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  Sunday 2 April 2000 8.00 p.m.

A. Elshawan:
  • Fantasia for Orchestra
C. Saint-Sæns:
  • Concerto No. 2 in G-minor for piano and orchestra
J. Brahms:
  • Symphony No. 2 in D-minor op. 73
Soloist: Dina El-Leithy, Piano

Conductor: Sayed Awad

Price Category C

Dina El-Leithy Dina El-Leithy
She had been graduated from Cairo Conservatory in 1995 with
distinction and joined the staff of the Conservatory. She won
first prize of Supreme Cultural Council Competition in 1993 and
Piano Competition held by Cairo Opera House in 1994.
Recenly Dina is in a scholarship in Germany

Sayed Awad




  Saturday 8 April 2000 8.00 p.m. Chamber Orchestra VI

N. Rota:
  • Concerto for Strings
W. A. Mozart:
  • Concerto in D-major K 218
J. Haydn:
  • Symphony No. 34 in D-minor

Soloist (Violin) and Conductor: Wolfgang Schroeder

Price Category C

Wolfgang Schroeder Wolfgang Schroeder
When he was 17 he won the first prize at the German
Government Competition for young musicians. With
a scholarship from the international Menuhin Music
Academy, he played concerts as a soloist and a
Chamber musician in many European countries and
in South America. His solo career includes
performances with the Czech Symphony Orchestra
in Prague and with the Munich Philharmonic.
An active chamber musician, Wolfgang Schroeder
has been invited to various festivals. In 1993 he
made his first tour as director of the European
Community Chamber Orchestras.




  Sunday 16 April 2000 8.00 p.m. Easter Concert

L. v. Beethoven:
  • "Egmont" Overture op. 84
W. A. Mozart:
  • Piano Concerto in D-minor K 466
Cherubini:
  • Requiem for Male Choir and Orchestra

Honved Male Choir (Budapest)

Soloist: Victoria Kogan, Piano

Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi

Price Category B

Honved Male Choir Honved Male Choir
The Honved Male Choir was founded in 1948 and
consists nowadays of 42 men under the direction
of Andras Toth. The choir devoted its work
especially to Hungarian composers as Bartok or
Liszt. The choir’s recording of Bartok’s work won
the Grand Prix of the Charles Cross Recording
Academy in Paris. The repertoire of the choir
ranges from the Gregorianum to contemporary
composers. To present the performances to a
bigger audience the choir toured in the recent
years countries in Europe and America.

Victoria Kogan Victoria Kogan
At the age of five she started her first piano lessons.
Her first public appearance on stage took place when
she was eight, and since the age of thirteen she has
been engaged in an intensive concert activity, touring
the cities of Russia and foreign countries with solo
concerts as well as with symphonic orchestras.
In 1991 Victoria was awarded the 1st prize at Stravinsky
International Competition for Young Musicians in the USA.




  Saturday 22 April 2000 8.00 p.m.

A. Khairat:
  • "Isis" Symphonic Overture
L. v. Beethoven:
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 op. 58
W. A. Mozart:
  • Symphony in E-flat major K 543

Soloist: Nikolai Petrov, Piano

Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi

Price Category C

Nikolai Petrov
Mr. Petrov is a pianist of international caliber.
Being still a pupil at the Moscow Conservatoire
he gave his performing debut and performed
n radio for the first time. In 1969 he won his first
international prize in the USA. His manifold
repertoire includes some 50 recitals. According
to his reputation he serves as professor at the
Moscow Conservatoire and he is frequently
invited to take part in the juries of international
music competitions.



  Saturday 29 April 2000 8.00 p.m.

L. Manchinelli:
  • Cleopatra Overture
W. A. Mozart:
  • Horn Concerto No. 3 in E-flat major K 447
P. I. Tchaikovsky:
  • Symphony No. 4 in F-minor op. 36

Soloist: Eric Terwilliger, Horn

Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi

Price Category C

Eric Terwilliger Eric Terwilliger
At the age of 10 Eric Terwilliger gave his first public
performance. In 1976 he received his first international
award for horn players. He toured Europe, USA,
South America and Japan and performed as soloist
together with prestigious orchestras throughout Europe.
Since 1976 Eric Terwilliger is soloist at the Munich
Philharmonic Orchestra. According to his devotion
to chamber music he is member of the Vienna
Chamber Music Ensemble. Since 1994 he serves
as professor at the Johannes-Gutenberg-University
in Mainz / Germany.


Contact:
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Opera House, Gezira
Postal Code 11211
Cairo - Egypt
P.O. Box 11567 El Borg
Tel: (+202) 3398157 / 3414957
Fax: (+202) 3398186 / 3398089
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