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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. |