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19.30 Friday 28th May Perth Concert Hall
Perth 800 Concert
The Royal Scottish National Orchestra With Barbara Bonney (soprano) Conducted by Sir Andrew Davis
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Mozart Haydn Schubert Lehár J Strauss Jr Grieg
Mendelssohn
Overture to The Marriage of Figaro, K.492 Berenice che fai? (Scena di Berenice), Hob XXIVa:10 Incidental music from Rosamunde, D.797 Vilja Lied from The Merry Widow Emperor Waltzes, Op. 437 Four Songs Fra Monte Pincio, Op. 39 No. 1 Solveig’s Song from Peer Gynt En Svane, Op. 25 No. 2 Våren, Op. 33 No. 2 Symphony No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 56, ‘Scottish’
Sir Andrew Davis has served as Music Director and Principal Conductor of Lyric Opera of Chicago since 2000. Maestro Davis is the Conductor Laureate of the Toronto Symphony, the Conductor Laureate of the BBC Symphony Orchestra and the former Music Director of the Glyndebourne Festival Opera. Born in 1944 in Hertfordshire, England, Maestro Davis studied at King’s College, Cambridge, where he was an organ scholar before taking up the baton. His diverse repertoire ranges from baroque to contemporary and his vast conducting credits span the symphonic, operatic and choral worlds. In addition to the core symphonic and operatic composers, he is a great proponent of twentieth-century works including those by Janáček, Messiaen, Boulez, Elgar, Tippett and Britten. The Royal Scottish National Orchestra is one of Europe’s leading symphony orchestras. Formed in 1891 as the Scottish Orchestra, the company became the Scottish National Orchestra in 1950, and was awarded Royal Patronage in 1991. Throughout its proud history, the Orchestra has played an important part in Scotland’s musical life, including performing at the opening ceremony of the Scottish Parliament building in 2004. Many renowned conductors have contributed to its success, including Walter Susskind, Sir Alexander Gibson, Bryden Thomson, Conductor Laureate Neeme Järvi, Conductor Emeritus Walter Weller and Conductor Emeritus Alexander Lazarev. Sponsored by
Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th May
Perth Art Trail – Art on the River American-born Barbara Bonney is one of the world's most accomplished lyric sopranos. She has said “I am so happy and honoured to be taking part in the celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Perth and the land of golf - my other great passion.”
Tay Street, Perth Saturday 29th May 10.00 – 17.00 Sunday 30th May 11.00 – 16.00 A visit to Perth’s scenic Tay Street will reveal a busy art and craft exhibition with stalls of paintings, drawings, original prints and an interesting selection of crafts. All are set against the stunning backdrop of the River Tay.
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The Festival is staging this stunning concert to mark Perth 800, which is a year-long programme of events to celebrate the 800th anniversary of the granting of the Royal Burgh Charter to Perth by King William the Lion of Scotland in 1210.
23 She now leads the field in her chosen repertory of roles by Mozart and Richard Strauss and is increasingly recognised as one of the finest Lieder and concert performers of her generation. Barbara Bonney sings with the world's leading opera companies and her interpretations of Sophie in Der Rosenkavalier under Sir Georg Solti and Carlos Kleiber have both been released on video, as has her performance in the role of Pamina (Die Zauberflöte) from La Scala, Milan. She is also a regular guest with the Vienna State Opera, the Metropolitan Opera in New York, The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, and in Munich, Hamburg and Geneva.