InClassica Festival at Dubai Opera

From April 6 to 21, 2025, Dubai Opera will host the 14th International Music Festival, InClassica. The festival is dedicated to the 55th anniversary of composer Alexey Shor, who will serve as the composer-in-residence.

Festival Program

• April 6, 8:00 PM – Festival opening featuring Spanish violinist María Dueñas and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by Sergey Smbatyan.

  • Overture to The Magic Flute – W.A. Mozart

  • Violin Concerto No. 2 Ghosts – A. Shor

  • Symphony No. 3 – L. van Beethoven

• April 8, 8:00 PM – Cellist Edgar Moreau with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by John Warner.

  • Egmont Overture – L. van Beethoven

  • Cello Concerto No. 3 – A. Shor

  • Symphony No. 4 – P.I. Tchaikovsky

• April 10, 8:00 PM – Violinist Maxim Vengerov and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by Lionel Bringuier.

  • Coriolan Overture – L. van Beethoven

  • Violin Concerto No. 6 Carpe Diem – A. Shor

  • Symphony No. 40 – W.A. Mozart

• April 12, 8:00 PM – Violinist Daniel Lozakovich and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by Mikhail Pletnev.

  • Phoenix Fantasy and Verdiana for violin and orchestra – A. Shor

  • 14 Musical Memories – M. Pletnev

• April 14, 8:00 PM – Violinist Gil Shaham and the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by Thomas Grau.

  • Overture to The Marriage of Figaro – W.A. Mozart

  • Violin Concerto No. 4 – A. Shor

  • Symphony No. 4 Italian – F. Mendelssohn

• April 16, 8:00 PM – Gil Shaham returns to perform with the Franz Schubert Filharmonia orchestra conducted by Sergey Smbatyan.

  • Violin Concerto No. 1 Seascapes and San Elmo Barcarolle – A. Shor

  • Symphony No. 1 – J. Brahms

• April 17, 8:00 PM – Cellist Gautier Capuçon and the Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Andrea Battistoni will present the program The Enchanting Cello.

• April 20, 8:00 PM – Pianist Denis Kozhukhin will give a solo concert Shining Recital.

• April 21, 8:00 PM – Festival closing concert featuring violinist Daniel Lozakovich and pianist Mikhail Pletnev.

  • Sonatas by F. Schubert, E. Grieg, A. Shor, and C. Franck

Festival Participants

Soloists:

• Maxim Vengerov (violin)

• Daniel Lozakovich (violin)

• Gil Shaham (violin)

• Edgar Moreau (cello)

• Gautier Capuçon (cello)

• Denis Kozhukhin (piano)

Orchestras:

• Franz Schubert Filharmonia

• Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Conductors:

• Sergey Smbatyan

• John Warner

• Lionel Bringuier

• Mikhail Pletnev

• Thomas Grau

• Andrea Battistoni