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Saturday 28 August 1999 9.00 p.m.  (A Pre Season�s Concert) L. v. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F-major op. 68 Symphony No. 7 in A-major op. 92 Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi Price Category C Maestro Elsaedi known for his successful and genuine presentation of Beethoven symphonies is conducting two of the most beautiful and colorful symphonies.

Saturday 18 September 1999 9.00 p.m. Hommage á Richard Strauss on the occasion of his 50th death anniversary R. Strauss: Festliches Praeludium op. 61 "Don Quixote" Fantastic Variations on a Theme of a noble character op. 35 Four Last Songs for Soprano and Orchestra Don Juan Symphonic Poém op. 20 Soloists:      Alexander Kniazev, Cello      Iman Mustafa, Soprano Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi Price Category C The great German composer ( 1864 - 1949 ) enjoyed big success as a symphonic and opera composer. He is a master of the symphonic poem who remained faithful to the late romantic traditions. Alexander Kniazev Winner of the 1st prize in the International Competition in Vilnius and the 1st prize of the Chamber Music International Competition in Trapani in Italy. His concert activity led him to countries all over Europe, Russia, USA, Asia, South America and South Africa. He played as a soloist with diverse European orchestras and will perform as a soloist with the Cairo Symphony Orchestra for the first time. Iman Mustafa The Egyptian soprano Iman Mustafa received her first prize in 1981 for Oriental and Opera Singing. In the following years she represented Egypt in several international competitions. She regularly appears in the Cairo Opera House beside other opera houses in Italy, France and Egypt giving solo recitals or performing opera roles.   Saturday 25 September 1999 9.00 p.m. J. Brahms: Haydn Variations op. 56 a F. Chopin: Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E-minor op. 11 P.I. Tchaikovsky: "Manfred" Symphony op. 58 Soloist: Mario Galeani, Piano Conductor: Ahmed Elsaedi Price Category C Mario Galeani The famous Italian pianist Mario Galeani completed his piano studies under Prof. Aldo Ciccolini at the Florence Conservatory. In the last years Mr. Galeani undertook tours in Germany, Spain, Japan and Mexico. Several of his concerts have been recorded by international TV stations. He is the Artistic Director of the Catani Chamber Orchestra and the founder of the �Naxos Musica� chamber music festival.

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