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May 09 26
RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra Frid 22 May 8.00pm
In association with Anglo Irish Bank
Main Auditorium
Tickets: €10, €18,
Stefan Schilli, oboe • Franzita Whelan, soprano • Jane Irwin, mezzo-soprano
€24, €30, €35
RTÉ Philharmonic Choir (Mark Duley, chorus master)
(Concessions: €9, €16,
Gerhard Markson, conductor
€21.50, €27, €31.50)
Richard Strauss Oboe Concerto in D major, Op. 144
Presented by RTÉ Performing
Mahler Symphony No. 2 in C minor ‘Resurrection’
Groups
Soundings: Colman Pearce, 6.45pm
Death and Transfiguration. Gerhard Markson’s Strauss recordings with
the RTÉ NSO have been critically acclaimed. Opening tonight’s concert,
the Oboe Concerto composed in the late evening of Strauss’ life. And in a
fitting climax to the season, and to Markson’s role as Principal Conductor,
Mahler’s powerful drama of death and resurrection. This is music on a
grand scale, with one of the most breathtaking and moving endings in all
of music.
Sat 23 May 8.00pm
Main Auditorium
Boris Berezovsky, piano Tickets €15, €20, €25,
The Irish Times Celebrity Concert Series 2008/2009
€35, €45
Rachmaninov Sonata No. 1 in D minor, Op. 28
Presented by The National
Chopin / Godowsky Études
Concert Hall
The Times described him as ‘a player of dazzling virtuosity and formidable
power’. Also described as ‘the Tolstoy of the keyboard’ Boris Berezovsky
will, for this recital, perform the Chopin/Godowsky Études notorious for
being technically difficult and, therefore, are rarely played, unless the
pianist is a super-virtuoso like Boris Berezovsky.
Sun 24 May 3pm/7pm
Newpark Music Festival Prizewinners’
John Field Room
Concert
Tickets: €15
(Children under 12: €8)
Students of the Newpark School of Music will be performing and
Presented by Newpark Music
competing in the Newpark Music Festival which showcases recent catego-
Centre
ry winners. Whilst primarily a showcase for the prizewinners, it is also a
competition in itself, and category awards and an overall prize will be
awarded on the night.
Prague Symphony Orchestra
Mon 25 May 8.00pm
Main Auditorium
The Sunday Business Post International Orchestral Series 2008/2009
Tickets: €40, €50,
Prague Symphony Orchestra • Libor Pesek, ˇ conductor
€60, €70, €80
Nikolai Demidenko, piano
Presented by The National
Dvorák
ˇ
Carnival Overture
Concert Hall
Chopin Piano Concerto No. 1
Dvorákˇ Symphony No. 9 (from the New World)
This year, the orchestra, who are celebrating the 100th anniversary of the
death of the great Czech composer Antonin Dvorák, will perfˇ orm his ninth
and final Symphony. Guest soloist Nikolai Demidenko, whose passionate
pianism ensures he is in demand worldwide, will reveal his true talents in
Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, a romantic work, known to music lovers
worldwide for its enchanting second movement.
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