AL Bustan Festival Flyer P 4-9

TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARY
THURSDAY 18 FEBRUARY
AT 8:30 p.m.
OPENING CONCERT
Smetana Richard III Symphonic poem op.11
Mendelssohn MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,
incidental music
Fiona Hymns, soprano
Sophie Goldrick, mezzo soprano
Antonine University Choir - Women Section
Toufic Maatouk, o.a.m. assistant director
Al Bustan Festival Orchestra
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
You certainly know this famous music inspired by Shakespeare.
Fiona Hymns
Sophie Goldrick
FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY
AT 5:00 p.m.
A.U.B.
FESTIVAL LECTURE: SHAKESPEARE & MUSIC
The Quarel of Oberon and Titania
by Joseph Noel Paton
Prof. Julie Sanders, lecturer
Pro-Vice-Chancellor
Faculy of Humanities and Social Sciences
Newcastle University
FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARY
AT 8:30 p.m.
REFINED SONATAS
Lily Maisky, piano
Alissa Margulis, violin
Schumann intermezzo from FAE Sonata
Brahms sonata for violin and piano n.3 in D minor
Brahms scherzo from the FAE Sonata op.4
Two outstanding performers with great character
Lily Maisky
Alissa Margulis
SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARY
TUESDAY 23 FEBRUARY
AT 8:30 p.m.
OTELLO VERSUS OTELLO
Otello Rossini:
Hye-Youn Lee (Desdemona)
Sophie Goldrick (Emilia)
Ji Min Park (Otello)
Sergey Romanovsky (Roderigo)
Bechara Moufarej (Iago)
Hye-Youn Lee
Sophie Goldrick
Sergey Romanovsky
Bechara Moufarej
Al Bustan Festival Orchestra
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Ji Min Park
OTELLO VERSUS OTELLO
Otello Verdi:
Valeria Sepe (Desdemona)
Sophie Goldrick (Emilia)
Kristian Benedikt (Otello)
Nikoloz Lagvilava (Iago)
Al Bustan Festival Orchestra
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
A rare opportunity to hear in one concert
the two different Ottelos, written 70 years
apart
Valeria Sepe
Sophie Goldrick
Kristian Benedikt
Nikoloz Lagvilava
MONDAY 22 FEBRUARY
AT 8:30 p.m.
AUSTRIAN
EMBASSY
BEIRUT
Assembly Hall, A.U.B.
MOZULUART
From Vienna, the classical and steady pace of an Austrian piano and a string quartet
and from Zimbabwe, the free spirit of South African traditional singing, both in a
perfect and homogeneous fusion.
This concert is a gift from the Al Bustan Festival to the A.U.B. for its 150th anniversary.
THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARY
AT 8.30 p.m.
Saint Joseph Jesuit Church
ROMEO AND JULIET
Irina Makarova, mezzo soprano
Sergey Romanovsky, tenor
Gianluca Buratto, bass
Antonine University Choir
Al Bustan Festival Orchestra
Toufic Maatouk, o.a.m., assistant director
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
The greatest love story told by
three great composers.
Romeo and Juliet of Gounod,
Berlioz and Prokofiev.
Irina Makarova
Sergey Romanovsky
Gianluca Buratto
MONDAY 29 FEBRUARY
AT 8:30 p.m.
DO YOU NOH SHAKESPEARE?
KING LEAR DREAMING
Japanese Noh Theatre: Naohiko Umewaka, director / actor
Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua, piano
Soraya Umewaka, actor
Naotomo Umewaka, actor
Anne-Marie Salameh, narrator
The chances of having a Japanese Noh theater production in Lebanon is an event
in itself, but when this is a Naohiko Umewaka production, then this is the theatre
event of the year. With roots going back to 700 years, Noh is one of Japan’s major
classical musical drama and it is the oldest major theatre still regularly
performing today.
TUESDAY MARCH 1
AT 8.30 p.m.
CELLO AND VIOLIN ROMANCE
Alexandra Soumm, violin
Victor Julien-Laferriere, cello
Georgian Philharmonic Strings
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Mendelssohn violin concerto in D minor
Haydn cello concerto; Vivaldi double concerto
Purcel The Fairy Queen, Orchestral suite
Alexandra Soumm
Victor Julien-Laferrière
From Baroque to Romantic, two great musicians at their best.
This is Alexandra Soumm’s second appearance in the festival.
Press illustration of Act3 of 'Roméo et Juliette'
by Gounod 1867
WEDNESDAY MARCH 2
AT 8:30 p.m.
Crystal Garden
JAZZ - Shakespeare Songs Trio
Andy Sheppard, saxophone tenor and soprano
Guillaume de Chassy, piano
Christophe Marguet, drums
Delphine Lauson, narrator
How would Elizabethan English sound with a Jazz melody carrying it?
Well you’d be surprised! Top Jazz musicians working the lyrics of the
master of the English literature is not something you will be able to see
anywhere.
THURSDAY MARCH 3
AT 8:30 p.m.
SURPRISE CONCERT
Rony Barrak, the great percussionnist in a Surprise
Concert with other soloists and the Georgian
Philharmonic Strings.
FRIDAY 4 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
Sursock Museum Auditorium
IL GIARDINO DELLE DELIZIE
ArteMandoline
This group has an impressive career over the past 15 years. The superb acoustic
of this location will amplify the magic of these baroque instruments: mandolins,
guitar, mandola, mandolone, lute and harpsichord, giving them their true full credit.
SATURDAY 5 MARCH
AT 8.30 p.m.
THE VIOLIN STAR
Renaud Capuçon, violin/conductor
Georgian Philharmonic Strings
Bach’s two violin concertos played and conducted
by one of the most distinguished violinists of our time.
SUNDAY 6 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
THE POWER OF A VOICE
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo soprano
David Aladashvili, piano
Songs of Rachmaninov, Duparc, Fauré, Manuel de Falla and Taktakshvili
MONDAY 7 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
ANITA AND FRIENDS
Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo soprano
Mario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneon
David Shamanauri, trumpet
Georgian Philharmonic Strings
Nikoloz Rachveli, piano / conductor
Massenet, Bizet, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Sondheim
WEDNESDAY 9 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
Georgian Philharmonic Strings
Yury Revich, violin/conductor
Vivaldi, The Four Seasons; Piazzolla, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires
This is a chance to witness the undisputed talent of Yury Revich. A virtuoso
on the violin as well as on the conductor’s pedestal, Yury Revich and the
Georgian Philharmonic Strings will celebrate the seasons,
each in his own way, in Venice and in Buenos Aires…
THURSDAY 10 MARCH
AT 8.30 p.m.
Mar Sassine Church, Beyt Meri
Giovanni Sollima, cello
Monika Leskovar, cello
This is a rare chance to listen to a cello duo.
Mar Sassine Church has the perfect acoustic condition which will amplify
the harmony of the well known Giovanni Sollima and his wife Monika Leskovar
SUNDAY 13 MARCH
AT 4:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
CARTOON CONCERT
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOA
Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
Tom and Jerry – Introduction; Madagascar; Mulan; Beauty and the Beast;
Toy Story; Pocahontas – Piano Solo; Aladdin; Kung Fu Panda; The Pink Panther;
Cinderella; Lion King…
This concert will be remembered by everyone. Conductor Sergey Smbatyan
will lead the Orchestra in a joyous concert, playing the music of the most
famous cartoons and animation movies which will be projected on a screen.
MONDAY 14 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
SHAKESPEARE IN ARABIC
Mireille Maalouf, actor
Rifaat Torbey, actor
Jalal Khoury, director
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
A THRILLING CONCERT
Edgar Moreau, cello
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOA
Sergey Smbatyan, conductor
Prokofiev, Sinfonia Concertante
Moussorgsky, Pictures of an exhibition
One of the most awaited concerts of this year’s edition; Moreau & Smbatyan.
It’s also the Russian night of the Festival, playing two masterpieces
of Prokofiev and Moussorgsky.
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
Alexei Volodin, piano
Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano, Op.75; Mendelssohn arr.
Rachmaninov, Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Medtner, From
Four Tales, Op.35: No. 4 in C-sharp minor: Based on King Lear: "Blow, winds,
and crack your cheeks”; Rachmaninov, Sonata for Piano No. 1, Op. 28
Shakespeare has inspired the great composers. The world renowned pianist
Alexei Volodin is definitely the best to interpret Shakespeare’s influence on
Russian composers.
THURSDAY 17 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
THE SOUND OF A GUARNERI
Leticia Moreno, violin
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOA
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Berlioz, King Lear overture; Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No.2
Elgar, Falstaff Symphonic study in C minor Op. 68
This very fair and fiery Spaniard violinist means business: She and her
Pietro Guarneri violin have been featured in the most prestigious festivals
worldwide. She was a pupil of the all time Master Mstislav Rostropovich.
During the course of this concert, Moreno will perform Wieniawski’s 2nd violin
concerto, a demanding and captivating piece.
SATURDAY 19 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
ONLY BEETHOVEN
Gloria Campaner, piano
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOA
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Beethoven, Coriolan Overture
Beethoven, piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor”; Beethoven, Symphony No.5
Only Beethoven at his best. One of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation,
Gloria Campaner is a charismatic and mesmerizing pianist, especially when
interpreting Beethoven’s Emperor.
SUNDAY 20 MARCH
AT 8:30 p.m.
GRAND FINALE
Anna Kasyan, soprano
State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOA
Gianluca Marcianò, conductor
Tchaikovsky, Hamlet Fantasy; Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet fantasy overture
Bellini, Capuleti e Montechi overture
Arias: Gounod, Romeo and Juliette
To end on a high note there will be a wide selection of beautiful melodies inspired
by Shakespeare. It is a gala where you will run into, Hamlet, Juliet, Romeo, etc...
Gianluca Marcianò,
Music Director of Al Bustan Festival
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SOIREE D’OR DINNERS
Date
SOIREES D’OR DINNERS
After the performances of
Price
Friday 19
Lily Maisky, Alissa Margulis
USD 66 / LBP 99’000
Tuesday 23
Otello versus Otello
USD 66 / LBP 99’000
Saturday 5
Renaud Capuçon, Georgian Philh. Strings USD 66 / LBP 99’000
Sunday 13
SYOA, S. Smbatyan
USD 66 / LBP 99’000
Saturday 19
Gloria Campaner, SYOA, G. Marcianò
USD 66 / LBP 99’000
Sunday 20
Anna Kasyan, SYOA, G. Marcianò
USD 66 / LBP 99’000
DATE
PERFORMANCE
VENUE
PRICE
Tue. 16 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
USD 120 / 90 / 60
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 / 90,000
Thu. 18 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM
USD 120 / 90 / 60 /45
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 /
90,000 / 67,500
Fri. 19
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
L. Maisky, piano; A. Margulis, violin
USD 120 / 90 / 60 / 45
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 /
90,000 / 67,500
Sun. 21 OTELLO ROSSINI versus
Tue. 23 OTELLO VERDI
Mon. 22 MOZULUART
ASSEMBLY HALL,
AUB
FREE ENTRANCE
Thu. 25 ROMEO AND JULIET
SAINT JOSEPH
CHURCH
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
DO YOU NOH SHAKESPEARE?
Mon. 29 KING LEAR DREAMING
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
MARCH
Tue. 1
A. Soumm, violin; V. Julien-Laferrière, cello;
Georgian Phil. Strings; G. Marcianò, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Wed. 2
SHAKESPEARE SONGS TRIO
USD 45
LBP 67,500
Thu 3
Rony Barrak in a Surprise concert
Fri 4
ARTEMANDOLINE
CRYSTAL GARDEN
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
SURSOCK
MUSEUM
USD 60
LBP 90,000
DATE
PERFORMANCE
VENUE
PRICE
Sat. 5
R. Capuçon, violin/conductor;
Georgian Phil. Strings
USD 120 / 90 / 60 /45
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 /
90,000 / 67,500
Sun. 6
A. Rachvelishvili, mezzo soprano;
D. Aladashvili, piano
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Mon. 7
A. Rachvelishveli and her friends
USD 120 / 90 / 60 /45
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 /
90,000 / 67,500
USD 120 / 90 / 60 /45
LBP 180,000 / 135,000 /
90,000 / 67,500
Yury Revich, violin/conductor;
Wed. 9 Georgian Phil. Strings
Thu. 10 G. Sollima, cello & M. Leskovar, cello
MAR SASSINE
CHURCH
USD 70 / 40
LBP 105,000 / 60,000
CARTOON CONCERT* at 4:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.
Sun. 13 SYOA; S. Smbatyan, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Mon. 14 Shakespeare in Arabic
USD 50 / 30
LBP 75,000 / 45,000
Tue. 15 E. Moreau, cello; SYOA; S. Smbatyan, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Wed. 16 A. Volodin, piano
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Thu. 17 L. Moreno, violin; SYOA; G. Marcianò, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Sat. 19 G. Campaner, piano; SYOA ; G. Marcianò, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
Sun. 20 A. Kasyan, soprano; SYOA; G. Marcianò, cond.
USD 90 / 60 / 40
LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000
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