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Children’s Concerts in Alexandria
( Two Concerts at Great Hall A.C.C. )



The Cairo Symphony Orchestra continues its tradition of offering
the Alexandrian school children the opportunity to experience live
performances of classical music. For this purpose we have chosen
a combination of works composed especially for the young listener
and other works which can have an appeal to them.


I


Monday 8 November 1999 11.00 a.m.
B. Britten: The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra
N. Rimsky-Korsakov: Sheherezade, Symphonic Suite op. 35
Narrator: to be announced
Conductor: Piotr Wijatkowski
Price Category G

Piotr Wijatkowski Piotr Wijatkowski
The Polish conductor Piotr Wijatkowski studied conducting
in Warsaw and Vienna. Since 1992 he is the conductor of the
Lublin State Philharmonic with which he toured Sweden,
Germany and Holland. His CD recordings include works
of Musorgsky, Ravel and Tchaikovsky.


II


Monday 15 November 1999 11.00 a.m.
S. Prokofiev: "A Summer Day" Suite for Children op. 65b
L. Mozart: Toy Symphony
G. Bizet: "L'Arlesienne" Grande Suite No. 1 and 2
Conductor: Amin Guven Yaslicam
Price Category G

Emin Guven Yaslicam Emin Guven Yaslicam
Emin Guven Yaslicam started his musical career with studying
orchestral conduction and composition. Later on he specialized
in conducting. In 1983 he was chosen as the most successful
conductor of the year. He is the founder of several musical
institutions and jury member in various competitions. He used
to perform in many international music festival. One of his main
intentions is to introduce young musicians to the scene and to
bring the works of Turkish composers to a broader international
audience.


Contact:
Cairo Symphony Orchestra
Cairo Opera House, Gezira
Postal Code 11211
Cairo - Egypt
P.O. Box 11567 El Borg
Tel: (+202) 3398157 / 3414957
Fax: (+202) 3398186 / 3398089
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