The New Zealand Herald Premier Series: Scheherazade
Schedule
Thu Jul 04 2024 at 07:30 pm
UTC+12:00Location
Auckland Town Hall, Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau | Auckland, AU
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Conductor - Alan BuribayevPiano - Sylvia Jiang
Melody Eötvös - The Saqqara Bird
Prokofiev - Piano Concerto No.2
Rimsky-Korsakov - Scheherazade
Audience favourite Alan Buribayev takes the podium as Sylvia Jiang returns to join her home-town orchestra with Prokofiev’s steely, ferociously difficult concerto. Written when its composer was only 22 years old, it’s a suitable foil for this prodigiously gifted pianist.
Australian composer Melody Eötvös found her imagination sparked by a model of a bird, carved of sycamore 2000 years ago and discovered in an Egyptian tomb. Its purpose is totally unknown.
Rimsky-Korsakov, sparked by the Tales of the 1001 Nights, wrote a piece that was ‘a kaleidoscope of fairy-tale images’. His much-loved suite is a fabulous orchestral showpiece.
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Where is it happening?
Auckland Town Hall, Hōro ā-Tāone o Tāmaki Makaurau, 301 – 317 Queen Street,Auckland, New ZealandEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
