ABU DHABI FESTIVAL 2021 - THE FUTURE STARTS NOW
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ABU
DHABI
FESTIVAL
2021
THE FUTURE STARTS NOW
Presented by
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In 2021, the Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation celebrates a quarter
century of paving the way toward a vibrant cultural landscape by preparing
tomorrow’s innovative leaders in culture and the arts and bringing the
world’s most creative minds to Abu Dhabi and the world.
The 2021 Abu Dhabi Festival will feature performances and exhibitions
with the participation of 500 artists from over 50 countries, 16 exciting
world premieres, 12 Festival productions, 8 global co-productions and 4
creative commissions.
Comission and Production back home forward
Mohammed Fairouz’
Fifth Symphony
The most internationally celebrated Emirati composer of
his generation, Mohammed Fairouz, was inspired by the
life of Sheikh Zayed, the UAE’s founding father, for his Fifth
Symphony. The premiere, recorded in London and broadcast
digitally around the world, is performed by the world-leading
London Symphony Orchestra.
Abu Dhabi Festival Commission and Production
World Premiere
International Digital Broadcast
London, UK
October 2021
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Hekayat: Symphonic Tales
by Ihab Darwish
Noted young Emirati composer, Ihab Darwish, will take us on a creative
journey with a symphonic melodic performance highlighting the UAE’s
values of cross-cultural exchange, diversity and openness. Performed
by the acclaimed Beethoven Academy Orchestra from Krakow,
Poland, this exciting new work will be conducted by maestro Tomasz
Tokarczyk, featuring tenor José Cura and virtuoso musicians Sara
Andon, Kodō, Carlos Piñana and many others.
Abu Dhabi Festival Commission and Production
World Premiere
International Digital Broadcast
Abu Dhabi, Krakow
February 2021
Ihab Darwish & Beethoven Academy Orchestra
Carlos Piñana John Beasley Kinan Azmeh Sara Andon
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Al Hayat
by Naseer Shamma
Composed and performed by oud master
Naseer Shamma with an outstanding international
ensemble of Arab musicians, this inspiring
composition carries a message of hope that
humanity will continue on through even the most
difficult challenges.
Abu Dhabi Festival Commission and Production
World Premiere
International Digital Broadcast
Abu Dhabi, UAE
February/March 2021
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Opera L’Apocalypse Arabe
Based on the legendary epic poems of Lebanese-American
poet and visual artist Etel Adnan, with composition and libretto
by the innovative avante-garde Palestinian-Israeli composer
Samir Odeh-Tamimi and directed by accomplished French-
Lebanese theatre director and artistic director Pierre Audi,
performed by Frankfurt-based Ensemble Modern, a leading
New Music ensemble of diverse musicians from across Europe
and Asia, conducted by the notable Ivan Volkov, co-produced
with the pioneering experimental cultural institution, the LUMA
Foundation in France.
Co-production with Festival Aix-en-Provence and the LUMA Foundation
World premiere
Arles, France
July, 2021
Etel Adnan Ilan Vlkov Pierre Audi
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Easter Festival –
Recital Series
Founded by Elżbieta Penderecki, featuring Poland’s
brightest young piano talents in a series of recitals
celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth
and the 210th anniversary of Chopin’s, co-produced
with the Beethoven Easter Festival, Poland’s most
significant classical music festival.
Co-production with Ludwig van Beethoven Easter Festival
Warsaw, Poland
September-October 2020
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Mohamed Briouel and Kudsi Erguner:
Arab-Andalusian and Fasl Encounter
A unique collaboration bringing together two masters of the classical music traditions
of their homelands in Morocco and Turkey, in a world premiere at BOZAR’s prestigious
Henri Le Bœuf Hall in Brussels, the oldest and largest arts centre in Belgium.
Co-production with BOZAR
Brussels, Belgium
June 2021
Kudsi Erguner Mohamed Briouel
Co-commission back home forward
Tarek Yamani and
Spektral Quartet
Award-winning composer and jazz pianist,
Tarek Yamani, will perform with the multi-Grammy-
nominated Chicago-based ensemble Spektral Quartet
in an innovative new collaboration.
Co-commission with the University Musical Society
of the University of Michigan
Virtual World premiere
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Fall 2021
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THE MOONS SYMPHONY®
A new production by international award-winning composer
Amanda Lee Falkenberg, performed by the London Symphony
Orchestra, led by visionary Maestra Marin Alsop, and with the
London Voices. Based on scientific DATA collected by space
probes, the symphony’s 7th Movement is inspired by emotional
data collected from NASA astronauts.
Co-production with THE MOONS SYMPHONY® Ltd.
Virtual World Premiere
London, UK
2021
Amanda Lee Falkenberg
The London Symphony OrchestraCo-production back home forward
Story of the Violin
The most sought-after violinist of her generation,
Nicola Benedetti CBE celebrates the history
and emotional power of the violin and its iconic
repertoire. She will present a unique, personal,
beautifully filmed concert experience that
includes music by Biber, Bach, Paganini and
Ysaÿe. On this journey, Nicola will collaborate
with musicians throughout the world including
a composition by jazz legend Wynton Marsalis
through the intrinsic education work of the
Benedetti Foundation.
Co-production with Benedetti Foundation
Online digital world premiere
London, UK
Spring 2021
Wynton Marsalis Nicola BenedettiCo-production back home forward
ABT Today:
The Future Starts Now
This online celebration, will feature four World Premieres
created in quarantined “ballet bubbles” and performed by ABT’s
incredible dancers. The adventurous and imaginative creators
include choreographers Gemma Bond, Darrell Grand Moultrie
and Pam Tanowitz.
This unique project toasts American Ballet Theatre’s 80 years
and Abu Dhabi Music & Arts Foundation’s 25 years of creativity,
innovation and diversity.
Abu Dhabi Festival Co-Production
Online digital world premiere
November 2020Production back home forward
Global Oud Forum
2021
Organised by oud master Naseer Shamma and
featuring more than 30 of the world’s most
accomplished oud musicians in performances,
talks and workshops.
Abu Dhabi Festival Production
Online digital world premiere
Abu Dhabi, UAE
February/March 2021
Ahmed Almansoori Alaa Shaheen Sherine Tohamy Hashem Al-QallafSupported by back home forward
Omar Kamal’s
World Tour
Internationally renowned Palestinian jazz
singer and musician continues the global tour
of his latest album “Show Me the Light”. The
tour includes the release of Kamal’s latest
single, “Now I Have a Family” and his new jazz
EP, “Late Nights with Omar Kamal” in March
of 2021.
Supported by Abu Dhabi Festival
World Tour
Executive Producer
World Premiere Single Release (Nov 2020)
World Premiere EP Release (March 2021)
New York, Jazz at Lincoln Center
Bahrain, Spring of Culture Festival
Omar KamalCo-production back home forward
Abu Dhabi Festival Youth
Orchestra:
Emirates Youth Symphony
Orchestra
The UAE’s brightest young musicians will showcase their unique
talents, performing a repertoire of Beethoven, Camille Saint-Saëns
and George Bizet, conducted by Maestro Riad Kudsi, and featuring
young virtuoso violinist Guido Felipe Sant’Anna e Silva from Brazil.
Abu Dhabi
October 2021
Guildo Felipe Sant’Anne e Silva
Maestro Riad KudsiComposers Platform back home forward
A Journey with
the Arabic Oud
A comprehensive set of recordings tracing
the history of the ancient oud in collaboration
with the Foundation for Arab Music Archiving
and Research, produced with support from
Abu Dhabi Festival.
Supported by Abu Dhabi Festival
Release date: October 2021Composers Platform back home forward
Cairo Jazz Station
The production of the first album by these young
performers from Europe and the Middle East
who blend Eastern and Western sounds in a
unique artistic collaboration with Festival Aix-en-
Provence, with support from Abu Dhabi Festival.
Supported by Abu Dhabi Festival
Release date: October 2021Cultural Partnership back home forward
Al Ain Film Festival
Al Ain Film Festival, in its third edition, is
collaborating with Abu Dhabi Festival as
its strategic cultural partner to support the
development of young filmmakers and spread
the culture of cinema in the UAE.
Cultural Partnership with Abu Dhabi Festival
Al Ain, UAE
2021Co-production back home forward
Al Ain Hajar Al Ruha
(1946-1966)
by Nasser Al Dhaheri
The brilliant documentary filmmaker explores the
life of the late Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan,
founder of the United Arab Emirates, when he was
the Ruler’s Representative of the city of Al Ain.
Co-production with Abu Dhabi Festival
Abu Dhabi, UAE
2021Co-production back home forward
Uncle Naji
A co-production with Ahmad Zain
AL Hashmi, the Emirati filmmaker and
director of dozens of films. This feature film
is a new comedy starring Ibrahim Al Meresi,
social media influencer Mohammed Al-Kindi
and a cast of Emirati actors.
Co-production with Abu Dhabi FestivalVisual Art back home forward
Dance me to
the End of Night:
Spirituality in Art Inspired
by Islam from the 10th
Century until Today
A unique exhibition at the Museum Angewandte Kunst
in Frankfurt featuring work by H.E. Sheikh Rashid Al
Khalifa (Bahrain), Dr. Ahmed Moustafa (Egypt / UK),
Nja Mahdaoui (Tunisia / France), Abdelrahim Yamou
(Morocco), Anila Quayyum Agha (Pakistan / USA),
Mohamed Kanoo (UAE), Khaled Al Saai (Syria / UAE),
Nasr Warour (Syria / UAE), Ibrahim Abumsmar (KSA) and
many more of the most influential contemporary artists
from the UAE and the Arab world.
Supported by Abu Dhabi Festival
Frankfurt am Main, GermanyCultural Partner back home forward
Forever Is Now
An exhibition showcasing contemporary
art from throughout the region and
the world, held at the plateau of the
Great Pyramids of Giza and curated
by Art D’Egypte along with a board
of internationally renowned curators,
among whom is Simon Watson. The
exhibition honours Egypt’s greatest
sculptor, the late Adam Henein, and
features work by Emirati artists among
many other amazing creatives.
In partnership with Art D’Egypte
Cairo, Egypt
October 2020 - November 2021Visual Art back home forward
Portrait of a Nation II:
An Odyssey
Touring the Capitals of
the World
This landmark exhibition of UAE-based visual artists will
trace the odyssey of extraordinary growth in the UAE’s art
scene from a fledgling regional hub to a global destination.
Internationally-acclaimed guest curator Maya El Khalil,
Roxane Zand, Co-curator and Executive Director of Portrait
of a Nation II: An Odyssey and Jalal Luqman, Co-curator and
ADMAF Visual Arts Consultant team up to deliver a unique
glimpse into this journey.
Touring the capitals of the world
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