Abu Dhabi Festival | 2010

Under the Patronage of His Highness General Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan,
Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Deputy Supreme Commander of the UAE Armed Forces.

In March, the curtain rises on the 7th edition of Abu Dhabi’s foremost celebration of art and culture. It will bring together the greatest musicians, performers and artists from both the East and West in the heart of the United Arab Emirates.
For Full program check bellow

The Full Program

Saturday 20th March 2010
Opening Gala: Chopin Bicentennial Celebration
Presented in association with the Ludwig Van Beethoven Easter Festival
National Polish Radio Symphony Orchestra Krzysztof Penderecki, Conductor Krzysztof Jablonski, Piano
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Tuesday 23rd March 2010
Sound of Music
Salzburg Marionette Theatre
Time: 7pm Venue: Abu Dhabi Theatre

Thursday 25th March and Friday 26th March 2010
La Bohème
The Puccini Festival Opera
Alberto Veronesi, Conductor
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Sunday 28th March 2010
Chopin Bicentennial Celebration
Nobuyuki Tsujii, Piano Recital
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Ballroom

Tuesday 30th March 2010
Night at the Ballet
A unique independent performance created by Maxim Beloserkovsky and Irina Dvorovenko, principal dancers from the American Ballet Theatre, bringing together a unique collaboration with principal dancers

Wednesday 31st March 2010
Pictures Reframed
Leif Ove Andsnes, Piano
Robin Rhode, Visual Artist
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Thursday 1st April 2010
Chopin Bicentennial Celebration
Yundi Li, Piano Recital
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Ballroom

Sunday 4th April 2010
Oud Horizons - Concert for Humanity
Naseer Shamma, Oud
Egyptian Philharmonic Society Orchestra
Maestro Ahmed El-Saeidy, Conductor
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Monday 5th April 2010
Wynton Marsalis Concert
Trumpeter, composer and the father of 21st-century jazz makes his first appearance in the Arab world.
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Tuesday 6th April 2010
London Symphony Orchestra
Kristjan Järvi, Conductor
Wayne Marshall, Piano
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Wednesday 7th April 2010
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Colin Davis, Conductor
Arabella Steinbacher, Violin
Time: 8pm Venue: Emirates Palace Auditorium

Tickets Info
Online www.TimeOutTickets.com
Stores:
Emirates Palace: From 12noon to 6pm (non-concert days) and until 9.30pm (concert days).
Virgin Megastores: Abu Dhabi Mall and Emirates Mall
By Phone: +971 2 6778432