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Campus 2023: Afghanistan and Iran

What does freedom sound like? The Campus Project 2023 of the Beethovenfest Bonn answered this question with an unusual concert – a mixture of fixed (composed) and loose (improvised) elements. Young musicians from Afghanistan, Iran and Germany were part of the project. Traditional Afghan and Persian instruments were integrated into the ensemble of classical European instruments. Under the direction of the German-Iranian conductor, composer and singer Cymin Samawatie, a musical exchange across borders was created.

 

Musicians from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music
Musicians from the Barenboim Said Akademie
Musicians from the National Youth Orchestra of Germany
Musicians from the Trickster Orchestra
Mariam Meetra, Poetry and Recitation
Asia Mehrabi, Vocals
Tiago Moreira da Silva, Flute and Conductor
Cymin Samawatie, Conductor

Live broadcast of the concert as part of the Beethovenfest Bonn on 14.09.2023 from the Aula of the University of Bonn (A production of © 2023 Deutsche Welle)

Berlin Philharmoniker Bundesministerium Wdr3 Daimler DOV GVL Freude.