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A Matter of Life and Death
A Matter of Life and Death
"Rossen Milanov is a conductor
who has already achieved a great deal in his career and for
whom I predict a great future."
[Philadelphia Orchestra
Music Director Christoph Eschenbach]
The final concert
in the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Vero Series on
Thursday 14 September takes the audience on a journey
through the music of love, lust, death and the
supernatural.
Under the baton of maestro Rossen
Milanov, memorable works such as Strauss's Don Juan,
Sibelius's Valse Triste, Wagner's Liebestod from Tristan und
Isolde, Saint-Saëns' Bacchanale from Samson et Dalila, and
Dukas' The Sorcerer's Apprentice feature in an evening of
great classics full of passion and darkness. The evening
will be enlightened by the mana of New Zealand actor George
Henare, who will host the concert and lead the audience on a
journey through the grand passions and macabre visions of
the great composers.
Described by the Chicago Tribune
as one who "bears watching by anyone who cares about the
future of music", Rossen Milanov is Associate Conductor of
the Philadelphia Orchestra and, in his native city of Sofia,
Chief Conductor of the Bulgarian National Radio Orchestra.
Additionally, he is Music Director of both the New Symphony
Orchestra in Bulgaria and the Haddonfield Symphony in New
Jersey - of the latter he has shaped the ensemble to become
one of the premier training orchestras for young musicians,
drawing its members from prominent conservatories including
Curtis, Juilliard, Peabody and the Manhattan School of
Music.
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra Vero Series - A Matter of Life and Death
Thursday 14 September - 8pm, Aotea Centre THE EDGE®
tickets: Adults $25-$55; concessions available (booking fee may apply)
Bookings:
phone the Ticketek Orchestra Hotline on (09) 307 5139 or
visit www.ticketek.co.nz
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra receives major funding from Creative New Zealand and major grants from Auckland City and the ASB Community Trust.
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