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UAE Philharmonic Orchestra announces "Symphony Series" in Dubai
The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra, in collaboration with The American University in Dubai (AUD) is announcing the ”UAEPO Symphony Series“, its first public performance of the 2008/09 season in Dubai. The concert on November 29th follows a highly successful season opening concert at Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, on November 14th. The program will feature renowned German opera soprano Maria Glueck performing arias from Mascagni’s ”Cavalleria Rusticana“ as well as Bizet’s opera ”Carmen“. Further program items include Tchaikovsky’s ”Capriccio Italien“ and ”Ouverture Solenelle 1812“ as well as Borodin’s ”On the steppes of Central Asia“ and the prelude to Bizet’s opera ”Carmen“. To book your tickets please click here! The first UAEPO "Symphony Series" is supported by:
Pictures of the first UAEPO "Symphony Series" - November 145th, Emirates Palace - Abu Dhabi |
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UAE Philharmonic Orchestra moves to new home
The American University in Dubai, AUD, will be the new home of the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra. With its state - of - the - art facilities it is certainly one of the best performance venues in the UAE and provides the perfect platform for the UAEPO to rehearse and prepare for performances. The UAEPO would like to thank the administration and staff of AUD for their generous support and is looking forward to many concerts in the wonderful AUD auditorium.
(the UAEPO at its first rehearsal at AUD) |
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The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra announces the formation of the first UAE Philharmonic Choir.
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The UAEPO featured in the UAE's leading newspaper (July 2008)
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UAE Philharmonic featured worldwide on CNN
The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra has recently completed a film - shoot for the Emirate of Ajman in collaboration with Solidere International. The 60 seconds TV commercial is currently broadcast globally to around 330 Mio. households on CNN International. The TV commercial can be watched under "orchestra videos" or by clicking HERE. |
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UAE Philharmonic Orchestra collaborates with the Staatskapelle Dresden Musicians from the famous Staatskapelle Dresden will support the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra's performance at 8th Al Ain Classical Music Festival. The collaboration was made possible through the generous support of the Emirates Palace Hotel, Abu Dhabi and Lufthansa German Airlines. The Staatskapelle Dresden will perform the first all - Wagner program in the UAE under Fabio Luisi on March 8th at the Emirates Palace Hotel as part of the Al Ain festival. The participation of members of the Staatskapelle Dresden in the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra means not only another step forward in terms of orchestral development in the UAE but also will help the UAE's only full orchestra to gain further professional experience. "It is wonderful to have musicians from one of the most famous orchestra in the world participating in our concert and a big honor for the UAEPO to be able to welcome them in the ensemble. Performing with these high - caliber musicians means a considerable increase in experience for all UAEPO members. We hope that this is only the beginning of an extended relationship between the two orchestras", says Philipp Maier, the UAEPO's CEO & Artistic Director. The UAEPO's concert in Al Ain takes place on Monday, March 10th at 8 pm. |
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UAE Philharmonic features works of British composer Darrol Barry as a world-premier
The UAE Philharmonic Orchestra will be the first orchestra to feature works by acclaimed British composer Darrol Barry in the orchestra's next concert. Mr. Barry currently holds the position of composer in residence for the Royal Omani Symphony Orchestra ROSO and has very generously made his compositions avilable to the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra. This is the first collaboration of orchestras in the Middle East of this kind. Below you can hear recordings of the UAE Philharmonic Orchestra performing Darrol Barry's "5 Arabesques". More works of Mr. Barry will be featured in future UAEPO concerts.
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UAEPO performances of "Jazz meets Mozart" a resounding success !
The two performances in the Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi and DUCTAC in Dubai were a resounding success for the UAEPO and it's guest artists, the Australian Jazz Quartet (Jamie Oehlers, Sam Anning, Tom O'Holloran and Mike Pigneguy), vocalist Cedric Vandenschrik and solo oboist Margrit Anne Deppe. Both performances were booked out and the audiences enjoyed the unique and special program featuring some of Mozart's most popular works in a completely new context. SAE Dubai is in the process of producing a full DVD of both concerts plus a documentary about all the preparation which went into this project. Once more the UAEPO has shown to the UAE public that an orchestra can break new grounds in terms of musical entertainment. |
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UAEPO receives wide recognition by electronic media.
Parts of the UAEPO's first Symphony Series will be broadcast internationally by mid June 2007 on Bloomberg Television. A TV crew and producer will film the concert on June 2nd and also conduct interviews with various orchestra & audience members, main sponsor DAMAC and the UAEPO's artistic director and conductor Philipp Maier. The concert will also be attended by a second TV crew from local Dubai One TV. After already having been featured on Dubai's local TV City 7 several times the UAEPO is now appearing on three different TV stations - one of them broadcasting globally. |
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