West-Eastern Divan Orchestra to honor the Pope with a concert
June 28, 2012: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra will honour Pope Benedict XVI on
his feast day, in Castel Gandolfo, his summer residence near Rome, with a private
concert, on 11th July.The programme will feature works by Ludwig van Beethoven, whose music will be the focal point of the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's summer tour.
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded In 1999 by Daniel Barenboim and Edward Said. It is a grouping of musicians from Israel, Palestine, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Lebanon, Iran, Turkey and Spain.
After its opening performance in Munich on 10th July 2012 the Orchestra will take in Versailles, Geneva, the BBC Proms in London and the Salzburg Festival, among other venues.
The concert scheduled for Berlin's Waldbühne on 29th July 2012 will be one of the highlights of the "Beethoven for All" summer tour and will be in aid of educational projects organised by the Orchestra in Israel and Palestine. Pope Benedict XVI has long promoted active dialogue between Jews, Christians and Muslims.
Every year they come together for summer workshops, which take their inspiration from the spirit of music and a willingness to engage with the views and experiences of the assembled musicians, each with personal ties to the troubled situation in the Middle East.
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