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Saturday 4 March 2000 8.00 p.m. P. I. Tchaikovsky: Suite from Swan Lake L. v. Beethoven: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C-minor op. 37 A. Dvorak: Slavonic Dances op. 46 Soloists: Haytham Ibrahim, Piano

Conductor: Mustafa Nagui Price Category C Haytham Ibrahim The young Egyptian pianist Haytham Ibrahim started his musical studies at the age of seven. At the age of eleven he participated in the inauguration of the Small Hall of the Cairo Opera House. Some of his concerts have been recorded by Egyptian TV and radio. Participating in international festivals he represented Egypt for example in Bulgaria in 1988. His repertoire ranges from the baroque period to contemporary composers. Mustafa Nagui Mustafa Nagui studied cello in Cairo and at the Tchaikovsky Conservatory in Moscow. He made many recordings as a cellist for international radio and TV. He toured Europe, the Middle East and America giving recitals and symphonic concerts. His arrangements of famous Arabic songs got him big success. He has composed music for many documentary and dramatic films. Mr. Nagui is currently the Chairman of the National Cultural Center.   Saturday 11 March 2000 8.00 p.m. Chamber Orchestra V W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in D-major K 136 J. Haydn: Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in C-major W. A. Mozart: Divertimento in F-major G. Puccini: I Crisantemi E. Elgar: Introduction and Allegro for String Quartet and String Orchestra Violin Soloist & Conductor: Ernst Kovacic Price Category C Ernst Kovacic Ernst Kovacic was born in Austria and studied at the Academy of Music in Vienna. His repertoire is prodi - gious and includes all the major works for violin of the baroque, classical and romantic periods. Composers like Friedrich Cerha and Nigel Osborne wrote pieces especially for him. Since 1996 Ernst Kovacic is the Artistic Director of the Vienna Chamber Orchestra.   Saturday 25 March 2000 8.00 p.m. M. Ravel: Rhapsodie Espagnole A. Glazunov: Concerto No. 1 in F minor for piano and orchestra G. Mahler: Symphony No. 4 Soloists:      Don Wetzel, Piano      Olga Bolgari, Soprano Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi Price Category C Don Wetzel Don Wetzel received his first piano lessons at the age of five. In the following years he completed his studies in several prestigious institutions and received the doctoral degree in piano performance and historical musicology. He was granted several awards due to his outstanding talent. His tours regularly lead him to North America and Europe. Olga Bolgari The repertoire of young soprano Olga Bolgari includes roles in operas as well as recitals. During her career she toured different countries participating in several prestigious festivals in. Some of these performances were recorded live for TV and radio.

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