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Season 2012

Spellbound

Special Event

Rossen Milanov Conductor
Olivier Latry Organ

DUKAS The Sorcerer’s Apprentice
POULENC Organ Concerto
(Auckland & Wellington only)
HAYDN Organ Concerto in C major Hob XVIII:1
(Christchurch only)
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Scheherazade

A battalion of determined buckets and brooms usually comes to mind whenever Paul Dukas’ The Sorcerer’s Apprentice is heard. And it is no wonder Walt Disney was such a fan. Overflowing with shimmering, spellbinding melodies, this dazzling score is enchanting, mischievous and brilliantly witty. Francis Poulenc’s Organ Concerto is equally wondrous. Poulenc redefined organ music and this concerto revels in the awesome majesty and plaintive despair that only such a magnificent instrument can command.

Performed by the extraordinary Olivier Latry, organist for the Cathedral of Notre-Dame and declared “an organ God” by The Guardian, his performance will undoubtedly be an electrifying moment in the musical calendar… {more below}

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{cont} Rimsky-Korsakov’s incandescent Scheherazade completes this fantastical concert. This sumptuous score is ablaze with vibrant colour and breathtakingly virtuosic solo passages, as Rimsky-Korsakov recreates the tales of Princess Scheherazade’s 1001 Arabian Nights. Princesses, apprentices and a Poulenc masterpiece are brought together under the baton of the internationally-acclaimed maestro Rossen Milanov.

Milanov, it has been said, is a conductor who must be seen by anyone who cares about the future of music; he proves that there is indeed magic in the music.

POULENC replaced by HAYDN Organ Concerto in C major
Hob XVIII:1 (Christchurch only)

'Latry was assured, controlled, and always allowed the composer’s voice to be heard. Another standing ovation left no doubt as to the enthusiasm of the audience.’ The American Organist

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