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Edinburgh goes Dutch: free concert

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An outstanding youth orchestra from the Netherlands – the KJO – will perform a varied and entertaining programme of popular, classical and film music in Edinburgh next Tuesday (30 April). The orchestra will be joined by young talented soloists from China, Azerbaijan and The Netherlands at the free concert.

The Kennemer Youth Orchestra (Kennemer Jeugd Orkest / KJO), directed by Matthijs Broers, ranks high amongst youth symphony orchestras in The Netherlands. Rooted in the Classic/Romantic repertoire, the orchestra is also known for its more adventurous programming including film music as well as participating in crossover projects incorporating ballet, the visual arts and pop music. Currently seventy young people from the Haarlem area, between the ages of fourteen and twenty-two, join together to perform in an orchestra of exceptional musical quality and youthful exuberance.

Each Spring the orchestra goes on concert tour to a foreign destination – the highlight of the season for the young musicians; performing in front of these audiences but also coming into contact with the local musicians is both memorable and educational. Social interaction through the universal medium of music is essential in the development of young people. These concerts are well attended and appreciated by audiences and critics. The tour destination for 2012 was the Loire and Bordeaux regions of France. This year, from 27 April to 1 May 2013, the orchestra will perform in Newcastle, Glasgow and Edinburgh. The programme includes:

• Nabucco, Overture | Giuseppe Verdi
• Piano Concerto No. 25 in C major, KV 503 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
• Finders Keepers Suite | John Treherne
• Ballade Opus 4 for Cello and Orchestra | Reinhold Glière
• Pezzo Capriccioso for Cello and Orchestra | Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
• Pirates of the Caribbean 3: At World’s End | Hans Zimmer

The Edinburgh performance – at the Reid Concert Hall – is a FREE CONCERT.
Free tickets are available on the door or book via EventBrite.

For more information visit www.kennemerjeugdorkest.nl

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Peking University Orchestra visits Botanics

The Peking University Chinese Music Institute Chinese Orchestra is visiting Scotland this month, under the auspices of the Confucius Institute for Scotland. As well as educational events, the orchestra will be giving two FREE public concerts tonight and tomorrow.

Monday 10 September – Chamber Concert at Reid Hall 8pm

The first formal concert takes place on tonight in the Reid Concert Hall, Bristo Place. This will be a concert of traditional Chinese chamber music performed by musicians from the Chinese Music Institute within Peking University in association with the Reid School of Music, University of Edinburgh.

Tuesday 11 September – Orchestral Concert in Canongate Kirk 7pm

Taking place in the Canongate Kirk, this concert ‘The Sound of China’ will see the 60 strong Chinese Orchestra joined by a children’s choir, pipers and traditional musicians from North and East Ayrshire and North Lanarkshire schools.

For information about ticket availabilty go to www.confuciusinstitute.ac.uk/silk/director.php

The group is pictured during a visit to the Botanic Gardens earlier today