This project marks the first occasion in which the WBYO went through its residency and concert tour as a full size symphonic orchestra with some 65 musicians. For "WB Go Dance" the orchestra opened the rows for musicians from 15 different countries. There were musicians from the 6 non-EU Western Balkan countries, their neighboring countries and member states of the EU: Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Kosovo, Lithuania, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Russia, Serbia, Spain and Turkey.
WBYO presented the region’s favorite dances, in combination with well-known dances by Brahms, Kodaly, Khachaturian and Shostakovich. Favorite (folk) dances from Albania, Bosnia and Hercegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Serbia were arranged by young composers/arrangers from the region as part of the First Open Call for Composition.
After a two weeks preparation phase in Durrës, the symphonic orchestra with 65 young, talented musicians gave concerts in the following cities:
Date | Activity | City | |
14.07.2023 | Arrival of the participants | Durrës/AL | |
15.-28.07.2023 |
Master classes and orchestra rehearsals |
Durrës/AL | |
29.07.2023 | Concert | Durrës/AL (Roman Amphitheatre) | Programme |
31.07.2023 | Concert | Tetovo/NMK (Cultural Palace) | Programme |
01.08.2023 | Concert | Pristina/RKS | Programme |
04.08.2023 | Concert | Sarajevo/BIH | Programme |
06.08.2023 | Concert | Kotor/MNE | Programme |
08.08.2023 | Concert | Novi Sad/SRB | Programme |
12.08.2023 | Concert | Berlin/D | Programme |
14.08.2023 | Concert | Essen/D | Programme |
Lecturers | Instrument | Name | Affiliation |
1st Violins | Önder Baloglu | Duisburger Philharmoniker | |
2nd Violins | Bianca Adamek | Dortmunder Philharmoniker | |
Violas | Dominik Trávníček | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |
Violoncellos | Diego Hernandez Suarez |
Quart.essence String Quartet, Euphonia Orchestra Munich |
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Double Basses | Ondřej Balcar | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra | |
Woodwinds | Cem Önertürk | Ankara University | |
Brass | Sandy Coffin | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland | |
Percussion | Philipp Kohnke | Staatsoper Hannover | |
Artistic Director & Conductor | SULEJMANI, Desar, Germany |
German Rhine Philharmonic Orchestra |
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Participants | See programme brochures |