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ZUBIN MEHTA LIVE IN FRONT OF THE GRAND PALACE, BANGKOK In celebration of Her Majesty The Queen’s 80th Birthday
Bangkok’s International Festival of Dance & Music celebrates its 15th Anniversary 1. Royal Thai Anthem 1.15
2. Ludwig van Beethoven
Leonora Overture No.3, Op.72a 13.46
3. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat major for violin,
viola and orchestra, K. 364 28.39
Ilya Konovalov (violin) and Roman Spitzer (viola)
4. Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 14.55
5. Johannes Brahms
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 43.07
ENCORES
Johann Strauss II
6. Thunder and Lightning Polka, Op. 324 3.08
7. Radetzky March, Op.228 2.25 Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Metha - dirigent The world’s most sought after conductor, Zubin Mehta
is a legendary international orchestral and operatic
conductor. Born in Bombay, India, Zubin grew up in a
musical environment, his father, Mehli Mehta, had
founded the Bombay Symphony. At 18, Zubin
attended the Academy of Music in Vienna and seven
years later conducted both the Vienna and Berlin
Philharmonic Orchestras. Today, at 76, he is still
astonishing critics with his sustained virtuosity.
Israel’s leading symphony orchestra, the Israel
Philharmonic Orchestra annually tours the world’s
cultural centres and prestigious festivals and has
hosted some of the world’s greatest conductors
including Leonard Bernstein who maintained close ties
with the orchestra from 1947 onwards. Zubin Mehta
has served as the IPO’s Music Advisor since 1968 and
in 1977, was appointed its Music Director. In 1981, his
title was elevated to Music Director for Life. |
