Date:01/09/2007 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2007/09/01/stories/2007090161331100.htm

Karnataka - Bangalore

Symphony Orchestra on September 9

Staff Reporter

BANGALORE: The Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI)will perform at the city’s J.N. Tata Auditorium on September 9.

The programme will start with two short pieces: Sarasate’s Navarra (Spanish Dance) and Massenet’s Meditation.

This will be followed by Prokofiev’s “Classical Symphony” and Weber’s “Clarinet Concerto No. 2.” Post interval, the orchestra will move on to Mozart’s “Symphony No. 41 (Jupiter).” This last piece will be performed as a tribute to the late Dr. Jamshed Bhabha, creator of the National Centre for the Performing Arts and benefactor of the SOI.

Michael Collins, a renowned clarinettist, will play the instrument for the Weber Concerto. He had recently won the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Instrumentalist of Year Award.

The orchestra is to be conducted by Marat Bisengaliev, known for his mastery over the violin and art as a conductor. Donor passes for the orchestra can be bought at the Taj Residency. The concert will begin at 7 p.m. sharp.