Following its performance at the Philharmonie de Paris on 26 February 2022, Orchestre Démos Europe will meet again on 6 May in Strasbourg to repeat the experience and prepare a second concert on 9 May at the Palais de la Musique et des Congrès to celebrate Europe Day. For the occasion, no less than 26 countries have re-committed themselves to this wonderful musical and human adventure. They will be joined by the Maîtrise de l'Opéra national du Rhin to perform the last work on the programme. 15 members of the Sistema Europe network will again be present, each with two to six students representing their countries.
On the programme, pieces by Modest Mussorgsky / Maurice Ravel (Pictures at the Exhibition), Edward Grieg (Peer Gynt), Alexandros Markeas (Freedom, She Yells!), Ritmos ciganos by Carlos García as well as Beethoven's Ode to Joy.
The performance will be streamed live via Philharmonie Live on this link. In the meanwhile watch this short video documentary on the Paris residency and concert. You can read more in this report (in French only).
On the occasion of the French presidency of the Council of the European Union from 1 January to 30 June 2022, the Philharmonie de Paris brought together an orchestra of 120 young musicians, aged 12 to 17, from the 27 countries of the EU Member States, who had benefited from cultural democratisation projects similar to the Demos children's orchestras.
After working on the concert programme in their respective countries, the young musicians met for the first time at the Philharmonie de Paris from 19 to 26 February 2022, where they followed an intense rehearsal schedule. They were coached by professional musicians and led by conductors Corinna Niemeyer and Aurélien Azan Zielinski. The week ended with a concert in the Grande Salle Pierre Boulez, in the presence of representatives of the EU Member States, the European Commission and the European Parliament.