Highlights of American Film Music

Music by Alan Silvestri, John Williams, Nino Rota, etc

Saturday 7/9/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Conductor:

Ahmed Atef

“Rising Stars”

Main Hall 14/9/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Mikhail Glinka “Russlan and Ludmila” Overture

J. Haydn Violoncello Concerto in C major

H. Wieniawski Polonaise

C. Saint-Saens Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso

G. Puccini Manon Lescaut Intermezzo

N. Paganini La Campanella

Pablo Sarasate Introduction / Tarantelle

M. Ravel Tzigane for Violin and Orchestra

Soloist:

Sama Nour Eddin, cello

Sama Abdalla, violin

Nour Abdelfattah, violin

Youssef Abdelbaki, violin

Mohamed Said, violin

Nour Abdalla, violin

Conductor:

Mohamed Sharara

“Rodrigo: El Espiritu de España”

At the Occasion of his 25th Death Commemoration

Saturday 21/9/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Joaquín Rodrigo Fantasia para un Gentilhombre for Guitar and Orchestra Mio Amore for Voice and Orchestra Cuatro madrigales amatorios for Soprano and Orchestra

L. v. Beethoven Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C major

Soloist:

Jose Louis Morillas, guitar

Dalia Farouk, soprano

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

In collaboration with Egyptian Philharmonic Society

Bruckner 200 Years Anniversary

Great Symphonies I

Saturday 28/9/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Anton Bruckner Symphony No. 3 in D minor

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

Musica Vocalis I

Carmina Burana

Saturday 5/10/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

P. I. Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor Op. 23

Carl Orff Carmina Burana, cantata for soli, choir & Orchestra

Soloist:

Mahmoud El Batran, piano

Dalia Farouk, soprano

Amr Medhat, tenor

Khaled Samir, baritone

Choir Master:

Maya Gvineria

Conductor:

Ahmed Farag

Great Symphonies III

Saturday 26/10/2024 08:30 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

J. Sibelius Violin Concerto in D minor Op. 47

L. v. Beethoven Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 “Eroica”

Soloist:

Nour Mohamed Abdel Fattah, violin

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

Musica Vocalis II

Saturday 2/11/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Anton Bruckner Mass No.2 in E minor for Choir and Wind Ensemble

J. Haydn Symphony No. 100 in G major Hob. I/100 “Militaire”

Choir Master:

Maya Gvineria

Conductor:

Giovanni Pompeo

In collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute

Great Symphonies IV

Saturday 9/11/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

M. Ravel La Valse, poème chorégraphique

François-Adrien Boieldieu Harp Concerto in C major Op. 82

G. Bizet Symphonie en Ut

Soloist:

Salma Saber, harp

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

Saturday 30/11/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Gerardo Guevara Concerto for Violin and Orchestra

S. Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 1 in D-flat major, Op. 10

Rest of the program TBA

Soloist:

George Saade, violin

Juan Carlos Escudero, piano

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

Christmas Oratorio

Saturday 7/12/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

J. S. Bach Christmas Oratorio, Parts I– III

Choir Master:

Maya Gvineria

Conductor:

Ahmed El Saedi

In Collaboration with German Embassy

Great Concertos I

Saturday 14/12/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

S. Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor op. 18

G. Puccini Preludio Sinfonico Intermezzo from “Manon Lescaut” etc..

Soloist:

Giuseppe Andaloro, piano

Conductor:

Giuseppe Lanzetta

In collaboration with Italian Cultural Institute

Musica Vocalis IV

Saturday 21/12/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

A. Khachaturian Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D minor

G. Puccini Messa da Gloria

Soloist:

Mina Ghobrial, flute

Amr Medhat, tenor

Reda El Wakil, Bass-Baritone

Choir Master:

Maya Gvineria

Conductor:

Gevorg Sargsyan

New Year’s Concert 2025

Saturday 31/12/2024 08:00 p.m

Cairo Opera House

Main Hall

Music by Strauss Dynasty, F. Lehar, E. Kalman, Offenbach etc.

Soloist:

TBA, soprano

Choir Master:

Maya Gvineria

Conductor:

TBA