Classical night

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  Programme

  • Alison Balsom: Trumpet
  • The ORCPACA Orchestra
  • Philippe Bender: Conductor
  • Behzod Abduraimov: Piano
  • Mari Samuelsen: Violin
  • Hâkon Samuelsen: Cello

  
  

  Joseph Haydn
  Trumpet Concerto in E flat major
  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
  Symphonie No.35 in D major K.385 “Haffner”

  ***INTERVAL***

  Camille Saint-Saens
  Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor, Opus 22
  Johannes Brahms
  Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, Opus 102
  Astor Piazzolla
  Libertango arranged by Julian Milone and Alison Balsom

  

  Alison Balsom

  Emi Classics, Harrison Parrott, UK
  Recently crowned ‘Female Artist of the Year’ for the second time at the Classic BRITs, Alison Balsom has cemented an international reputation as one of classical music’s great ambassadors and is ranked among the most distinctive and ground-breaking musicians on the international circuit today. Balsom has also been honoured with numerous awards by Classic FM, Gramophone and ECHO Klassik.

  

  Behzod Abduraimov

  Decca Universal, Harrison Parrott, UK
  Behzod Abduraimov was born in Tashkent in 1990 and began to play the piano at the age of five. At the age of 18, Behzod achieved a sensational victory in the 2009 London International Piano Competition, winning first prize with his thrilling performance of Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No. 3.

  

  Mari and Hakon Samuelsen

  Harrison Parrott, UK
  The remarkable rise of Norwegian siblings Mari (violin, 26) and Håkon (cello, 29) Samuelsen is the result of their artistry and enterprise. "A Christmas Concert" from Norway, showcases their musicianship alongside the five-time Grammy-nominated Trondheim Soloists and a host of international talent.

  

  Philippe Bender

  ORCPACA, France
  He was born to Besançon where he began his musical studies before going on the Paris Conservatoire where he won in 1959 three first prizes. On leaving the Paris Conservatoire he studied at the Höchschule für Musik of Fribourg en Brisgau and then at the Julliard Music School in New York, from which he graduated with a music degree. As a concert flautist he was a prize-winner at the international music competitions of Geneva, Munich and Montreux.

  Support by : Le Ministère de la Culture, La Ville de Cannes, le Casino Croisette, la Région Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur et le Conseil Général des Alpes-Maritimes.

  

  Orchestre regional de Cannes PACA

  The orchestra, led by Philippe Bender, has achieved a level of artistic prowess which rivals other similar institutions in the international arena, such as the English Chamber Orchestra, the Paris Orchestral Ensemble, the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra...
  In 2005, The Victoires de la Musique Classique awarded Philippe Bender and the Orchestra a Victoire d’honneur for all their work together.

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