TUESDAY 16 FEBRUARYTHURSDAY 18 FEBRUARYAT 8:30 p.m.

OPENING CONCERTSmetana Richard III Symphonic poem op.11

Mendelssohn MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM,

incidental music

Fiona Hymns, sopranoSophie Goldrick, mezzo sopranoAntonine University Choir - Women SectionToufic Maatouk, o.a.m. assistant directorAl Bustan Festival OrchestraGianluca Marcianò, conductor

You certainly know this famous music inspired by Shakespeare.

Fiona Hymns

Sophie Goldrick

FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARYAT 5:00 p.m.A.U.B.

FESTIVAL LECTURE: SHAKESPEARE & MUSIC

Prof. Julie Sanders, lecturerPro-Vice-ChancellorFaculy of Humanities and Social SciencesNewcastle University

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FRIDAY 19 FEBRUARYAT 8:30 p.m.

REFINED SONATAS

Lily Maisky, pianoAlissa Margulis, violin

Schumann intermezzo from FAE SonataBrahms sonata for violin and piano n.3 in D minorBrahms scherzo from the FAE Sonata op.4

Two outstanding performers with great character

Lily Maisky Alissa Margulis

SUNDAY 21 FEBRUARYTUESDAY 23 FEBRUARYAT 8:30 p.m.OTELLO VERSUS OTELLO

Otello Rossini: Hye-Youn Lee (Desdemona)Sophie Goldrick (Emilia)Ji Min Park (Otello)Sergey Romanovsky (Roderigo)Bechara Moufarej (Iago)

Al Bustan Festival OrchestraGianluca Marcianò, conductor

Sophie Goldrick Ji Min Park

Bechara MoufarejSergey Romanovsky

Hye-Youn Lee

OTELLO VERSUS OTELLO

Otello Verdi: Valeria Sepe (Desdemona)Sophie Goldrick (Emilia)Kristian Benedikt (Otello)Nikoloz Lagvilava (Iago)Al Bustan Festival OrchestraGianluca Marcianò, conductor

A rare opportunity to hear in one concert the two different Ottelos, written 70 years apart

Valeria Sepe

Kristian Benedikt

Sophie Goldrick

Nikoloz Lagvilava

Assembly Hall, A.U.B.MOZULUART

MONDAY 22 FEBRUARYAT 8:30 p.m.

From Vienna, the classical and steady pace of an Austrian piano and a string quartetand from Zimbabwe, the free spirit of South African traditional singing, both in aperfect and homogeneous fusion. This concert is a gift from the Al Bustan Festival to the A.U.B. for its 150th anniversary.

AUSTRIAN EMBASSY BEIRUT

THURSDAY 25 FEBRUARYAT 8.30 p.m. Saint Joseph Jesuit ChurchROMEO AND JULIET

Irina Makarova, mezzo sopranoSergey Romanovsky, tenorGianluca Buratto, bassAntonine University Choir Al Bustan Festival OrchestraToufic Maatouk, o.a.m., assistant directorGianluca Marcianò, conductor

The greatest love story told by three great composers. Romeo and Juliet of Gounod, Berlioz and Prokofiev.

Irina Makarova

Sergey Romanovsky

Gianluca Buratto

DO YOU NOH SHAKESPEARE?

KING LEAR DREAMING

MONDAY 29 FEBRUARYAT 8:30 p.m.

Japanese Noh Theatre: Naohiko Umewaka, director / actor Eric Ferrand-N'Kaoua, piano Soraya Umewaka, actorNaotomo Umewaka, actor Anne-Marie Salameh, narrator

The chances of having a Japanese Noh theater production in Lebanon is an event in itself, but when this is a Naohiko Umewaka production, then this is the theatre event of the year. With roots going back to 700 years, Noh is one of Japan’s major classical musical drama and it is the oldest major theatre still regularly performing today.

TUESDAY MARCH 1AT 8.30 p.m.

From Baroque to Romantic, two great musicians at their best. This is Alexandra Soumm’s second appearance in the festival.

Alexandra Soumm Victor Julien-Laferrière

Alexandra Soumm, violin Victor Julien-Laferriere, celloGeorgian Philharmonic StringsGianluca Marcianò, conductor

Mendelssohn violin concerto in D minorHaydn cello concerto; Vivaldi double concertoPurcel The Fairy Queen, Orchestral suite

CELLO AND VIOLIN ROMANCE

Press illustration of Act3 of 'Roméo et Juliette' by Gounod 1867

JAZZ - Shakespeare Songs Trio

WEDNESDAY MARCH 2 AT 8:30 p.m.Crystal Garden

How would Elizabethan English sound with a Jazz melody carrying it? Well you’d be surprised! Top Jazz musicians working the lyrics of the master of the English literature is not something you will be able to see anywhere.

Andy Sheppard, saxophone tenor and soprano Guillaume de Chassy, pianoChristophe Marguet, drumsDelphine Lauson, narrator

THURSDAY MARCH 3 AT 8:30 p.m.

Rony Barrak, the great percussionnist in a Surprise Concert with other soloists and the Georgian Philharmonic Strings.

SURPRISE CONCERT

ArteMandoline

IL GIARDINO DELLE DELIZIE

FRIDAY 4 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

This group has an impressive career over the past 15 years. The superb acousticof this location will amplify the magic of these baroque instruments: mandolins, guitar, mandola, mandolone, lute and harpsichord, giving them their true full credit.

Sursock Museum Auditorium

SATURDAY 5 MARCH AT 8.30 p.m.

Renaud Capuçon, violin/conductor Georgian Philharmonic Strings

Bach’s two violin concertos played and conducted by one of the most distinguished violinists of our time.

THE VIOLIN STAR

Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo sopranoDavid Aladashvili, piano

Songs of Rachmaninov, Duparc, Fauré, Manuel de Falla and Taktakshvili

SUNDAY 6 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

THE POWER OF A VOICE

Anita Rachvelishvili, mezzo sopranoMario Stefano Pietrodarchi, bandoneonDavid Shamanauri, trumpetGeorgian Philharmonic StringsNikoloz Rachveli, piano / conductorMassenet, Bizet, Piazzolla, Gershwin, Sondheim

MONDAY 7 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.ANITA AND FRIENDS

This is a chance to witness the undisputed talent of Yury Revich. A virtuoso on the violin as well as on the conductor’s pedestal, Yury Revich and the Georgian Philharmonic Strings will celebrate the seasons, each in his own way, in Venice and in Buenos Aires…

Georgian Philharmonic StringsYury Revich, violin/conductorVivaldi, The Four Seasons; Piazzolla, The Four Seasons of Buenos Aires

WEDNESDAY 9 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

THURSDAY 10 MARCH AT 8.30 p.m.

Giovanni Sollima, cello Monika Leskovar, cello

This is a rare chance to listen to a cello duo.Mar Sassine Church has the perfect acoustic condition which will amplify the harmony of the well known Giovanni Sollima and his wife Monika Leskovar

Mar Sassine Church, Beyt Meri

State Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOASergey Smbatyan, conductorTom and Jerry – Introduction; Madagascar; Mulan; Beauty and the Beast;

Toy Story; Pocahontas – Piano Solo; Aladdin; Kung Fu Panda; The Pink Panther;

Cinderella; Lion King…

SUNDAY 13 MARCHAT 4:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.

CARTOON CONCERT

This concert will be remembered by everyone. Conductor Sergey Smbatyan will lead the Orchestra in a joyous concert, playing the music of the most famous cartoons and animation movies which will be projected on a screen.

Mireille Maalouf, actorRifaat Torbey, actorJalal Khoury, director

MONDAY 14 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

SHAKESPEARE IN ARABIC

Edgar Moreau, celloState Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOASergey Smbatyan, conductorProkofiev, Sinfonia ConcertanteMoussorgsky, Pictures of an exhibition

TUESDAY 15 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

One of the most awaited concerts of this year’s edition; Moreau & Smbatyan. It’s also the Russian night of the Festival, playing two masterpieces of Proko�ev and Moussorgsky.

A THRILLING CONCERT

Alexei Volodin, piano

Prokofiev, Romeo and Juliet: Ten Pieces for Piano, Op.75; Mendelssohn arr.

Rachmaninov, Scherzo from "A Midsummer Night’s Dream" Medtner, From Four Tales, Op.35: No. 4 in C-sharp minor: Based on King Lear: "Blow, winds, and crack your cheeks”; Rachmaninov, Sonata for Piano No. 1, Op. 28

WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH AT 8:30 p.m.

Shakespeare has inspired the great composers. The world renowned pianist Alexei Volodin is de�nitely the best to interpret Shakespeare’s in�uence on Russian composers.

Leticia Moreno, violinState Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOAGianluca Marcianò, conductor

Berlioz, King Lear overture; Wieniawski, Violin Concerto No.2Elgar, Falstaff Symphonic study in C minor Op. 68

THURSDAY 17 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

This very fair and �ery Spaniard violinist means business: She and her Pietro Guarneri violin have been featured in the most prestigious festivals worldwide. She was a pupil of the all time Master Mstislav Rostropovich. During the course of this concert, Moreno will perform Wieniawski’s 2nd violin concerto, a demanding and captivating piece.

THE SOUND OF A GUARNERI

SATURDAY 19 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

Gloria Campaner, pianoState Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOAGianluca Marcianò, conductor

Beethoven, Coriolan OvertureBeethoven, piano Concerto No.5 “Emperor”; Beethoven, Symphony No.5

ONLY BEETHOVEN

Only Beethoven at his best. One of the most acclaimed pianists of her generation, Gloria Campaner is a charismatic and mesmerizing pianist, especially when interpreting Beethoven’s Emperor.

SUNDAY 20 MARCHAT 8:30 p.m.

Anna Kasyan, sopranoState Youth Orchestra of Armenia, SYOAGianluca Marcianò, conductor

Tchaikovsky, Hamlet Fantasy; Tchaikovsky, Romeo and Juliet fantasy overtureBellini, Capuleti e Montechi overtureArias: Gounod, Romeo and Juliette

To end on a high note there will be a wide selection of beautiful melodies inspiredby Shakespeare. It is a gala where you will run into, Hamlet, Juliet, Romeo, etc...

GRAND FINALE

Gianluca Marcianò, Music Director of Al Bustan Festival

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Tuesday 23 Otello versus Otello USD 66 / LBP 99’000

Saturday 5 Renaud Capuçon, Georgian Philh. Strings USD 66 / LBP 99’000

Sunday 13 SYOA, S. Smbatyan USD 66 / LBP 99’000

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Tue. 16

PERFORMANCE VENUE PRICE

MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAMUSD 120 / 90 / 60LBP 180,000 / 135,000 / 90,000

Thu. 18 MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

Fri. 19 L. Maisky, piano; A. Margulis, violinUSD 90 / 60 / 40LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000

Sun. 21Tue. 23

OTELLO ROSSINI versusOTELLO VERDI

USD 120 / 90 / 60 / 45LBP 180,000 / 135,000 / 90,000 / 67,500

Mon. 22 MOZULUARTASSEMBLY HALL, AUB FREE ENTRANCE

Thu. 25 ROMEO AND JULIET

Mon. 29

MARCH

DO YOU NOH SHAKESPEARE? KING LEAR DREAMING

USD 90 / 60 / 40LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000

Tue. 1A. Soumm, violin; V. Julien-Laferrière, cello; Georgian Phil. Strings; G. Marcianò, cond.

USD 90 / 60 / 40LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000

Wed. 2 SHAKESPEARE SONGS TRIO USD 45LBP 67,500

Thu 3USD 90 / 60 / 40LBP 135,000 / 90,000 / 60,000

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SAINT JOSEPH CHURCH

CRYSTAL GARDEN

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ARTEMANDOLINE SURSOCK MUSEUM

Rony Barrak in a Surprise concert

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A. Rachvelishvili, mezzo soprano; D. Aladashvili, piano

R. Capuçon, violin/conductor; Georgian Phil. Strings

Mon. 7 A. Rachvelishveli and her friends

Mon. 14 Shakespeare in Arabic

Wed. 9Yury Revich, violin/conductor; Georgian Phil. Strings

Thu. 10 G. Sollima, cello & M. Leskovar, cello

Sun. 13CARTOON CONCERT* at 4:00 p.m. & 8:30 p.m.SYOA; S. Smbatyan, cond.

MAR SASSINE CHURCH

Tue. 15 E. Moreau, cello; SYOA; S. Smbatyan, cond.

Wed. 16 A. Volodin, piano

Thu. 17 L. Moreno, violin; SYOA; G. Marcianò, cond.

Sat. 19 G. Campaner, piano; SYOA ; G. Marcianò, cond.

Sun. 20 A. Kasyan, soprano; SYOA; G. Marcianò, cond.

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