The performances continue at the Palatului Hall during the first edition of the “Masters of Classic” festival, the first and only festival in Romania that brought together in Bucharest the most important international names of opera music.
On September 6th, music lovers are invited to a symphonic evening of Brahms and Mussorgsky in the interpretation violinist Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider.
This season marks Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider’s fourth year as music director of the Orchester National de Lyon, a collaboration that has already been extended to the 2026/2027 season. Znaider is an ardent supporter of the young generation of musical talent and is the chairman of the Nielsen competition, which takes place every three years in Odense, Denmark.
Concert schedule:
On Friday, September 6, starting at 20:00, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider will perform:
Concerto for violin and orchestra in D major, Op. 77 by Johannes Brahms
Pictures from an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky (arr. Ravel).
Rolando Villazón, uzero among the most appreciatedÞand tenors of recent yearsalongside soprano Emily Pogorelc Galla will offer the public on September 7 an unforgettable experience.
Through his truly captivating performances, Rolando Villazón is renowned for his amazing voice and charismatic stage presence. His versatility is unique: in addition to his stage career, he is also a theater director, novelist, artistic director and television and radio presenter. Interestingly, Villazón’s path to opera began with a pop album. Inspired by the love songs of Plácido Domingo and John Denver, the young Villazón discovered his passion for singing at the age of ten.
Concert schedule:
Saturday, September 7, starting at 8:00 p.m., Rolando Villazón and Emily Pogorelc will perform a varied program:
Part I
· Georges Bizet: Farandole
· Jules Massenet: “Ah tout est bien fini…” and “O souverain, o juge, o père” (from Le Cid) – Rolando Villazón
· Charles Gounod: “Je veux vivre” (from Roméo et Juliette) – Emily Pogorelc
· Georges Bizet: Prélude (from Carmen) Giuseppe Verdi: “L’esule”
· Giuseppe Verdi: “E strano… Semper libera” (from La traviata) – Emily Pogorelc
· Gaetano Donizetti: “What an elixir! sei mio!… Esulti pur la barbara” (from L’elisir d’amore) – Emily Pogorelc & Rolando Villazón
Part II
· Gerónimo Giménez: Intermedia (from La boda de Luís Alonso)
· Manuel Penella: “Vaya una tarde bonita… Yes! Torero quiero se” (from El gato montés) – Emily Pogorelc & Rolando Villazón
· Léo Delibes: “Les Filles de Cadix” – Emily Pogorelc
· Federico Moreno Torroba: “Amor de mi vida” (from Maravilla) – Rolando Villazón
· Franz von Suppé: Overture (from Leichte Kavallerie)
· Franz Lehár: “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz” (from Das Land des Lächelns) – Rolando Villazón
· Franz Lehár: “Meine Lippen, sie küssen so heiß” (from/from Giuditta) – Emily Pogorelc
· Emmerich Kálmán: “Tanzen möchte ich” (from Die Csárdásfürstin) – Emily Pogorelc & Rolando
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the official website of the “Masters Of Classic” festival – mocfestival.com and ticket sales platforms entertix.ro, iabilet.ro, eventim.ro.
