The Nutcracker
TIME: 8:00 PM till 10:00 PM
Sergey Smbatyan
Conductor
Esther Yoo
Violin
Felix Mendelssohn
Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Op. 21
Felix Mendelssohn
Violin Concerto in E minor, Op. 64
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Nutcracker’s first performance was not a success, but the enduring popularity of the musical suite Tchaikovsky extracted from it helped make it a Christmas season staple.
Under the direction of Armenian conductor Sergey Smbatyan, the MPO will be performing an extensive selection of music from this charming and heart-warming ballet.
The orchestra will also be performing Mendelssohn’s famous Overture to A Midsummer Night’s Dream and his only Violin Concerto, for which it will be joined by the internationally-acclaimed young violinist Esther Yoo.
LOCATION: Pjazza San Ġorġ, Valletta