Abu Dhabi Festival: A sweet symphony

Pick up a bargain and it's music to our ears. Tickets to the Abu Dhabi Festival are discounted by 25 per cent until January 31. Organised by Abu Dhabi Music & Art Foundation (ADMAF), the Abu Dhabi Festival is among the highlights of the UAE's cultural calendar. Jazz will make its popular return to the event with the nine-time Grammy-winning Natalie Cole. Anoushka Shankar will also perform hits from her latest album, Traveller. Widely regarded as one of the world's most dynamic violin virtuosos, Unicef Goodwill Ambassador Maxim Vengerov will perform a spectacular repertoire of works by the great composers accompanied by Russia's oldest symphonic ensemble and conducted by the award-winning Yuri Temirkanov in Resplendent Russia. Tickets for Fadel Shaker in concert are also selling fast. The show, titled A Night of Legends, will feature a selection of his best songs. Tickets, priced individually for each event starting from Dh38, are available by calling the Abu Dhabi Festival ticket hotline on 800 4669 or 04-4443459.