Art Alert: Cairo Symphony Orchestra to perform in Cairo and Alexandria

Ahram Online, Friday 4 Jan 2013

Conducted by Jiri Petrdlik, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will perform works by Beethoven, Chopin and Schubert on Saturday 12 January at the Cairo Opera House and Sunday 13 January at the Alexandria Opera House

Jan Simon
Jan Simon performs Franz Liszt's Piano Concerto no.2. The Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Vladimir Valek. 2010. (still from YouTube)

Taking the audience to the works of the Romantic era of classical music, the Cairo Symphony Orchestra will perform Ludwig van Beethoven's Coriolan Overture, Op 62; Frédéric Chopin's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11 and Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 5 in B flat Major, D485.

The soloist of the evening will be one of the renowned Czech pianists, Jan Simon.

Programme:
Saturday 12 January, 8pm
Cairo Opera House main hall, Zamalek, Cairo.

Sunday 13 December, 8pm
Sayed Darwish Theatre (Alexandria Opera House), 22 El-Horreya Rd, El-Raml station, Alexandria

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