UAE National Orchestra - A Festival Evening with Orchestra in Dubai

About this event

- In Partnership with Dubai Opera The Concert Experience the sounds of the festive season with Winter Concert, featuring the UAE National Orchestra and combined choirs in a programme of orchestral music, seasonal classics and Arabic favourites. Bringing together different languages, traditions and generations, the concert celebrates the memories and connections that make this time of year special, creating a shared musical experience that reflects the warmth and joy of the season. The Music From Sleigh Ride to Feliz Navidad. Leroy Anderson's Sleigh Ride opens the programme, followed by seasonal favourites including Silent Night, White Christmas and Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!. The first half also features the Arabic favourite Thalj Thalj. After the interval, Tchaikovsky's Waltz of the Flowers leads into Der weisse Schnee, Gloria, What Child Is This and O Holy Night. Arabic songs Ya Mariam and Laylat Eid follow, before Feliz Navidad and We Wish You a Merry Christmas bring the concert to a close. Moving between quieter musical moments and the full energy of the UAE National Orchestra and three choirs, the programme offers audiences of all ages a celebration of music from across cultures. The Performers Guest conductor Nayer Nagui. The concert features the UAE National Orchestra and its Choir under guest conductor Nayer Nagui, alongside Dubai Singers and The Stage House Choir. Chorus master Howard Wong prepares the three choirs, with soprano Dina Iskander and baritone Elhamy Amin appearing as soloists. Samuel Nebyu is the concertmaster.