Elise’ (Bagatelle no.25 in A minor)\n♦ Piano Sonata No.21 op.31 (Waldsten) – 1st movement\n♦ Piano Sonata op.13 ‘Pathetique’ – 1st\, 2nd and 3rd movements\n♦ Piano Sonata op. 27 No.2 (Moonlight) – 1st\, 2nd and 3rd movements\n♦ Symphony No.5 (transcription for solo piano by Liszt) – 1st movement \nThe programme lasts about 56 minutes; there are performances at 7pm and again at 9pm. \n 
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-premium-beethovens-best-works/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231012T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20231012T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20230712T090705Z
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SUMMARY:Natalia Osipova: Force of Nature
DESCRIPTION:Called by The Independent “the most sought-after ballerina in the world”\, Natalia Osipova’s Abu Dhabi Classics show promises a programme of favourite classics and contemporary masterpieces. Her new dance company\, Blooms Dance Project\, which has been running now for a year\, has a twofold goal: to preserve her iconic roles and to create new works through worldwide touring. In practice this means lots of Giselle et al\, and the Dying Swan to finish the evening\, with a company that includes principal dancers from some of the big-name ballet troupes. Earlier this year Osipova performed Force of Nature in New York to generally rapturous reviews\, though one or two suggested the new pieces were a tad disappointing – but then it’s the classics where she made her name\, and it’s the classics that we want to see. \nThe prices are pretty good – the best seats are AED 250\, but you can still get a balcony spot for AED 75 – but this is sure to sell out so get in quickly …
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/natalia-osipova-force-of-nature/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Ballet
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230831T190000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230831T203000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20240801T092831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240801T094450Z
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SUMMARY:Candlelight Abu Dhabi: Best of Chopin
DESCRIPTION:Fever brings its candlelight classical music recitals to Abu Dhabi again – “a series of classical music concerts aimed at democratising access to classical music by allowing people all over the world to enjoy live candlelit music performances … by creating intimate experiences where fans can connect directly with their favourite artists”. Their Chopin programme is regularly played by Aldo Dotto on piano and it does indeed look inviting (though ‘best of’ does set the bar rather high): \n\nNocturnes op.9 n.2\nNocturne in C sharp minor\nPolonaise op.44\nPrelude op.28 n.4\nPrelude op.28 n.15 ‘Raindrop’\nFantaisie-Impromptu op.66\nValse op.64 n.2\nValse op.69 n.1\nScherzo n.2 op.31
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/candlelight-abu-dhabi-best-of-chopin-2/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Recital
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DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230605T200000
DTEND;TZID=Asia/Dubai:20230605T220000
DTSTAMP:20260418T033015
CREATED:20230524T095359Z
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SUMMARY:Abu Dhabi Classics 2023: Yo-Yo Ma & Kathryn Stott
DESCRIPTION:The celebrated cellist is accompanied on piano by his long-time friend and collaborator Kathryn Stott. We don’t know what the programme will be\, but their pandemic album Songs of Comfort and Hope had 21 tracks ranging across modern arrangements of traditional folk tunes\, canonical pop songs\, jazz standards\, and mainstays from the western classical repertoire. That could make for a promising evening; Yo-Yo Ma’s current obsession though is Our Common Nature\, “a celebration of the ways nature can reinvigorate the human experiment\, reuniting us in pursuit of a common future …” It’s a broad and searching initiative that explores ways in which we can heal\, and enrich\, our relationship with the world around us\, typically being realised as left-field collaborations and on-site explorations that may well inform this concert. Prices start at a very reasonable level.
URL:https://magpie.ae/event/abu-dhabi-classics-2023-yo-yo-ma-kathryn-stott/
LOCATION:Emirates Palace\, Abu Dhabi
CATEGORIES:Recital
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