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Abu Dhabi
to host World Orchestra for Peace
Thursday December 16, 2010 06:58:16 AM,
WAM
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Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi
will host the World Orchestra for Peace Jan 4 that will see
performances by a plethora of critically acclaimed international
artists, it was announced Wednesday.
The event is being organised as part of the Abu Dhabi Festival
2011 at the Emirates Palace.
Composed of artists drawn from over 62 international orchestras
and representing 30 countries, the orchestra was recently
designated as Unesco Artist for Peace, the first major orchestra
to receive the honour.
Formed in 1995 by late Sir Georg Solti, the orchestra comes
together only on special occasions to promote peace.
The 2011 theme of the Abu Dhabi Festival is "Harmony for
Humanity".
"We are thrilled to welcome the celebrated Unesco Artists for
Peace Maestro Valery Gergiev and the World Orchestra for Peace to
Abu Dhabi, for their debut appearance in the Arab world," founder
and artistic director of the Abu Dhabi Festival, Hoda Al Khamis
Kanoo said in a press release.
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