20% off at the InClassica International Music Festival at Dubai Opera
The 14th InClassica International Music Festival, organised by SAMIT Event Group, at Dubai Opera
The InClassica International Music Festival returns to Dubai Opera, offering two weeks of exceptional performances by world-class orchestras, soloists and conductors. This festival features the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, Franz Schubert Filharmonia (Spain) and celebrated soloists such as Maxim Vengerov (Monaco), Gil Shaham (USA) and María Dueñas (Spain) among many others. With a wide-ranging program spanning from Baroque to contemporary compositions, InClassica celebrates the diversity of classical music. This year’s edition also honors composer-in-residence Alexey Shor, marking his 55th birthday with a series of performances that showcase his unique musical style.
During the two weeks we have the honour of listning to the Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich, renowned for his extraordinary talent and musical maturity. The Swedish Business Council is happy to offer its members 20% discount to Daniel´s two concerts on the 12th and the 21th April, which is the Grand Finale.
Saturday, 12th April 2025
A Tale of Two Stars - Daniel Lozakovich
20% off - code: SBC20
Audiences in Dubai are in for a memorable evening on Saturday, 12th April 2025, as the 14th InClassica International Music Festival presents a concert held under the Patronage of the Embassy of Switzerland in the UAE & the Kingdom of Bahrain, which will be featuring two of the biggest names in the contemporary music world. Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich, an Exclusive Deutsche Grammophon Artist since the age of 15, will be joined on the stage of Dubai Opera by the Franz Schubert Filharmonia, conducted by none other than the living legend of the classical music world, Mikhail Pletnev. The evening opens with Alexey Shor’s "Phoenix Fantasy" for violin and symphony orchestra, a virtuosic composition that showcases the violin’s full range of expression. Following this, Lozakovich will perform Shor’s "Verdiana" for violin and orchestra, a tribute to Giuseppe Verdi that re-imagines his famous melodies in Samba, Bossa Nova, and Tango styles. After the interval, the concert will finish with Mikhail Pletnev’s 14 Mémoires Musicales, a profoundly intimate piece for orchestra inspired by Pletnev's personal life memories.
Program
Alexey Shor: "Phoenix Fantasy" for violin and symphony orchestra Alexey Shor: "Verdiana" for violin and symphony orchestra
Intermission
Mikhail Pletnev: 14 Mémoires Musicales
Monday, 21st April 2025
Grand Finale - Daniel Lozakovich, and Mikhail Pletnev
20% off - code: SBC20
InClassica International Music Festival, comes to a sensational close with a duo recital at Dubai Opera which will be held under the Patronage of the Embassy of Switzerland in the UAE & the Kingdom of Bahrain, and feature two of the brightest stars in contemporary classical music. Swedish violinist Daniel Lozakovich, renowned for his extraordinary talent and musical maturity, will join forces with the legendary Swiss pianist Mikhail Pletnev, whose remarkable career has earned him worldwide acclaim, for a performance like no other. The recital opens with Franz Schubert’s Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 137, No. 1 in D major, D.384, a graceful and lyrically charming piece highlighting the violin’s expressive capabilities, followed by Edvard Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor, Op. 45, a classical and romantic work filled with passion and dynamic contrasts. After the intermission, the duo will present Alexey Shor’s Violin Sonata, co-composed with Mikhail Pletnev, a fascinating fusion of the composer's two distinctive styles. The evening will conclude with César Franck’s Violin Sonata in A major, FWV 8, a piece which is deeply rooted in the romantic composer's native tradition, blending rich harmonic language with the Classical styles he greatly admired.
Program
Franz Schubert: Sonatina for Violin and Piano, Op. 137, No. 1 in D major, D.384 Edvard Grieg : Violin Sonata No.3 in C minor, Op. 45
Intermission
Alexey Shor/Mikhail Pletnev: Violin Sonata César Franck: Violin Sonata in A major, FWV 8