Virtuosi in Concert
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Virtuosi in Concert, sponsored by People’s Bank, will be presented on March 15 at the Ladies’ College Hall, Colombo at 7.30pm.
Colombo music lovers will be in for a special treat when internationally renowned musicians Shani Diluka, Gabriel Le Magadure and Valentin Erben join the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka, to perform Beethoven’s Triple Concerto.
ARTE extols Shani’s skills as “Shani Diluka, her brilliant personality, and her capability of squeezing out the music to its last essence, is rare and beautiful”. Shani, who has many internationally acclaimed recordings and who has played with major orchestras and legendary conductors in many countries, will be performing with the SOSL for the first time.
Ebène Quartet violinist Gabriel Le Magadure is widely recognized by international critics as an outstanding musician full of sensitivity, with a warm, deep sound and an exceptional capacity to listen.
Valentin Erben, an Austrian Cellist, was a former member of the prestigious Lucern Festival Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado. He was also the co-founder of the international string quartet, Alban Berg Quartet, which performed for almost 40 years.
Conducted by Japanese conductor Keiko Kobashi, who has thrilled Sri Lankan audiences with her energetic and dynamic conducting, the programme will include Rossini’s Overture to the Barber of Seville and Malcolm Arnold’s Inn of the Sixth Happiness.
Don’t miss out on this memorable experience of hearing four outstanding foreign musicians perform with the Symphony Orchestra of Sri Lanka.
Tickets and Box plan are online at www.tickets.lk or in person at 85/10 Jawatta Gardens, Col 5, Abans Showrooms Colpetty, Yamaha Music Center, Sarasavi Bookshop Nugegoda and Maharagama.