2024-02-02 16:20:37
Abu Dhabi (Etihad)
The Abu Dhabi Festival hosted a special evening for cello and piano, held in the Blue Room at the NYU Abu Dhabi Arts Center, bringing together the famous cellist Pablo Ferrandez and pianist Luis del Valle.
Pablo Ferrández, described as “the new genius of the cello”, astonished the audience with his captivating performance, accompanied by his partner, pianist Luis de Valle. The evening began with a diverse program of seven popular songs by the famous Spanish composer Manuel de Valla, leading to the most powerful emotional rhythms with Beethoven’s Sonata No. 3 for cello and piano, Rachmaninov’s “Sing”, and Franck’s Sonata in the key of A Major.
The audience enjoyed the state of harmony between the two partners, and the extent of the exceptional ingenuity and difficulty of the pieces they presented, which added an atmosphere of magic and awe in the Blue Hall, and the audience applauded for a long time for the exceptional pieces presented by the duo.
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Part of the evening
Hoda Ibrahim Al-Khamis, founder of the Abu Dhabi Group for Culture and Arts, founder and artistic director of the Abu Dhabi Festival, said: “The Abu Dhabi Festival presents a performance, the first in the Arab world, by Pablo Ferrandez, the exclusive Sony artist dubbed the new genius of the cello, and winner of the International Tchaikovsky Prize, accompanied on the piano by Luis Del Valle, winner of the International Music Prize from the German Broadcasting Corporation, in a captivating program that includes sonatas and timeless pieces by Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Franck, in addition to masterpieces by the famous Spanish composer Manuel de Falla.
Al Khamis continued, “We renew our deep-rooted commitment to presenting masterpieces of international works, including exclusive commissions and co-productions, on Abu Dhabi theatres, as the show restores the legacy of world classical music and popular heritage from Spain at the beginning of the last century, stressing the importance of the role and status of the Abu Dhabi Festival in the region and the world as an ancient cultural celebration that contributes to “In consolidating Abu Dhabi’s position as a capital of the arts and a global city of music.”
While this exceptional musical event embodies the festival’s commitment to presenting international talent and promoting the arts within the vibrant cultural community in Abu Dhabi and the United Arab Emirates, so that the Abu Dhabi Festival remains at the forefront of events that promote cultural exchange and artistic excellence in the region and the world, and confirms its position as a cultural event that presents artists on its stage. global audience.
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