The Abu Dhabi Festival is held annually in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The theme country for the 2025 Abu Dhabi Festival is "Japan," and it has been decided that New Japan Philharmonic conducted by Yutaka Sado will perform at the opening performance. This will be the first overseas performance by the combination of Music Director Yutaka Sado and New Japan Philharmonic.
Conductor: Yutaka Sado (Music Director New Japan Philharmonic) Piano: Kyohei Sorita Tenor: Jonathan Tetelman
Date and time: February 7, 2025 (Friday) 20:00~ / February 8, 2025 (Saturday) 20:00~
Venue: Emirates Palace Hall, Abu Dhabi (United Arab Emirates)
Program
February 7
- Puccini: "What a Beautiful Woman" from the opera "Manon Lescaut" (tenor: Jonathan Tetelman)
- Puccini: Prelude to the first act from the opera "The Elves Villi"
- Puccini: "Those Happy Days" from the opera "The Elves Villi" (Tenor: Jonathan Tetelman)
- "Nessun Dorma" from the opera "Turandot" (tenor: Jonathan Tetelman)
- ラフマニノフ：ピアノ協奏曲第2番（ピアノ：反田恭平）
- Dvorak: Symphony No. 9 "From the New World"
February 8
- Akutagawa Yasushi: Triptych for Strings
- Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 (piano: Kyohei Sorita)
- Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5
Ticket purchase
Purchase your tickets via the Abu Dhabi Festival 2025 website.
*Tickets will not be sold by New Japan Philharmonic.
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