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April, 2010                Conductor: Cristoph Rehli

Commemorates the 200th birth anniversary of Robert Schumann

L.Van  Beethoven            : Overture to the Ballet "The Creatures of Prometheus", Op. 43

Robert Schumann            : Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 54
                                Soloist: Yaron Kohlberg   

George Bizet                 : Symphony in C Major
                                Allegro Vivace
                                                             Adagio
                                                             Allegro vivace
                                                             Allegro vivace

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February, 2010                Conductor: Hans-Jürgen Nagel

In Collaboration with Junge Philharmonie Brandenburg

Richard Wagner               : Prelude to the Opera "Master Singers of Nuremburg"

Karl Jenkins                   : The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace

Soloists    : Natasha Collaco    Soprano
             Rachel Gilmore     Mezzo-Soprano
             Charles Vincenti    Tenor
             Michael Rapke      Baritone
             Samar Uraizee       Treble

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November, 2009            Conductor: Joe Yamaji

With musicians from the The World Federation of Amateur Orchestras (WFAO)

CONCERT DEDICATED TO THE VICTIMS OF THE 26/11 TERRORIST ATTACK

Gabriel Fauré                : Pie Jesu from Requiem

Franz Schubert              : Ave Maris (Orchestrated byWilliam Ryden)

César Franck                : Panis Angelicus ( O Lord Most Holy)
                                     Soloist: Natasha Colaco

Tatsurou Mashiko            : Hanamizuki (Dogwood)

Hachidai Nakamura           : Namida wo Koeto ( Beyond The Tears)

Sakura-kai Chorus
Oboe Solo: Alex Beveren
Horn Solo: Shiro Miyata
Percussion: Hironori Hara

Peter I. Tchaikovsky          : Symphony No. 5 in E Minor, Op 64
                                        2nd Movement: Andante cantabile con alcuna licenza

Gioachino Rossini           : Overture "La Gazza Ladra" (The Thieving Magpie)

Wolfgang Mozart            : Concerto No. 24 for Piano and Orchestra, KV 491
                                        Soloist: Soully Chang

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August, 2009            Conductor: Johannes Steinwender

Leopold Mozart                    :Cassatio in G (Toy Symphony)

Sergei Rachmaninov                :Vocalise
                                     Soloist : Payal John

Camille Saint-Saens                    : "Wedding Cake" Caprice Op. 76 for Piano and Orchestra
                                     Soloist : Ayesha Gagrat

Songs from "The Sound of Music"  
presented through special arrangement with R & H Theatricals
 Music by Richard Rodgers, Lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, Book by Howard Lindsay & Russel Crouse. Suggested by “The Story of the Trapp Family Singers”.

Main Theme ; The Sound of Music; Interlude; Marie; My Favorite Things
I have Confidencs; Do-Re-Mi; Sixteen Going on Seventeen;The Lonely Goatherd;
Reprise Sond of Music; So Long, Farwell; Climb Ev'ry Mountain; Something Good;
                                                                        Edelweiss; Bows and Exit Music

Solist                                                        :PAYL JOHN (soprano)
                                   EDVARD MENDES (tenor)
                                   Fiona Dias-Miranda
                                   Ella Atai
                                   Sneha Sundaram
                                   RAYNAH BRAGANZA (alto)
                                   RANZELLE FERNANDes
                                   LENIN PINTO.

  Supported by a Children's Chorus of the Muktangan School

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April, 2009              Conductor: Brian Northcott

Gabriel Fauré            : Élégie for Cello and Orchestra, Op 24
(1824 - 1924                Solist: Dushyanthi Perera

David Popper            : Tarantelle for Cello and Orchestra, Op. 13
(1843 - 1013)                Solist: Dushyanthi Perera

Benjamin Britten         : THe Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra, OP 34
(1913 - 1976)                Theme and Variations A to M and Fugue

Edward Elgar            : Selectiond from Variations on an Original Theme for Orchestra ("Enigma"), Op36
(1857 - 1934)                  Variation 8 (Allegretto) "W.N."
                              Variation 9 (Adagio) "Nimrod"

Edvard Grieg            : Concerto in A Minor Op 16 for Piano and Orchestra
                            Solist: Soundarie David

 

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November, 2008              Conductor: Joe Yamaji

Firdauz H. J. Talerarkhan Memorial Concert

Beethoven: Oveture "Ruins of Athens"
Mozart: Concerto for Flute and Orchestra in D Major K314

Solist: Yanami Sakahashi

Sarasate: Malaguena for Violin

Solist: Hyangryo Ryu

Mendelssohn: Concerto for Violin in E Minor

Solist: Hyangryo Ryu

Toyama: Rhapsody for Orchestra (Indian Premier)

 

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September, 2008              Conductor: James Ham

Chabrier: Espana

 

Canio: Surdato nnamurato -- Voice, and Orchestra

Capua: O Sole Mio - Voice, and Orchestra

Solist: Prabhat Chandola

 

Hensal: Fantasia  Sobre un Choclo

Weill:  Zuhälterballade

Weill: Youkali

Rodriguez: Cumparsita Tango

Soloist: Lothar Hensal - BandoneÓn

      Hungarian Rhapsody - cello and orchestra

Soloist: Dushyanthi Perera

Santa Lucia - Voice, choir and Orchestra

 Funiculi Funicula Voice, choir and Orchestra

Solist: Prabhat Chandola

Piazzolla: Tanguedia

Piazzolla: Michelangelo 70

Piazzolla: Oblivion

Piazzolla: Libertango

 

Soloist: Lothar Hensal - BandoneÓn   

 

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April 2008             Conductor:  Philip Mackenzie

Auber Overture "The Crown Diamonds"

Beethoven Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Soloist : Shani Diluka

Mozart Adagio for Strings in C minor, K 546

Huan-zhi Spring Festival Overture from "Spring Festival Suite"

Handel "Zadok the Priest" Coronation Anthem No. 1

Verdi "Va’, Pensiero" – Chorus of the Hebrew Slaves from "Nabucco"

Verdi "Coro di Zingari" – Anvil Chorus from "Il Trovatore"

 

February, 2008            Conductor: Alaric Diniz

　A Fiesta of Light Classical Music

　Viennese Waltzes, Polkas, Broadway Hits, Show Music

 

November 2007             Conductor : Robin Green

Third Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 45 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Handel Arrival of the Queen of Sheba

Weber Concertino for Clarinet and Orchestra, Op. 26

Soloist : Alaric Diniz

Bridge "The Sea" Suite for Orchestra

Khachaturian Adagio from "Spartacus" (arr. David Stone)

Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Soloist : Asiya Koreponova

September 2007             Conductor:  Ernst Hötzl

Second Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 45 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Orff Selections from "Carmina Burana"

Lehar "Ballsirenen" Waltz from the Operetta "The Merry Widow"

Lehar Vilja’s Aria from the Operetta "The Merry Widow"

Johann Stauss II Tritsch-Tratsch Polka, Op. 214

Lehar Gold and Silver Waltz, Op.79

Delibes Flower Duet from the Opera "Lakmé"

Soloists : Lisa Smith Sherry Verghese)

Stolz Viennese Coffeehouse Waltz

Gershwin "Summertime" from the Musical "Porgy and Bess"

Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue for Piano and Orchestra

Soloist : Maiko Mori

March 22, 2007             Conductor : Joji Hattori

Elgar Serenade for Strings in E minor, Op. 20

Stamitz Flute Concerto in G major, Op. 29

Soloist : Renate Linortner

Haydn Cello Concerto No. 2 in D major

Soloist : Bernard Naoki Hedenborg

　

 

March 4, 2007             Conductor :Walter-Michael Vollhardt

First Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 45 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Beethoven Overture "Leonora" No. 3, Op. 72a

Puccini Un Bel Di Vedremo (One Fine Day) Butterfly’s aria from "Madam Butterfly"

Strauss Jr. Adele’s "Laughing Song from Die Flederrmaus (sung in English)

Puccini O Mio Babbini Caro (Oh, My Dearest Papa) Lauretta’s aria from Gianni Schicchi

Rossini Una Voce Poco Fa (A Voice Just Now) from "The Barber of Seville"

Soloist : Christine Matovich

Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E flat major

Soloist : Irina Chkourindina

Berlioz Hungarian (Rákóczy) March, Op. 24 from "The Damnation of Faust"

November 2006             Conductor :Jörg Zwicker

Handel Overture – Music For The Royal Fireworks

Fauré Élégie for ’Cello and Orchestra Op. 24

Soloist : Bernadette Köbele

Bruch "Kol Nidrei" – Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for ’Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Soloist : Bernadette Köbele

Suppé Overture – "Poet and Peasant"

Liszt Hungarian Fantasia for Piano and Orchestra

Soloist : Ernő Fehér

Falla Dance No. 1 from "La Vida Breve"

　September 2006              Conductor : David Murphy

Special Concert to jointly commemorate Mozart’s 250th Birth Anniversary and Schumann’s 150th Death Anniversry

Mozart Overture – "Don Giovanni"

Mozart Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 5in A major, KV 219

Soloist : Julia Barker

Schumann Konzertstück : Introduction and Allegro appassionato, Op. 92 for Piano and Orchestra

Soloist : Maiko Mori

Mozart Missa in C ("Coronation Mass"), KV 317 Kyrie – Gloria – Credo

Soloists : Natasha Collaco (Soprano) Sashikala Charles (Alto)

Patrick Coelho (Tenor) Gerry Coelho (Bass) Glenn Mascarenhas (Bass)

Franck Panis Angelicus ("O Lord Most Holy")

Soloists : Joseph Gomes Edward Mendes

Verdi Anvil Chorus ("Coro di Zingare") from "Il Trovatore"

　

March 2006             Conductor : Ksenia Jarko

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra

Soloist : Vladlen Ovanesiyants

Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite, Op. 71a

Rimsky-Korsakov Capriccio Espagnol, Op. 34

Borodin Polovetsian Dances from "Prince Igor"

　

November 2005             Conductor : Paul Peter Spiering

Nicolai Overture – The Merry Wives of Windsor

Saint-Saëns Concerto for Violin and Orchestra No. 3 in B minor, Op. 61

Soloist : Jeroen van der Wel

Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Khachaturian Adagio from "Spartacus"

　

September 2005              Conductor : Ernst Hötzl

An Evening of Viennese Music

Haydn "Kinder Symphonie" (Children’s Symphony) Hb II 47

Mozart Sinfonia Concertante in E flat major for Oboe, Clarinet, Horn Bassoon and Orchestra KV 279 Soloists : Louise Hayter (Oboe) Alaric Diniz (Clarinet)

Claire Gibb (Horn) Siona Crossdale (Bassoon)

Strauss Jr. Zigeunerbaron Ouvertüre (Gypsy Baron Overture)

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 6

Strauss Jr. Vergnugungszug (Pleasure Train Polka)

Stolz Spring Parade Overture (from the film Spring Parade)

Strauss Jr. An der Schönen blauen Donau Walzer (Blue Danube Waltz) Op 314

　

August 2005             Conductor : Timothy Murray

Vivaldi Concerto for 3 Violins, Strings and Cembalo in F major

Soloists : Zubin Behram-Kamdin Freddy Dinshaw Ruskin Menezes

Domazlicky Lied Ohne Worte (1st Performance in India)

Bridge Suite for String Orchestra

Elgar Serenade for String Orchestra, Op.20

Mendelssohn- Symphony No. 7 in D Major

Piazzolla "Oblivion" (arr.: Natalia Luis-Bassa)

Solo Violin : Zubin Behram-Kamdin

　

February 2005             Conductor : Christopher O’ Reilly

Mendelssohn- Overture Fingal’s Cave (The Hebrides), Op. 26

Rachmaninov Vocalise, Op. 34 no. 14

Schubert Symphony No. 3 in D major, D 200

Fauré Pavane, Op. 50

Saint-Saëns Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22

Soloist : Danny Driver

　

December 2004                                                               

Three performances of Verdi’s "La Traviata" at the Indo-Italian Festival 2004

A joint venture with the Bruno Maderna di Forli orchestra and Singers

 

November 2004             Conductor : Vishwanath Subbaraman

Beethoven Overture "Egmont", Op. 84 from the music to Goethe’s tragedy

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I "London"

Chopin Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11

Soloist : Maiko Mori

Bizet Carmen Suite No. 1

　

September 2004            Conductor : Ernst Hötzl

Strauss Jr. Overture "A Night in Venice"

Bruch "Kol Nidrei" – Adagio on Hebrew Melodies for ’Cello and Orchestra, Op. 47

Soloist : Alistair MacRae

Dvorák Slavonic Dance, Op. 46 No. 1

Brahms Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90

Wieniawski Violin Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op. 22

Soloist : Farhad Billimoria

　

July 2004            Conductor : Vahid Khadem-Missagh

Pachelbel Canon and Gigue for Three Violins and Bass

Mozart Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, KV 219

Soloist : Vahid Khadem-Missagh

Albinoni Adagio in G minor for Strings and Organ

Grieg Suite for Strings, Op. 40 "Holberg"

　

February 2004            Conductor : Celia Paige Vickery

Gluck Overture "Iphigenie in Aulis"

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36

Liadov Prelude (arr.: Celia Paige Vickery)

Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18

Soloist : Irina Chkourindina

 

November 2003            Conductor : Gregory Rose

Rossini Overture "Il Signor Bruschino"

Cherubini Sinfonia in D Major (1815)

Puccini "Messa di Gloria"

Soloists : Chul Young Hur (Tenor), Nise Meruno (Baritone)

　

Septemeber 2003            Conductor : Philip Mackenzie

Hérold Overture "Zampa"

Bruch Romanze for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 42

Soloist : Farhad Billimoria

Bizet L’Arlésienne – Suite No. 1

Saint-Saëns Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for Violin and Orchestra

Soloist : Farhad Billimoria

Haydn Symphony No. 94 in G Major "Surprise"

　

August 2003            Conductor : Coomi Wadia

Mozart "Ave Verum Corpus"

Bach J. S. Concerto in A minor for Flute and Strings

Soloist : Dilshad Posnock

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, K466

Soloist : Sorab Wadia

Beethoven "An die Freude" – Ode to Joy from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125

Soloists : Natasha Collaco (Soprano) Zarin Ghadialy-Hodiwala (Contralto)

Daniel Paul (Tenor) Martin Snell (Bass)

　

February 2003            Conductor : Jörg Zwicker

Elgar March No 1 "Pomp and Circumstance", Op. 39A

Tchaikowsky Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23

Soloist : Irina Chkourindina

Schubert Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, D 485

Liszt "Malédiction" for Piano and String Orchestra

Soloist : Irina Chkourindina

　

November 2002            Conductor : Tamas Csurgó

Fifth Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 40 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Bartók Roumanian Folk Dances for String Orchestra

Liszt Piano Concerto No.1 in E flat major

Soloist : Tünde Csoba

Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor, KV 550

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 1 in G minor

　

September 2002             Conductor : Ernst Hötzl

Fourth Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 40 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Mozart Overture : "The Marriage of Figaro"

Mozart Recitative and Aria : "Deh Vieni Non Tardar" from "The Marriage of Figaro"

Soloist : Aude-Priya Wacziarg (Soprano)

Mascagni Intermezzo from "Cavalleria Rusticana"

Puccini Aria : "O Mio Babbino Caro" from "Gianni Schicchi"

Musetta’s Waltz from "La Bohčme"

Soloist : Aude-Priya Wacziarg (Soprano)

Orff Selections from "Carmina Burana"

　

August 2002             Conductor : Herman Dechant

Third Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 40 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

An Evening of Concertos

Haydn Overture "La Vera Costanza" Hob Ia/15

Mozart Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, KV 491

Soloist : Margit Haider-Dechant

Haydn Violin Concerto in G major, Hob VIIa/4

Soloist : Jason Posnock

Mozart Flute Concerto No. 1 in G major, KV 313

Soloist : Dilshad Posnock

　

April 2002            Conductor : Sam Zebba

Second Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 40 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Verdi "La Traviata" – Prelude Act I

Schumann Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54

Soloist : Dorel Golan

Beethoven Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

　

February 2002            Conductor : Kemal Akçag

First Concert of the series to celebrate completion of 40 years by the Bombay Chamber Orchestra

Weber Overture "Oberon"

Beethoven Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, Violoncello in C major, Op. 56

Soloists : Galina Vracheva (piano);

Werner Hink (violin);

Christoph Hink (violoncello)

Dvorák Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 "From the New World"

　

November 2001            Conductor : Nicholas Jenkins

Mozart Overture : "Don Giovanni"

Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Bruch Violin Concerto in G minor, Op. 26

Soloist : Olga Tchepijnaia

Dvorák Slavonic Dance Op. 46 No.1

　

September 2001            Conductor : Robert Ryker

Rossini Overture : The Barber of Seville (1816)

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5, in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor"

Soloist : Galina Vracheva

Schubert Symphony No. 4 in C minor, D 417 "Tragic"

　

April 2001            Conductor : Natalia Lui-Bassa

Beethoven Overture: "The Creatures of Prometheus" Op. 43

Haydn Symphony No. 104 in D major, Hob. I"London"

Bach, J. S. Concerto for Keyboard in D minor, BWV 1052

Soloist : Roberta Swedien

Piazzolla "Oblivion" (arr.: Natalia Luis-Bassa)

Solo Violin : Zubin Behram-Kamdin

Brahms Hungarian Dance No. 7 in A major

　

 

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