From the New World, Rhapsody in Blue, Boléro
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CONDUCTOR
/ Valentin Egel /
PIANIST
/ Viktor Čižić
From the New World, Rhapsody in Blue, Boléro
CONDUCTOR
/ Valentin Egel /
PIANIST
/ Viktor Čižić
The summer night atmosphere in the impressive ambience of the Pula Arena will surpass any other experience of the new summer – don’t miss out on experiencing these favorite, unforgettable compositions by Dvořák, Gershwin and Ravel, led by the virtuosic and energetic maestro Valentin Egel with the Rijeka Symphony Orchestra and the famous Rijeka Ballet, whose dance to the music of Bolero pushes the boundaries of the imaginable and the possible!
Program
Antonín Dvořák (1841. – 1904.): Symphony No. 9 in E Minor, From the New World, op. 95
I. Adagio – Allegro molto
II. Largo
III. Scherzo, Molto vivace
IV. Allegro con fuoco
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George Gershwin (1898. – 1937.): Rhapsody in Blue, for Piano and Orchestra
Maurice Ravel (1875. – 1937.): Boléro, balet
Conductor: Valentin Egel
Pianist: Viktor Čižić
Rijeka Symphony Orchestra
Boléro includes live dance performed by the CNT Rijeka Ballet Company
Choreographer: Andonis Foniadakis
Costume designer: Anastasios Sofroniou
Dancers:
Marta Kanazir
Ksenija Krutova
Laura Orlić
Michele Pastorini
Carlos Huerta Pardo
Soyoka Iwata
Maria Matarranz de las Herras
Nicola Prato
Ballet masters: Daniele Romeo and Paula Rus
Concertmaster: Ivan Graziani
Stage managers: Valter Milavec, Antonija Družeta
Opera company director: Filip Fak
Executive producers of opera & concert programme: Ana Buneta, Ana Vidučić
Lighting technician: Ivan Pavlović
Head of lighting: Kristijan Baljarevski
Head of stage production technicians: Fadil Sulić
Head of costume service: Kristina Komadina
Head of make-up: Dubravka Marijanović
The concert lasts about two hours, with one break.