Concert stream from the theater NAXOS in Frankfurt from 18.03.2021

Bridges Chamber Orchestra

Conductor: Nabil Shehata

Artistic direction: Johanna-Leonore Dahlhoff

The Bridges Chamber Orchestra brings together professional musicians and instruments from the Orient and Occident, the Far East and Latin America, thereby expanding the classical European orchestral culture. It is a laureate of "The Power of the Arts" 2019. In February 2021 the debut album "Identigration" was released in co-production with hr2-kultur (Longlist 02/2021 Preis der deutschen Schallplattenkritik). The Bridges Chamber Orchestra confronts the tristesse of the Corona era and the continuing difficult situation of culture with its unmistakable transcultural style and positive spirit.

The program includes six world premieres of compositions and arrangements by our orchestra members: energetic, rhythmic and positive pieces, marked by musical cultural influences from the Mediterranean region (including Syria, Andalusia, Turkey) as well as Colombia. Jazzy and Mediterranean-influenced compositions meet medieval folk music and modern tango. The concert will be conducted by Nabil Shehata, principal conductor of the Philharmonie Südwestfalen and former principal double bass of the Berlin Philharmonic.

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