Abu Dhabi Classics Academy
Lecture: Beethoven’s 7th Symphony and the Revolution
Lecture by Dr. Ronald Perlwitz, Université Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi
4.00 pm, American University of Sharjah
For the concert in Al Ain’s beautiful Al Jahili Fort, Alan Gilbert and the New York Philharmonic are joined by the great German virtuoso Frank Peter Zimmermann for Brahms’s gloriously lyrical Violin Concerto. After intermission, Gilbert and the orchestra perform Beethoven’s intoxicating Seventh Symphony.
SA 24 OCT 09
8:00pm, Al Jahili Fort in the unique oasis city Al Ain
New York Philharmonic
Alan Gilbert, conductor
Frank Peter Zimmermann, Violine
Johannes Brahms, Violin concerto
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7
TICKETSLecture by Dr. Ronald Perlwitz, Université Paris-Sorbonne Abu Dhabi
4.00 pm, American University of Sharjah
The Abu Dhabi Classics Academy represents an entire world surrounding the concerts of Abu Dhabi Classics: workshops, film presentations, open rehearsals etc. Free introductory events are being planned in conjunction with virtually every concert. The Abu Dhabi Classics Academy will build bridges between artists and audiences, between generations and between cultures. It is intended for long-time music lovers as well as newcomers – in fact for everyone united by their love of good music.