CONCERT CULTURE FOR PEACE & HUMAN RIGHTS JUAN DIEGO FLÓREZ, UNESCO GOODWILL AMBASSADOR INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS DAY HUMAN RIGHTS CHAMBER AT PALAIS DES NATIONS WEDNESDAY, 10 TH DECEMBER 2014 18.30H o n u a r t FUNDACION
ONUARTFOUNDATION ARTTRANSFORMSREALITY. ARTCANCHANGETHEWORLD OntheoccasionoftheUnitedNations 70thAnniversary&HumanRights World Day, the ONUART Foundation is honored to organize the first concert, Culture for Peace, to take place in the Human Rights Council ChamberatthePalaisdesNations.Theconcertenhancesthevalueofart asapowerfulengineinthedevelopmentofhumanrights. WELCOMESPEECHES Michael(Møller( ActingDirectorTGeneraloftheUnitedNationsOfficeatGeneva Baudelaire(Ndong(Ella( PresidentoftheUnitedNationsHumanRightsCouncil Zeid(Ra ad(al(hussein( UnitedNationsHighComissionerforHumanRights Sandrine(Salerno( HonoraryMayoroftheCityofGeneva Miguel(Angel(Moratinos( PresidentofONUARTFoundation Juan(Diego(Flórez( Tenor Juan(Antonio(March( Moderator.VicepresidentofONUARTFoundation
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LEADINGARTISTS ARTISTS&ORCHESTRA JUAN(DIEGO(FLÓREZ((LEADINGTENOR) Fortheworld sleadingoperahouses,juandiegoflórez(lima,1973)isverymuchthebelcantotenorof choice.hisexpressivesigningandvirtuositymadehimanovernightsensationafterhisdebutin1996at the Rossini Opera Festival and led to his debut that same year in the opening season at La Scala conducted by Riccardo Muti. Since then, he has appeared regularly at all major international opera houses under the world s leading conductors, gaining the acclaim of critics and audiences alike, particularlyintheleadingrolesofrossini,donizettiandbellini.juandiegoflórezhasbeenanexclusive Deccaartistsince2001,recordingnumeroussoloalbumsandcompleteoperasonCDandDVD.Hehas receivednumerousaccoladesandawardsincludingperu shighestdistinction,thegrancruzdelaorden del Sol, and the Austrian Government s title of Kammersänger. In 2011, he founded Sinfonía por el Perú,aninclusivesocialprojectinspiredinVenezuela selsistema,whichrunsorchestrasandchoirs throughout his native country to help the most vulnerable children and youth. In recognition of his work,hewasappointedunescogoodwillambassadorin2012andreceivedthecrystalawardbythe WorldEconomicForuminJanuary2014. SERGEY(ARTAMONOV((BASS)( Sergey Artamonov was born in Russia in 1979. He graduated from the Moscow State Conservatory namedafterp.tchaikovsky.since2003heisasoloistofthenovayaoperatheatreofmoscow,where heperformsleadingpartsoftherepertoire:titleroleinborodin sprince!igor,ruslaninglinka sruslan! and! Lyudmila, Gremin in Tchaikovsky s Evgeny! Onegin, Rene in Tchaikovsky s Iolanta, Varlaam in Mussorgsky sboris!godunov,monteroneinverdi srigoletto,kingheraldinwagner slohengrin,don BasilioinRossini sil!barbiere!di!siviglia,zaccariainverdi snabuccoandothers. PRETTY(YENDE((SOPRANO)( SouthAfricansopranoPrettyYendewasbornin1985andfirstcametointernationalattentionin2010 when she was the first artist in the history of the Belvedere Competition to win First Prize in every category. In 2011, she was the first prizetwinner of Placido Domingo s Operalia Competition. Yende madeherprofessionaloperaticdebutatthenationaltheatreinrigaasmicaelaincarmen.injanuary 2013 Pretty Yende made a sensationally acclaimed Metropolitan Opera debut, stepping in on a few week snoticeasthecountessadeleinle!comte!oryoppositejuandiegoflorez.immediatelyafter,she made her Vienna debut at the Theater an der Wien in the same opera. Since then, she has and will performinmajoroperavenuesallovertheworld. FATMA(SAID((SOPRANO)( FatmawasborninCairo,Egyptin1991.Attheageof14,Fatmahadherfirstsinginglessonandjoined thevocalstudioofdr.neveenalloubaatthecairooperahouse.lastyear,fatmawontheauditionsof theaccademiadelteatroallascalainmilanandiscurrentlyenrolledthere.ontheinternationalscene, Fatma appeared as a soloist at the Gewandhaus in Leipzig, the Konzerthaus in Berlin, at the Bad KissingerMusicFestivalinGermany,theSchumannFestivalinBonn,theTeatroallaScalainMilan,the Teatro San Carlo in Naples and at the Turgutreis International Classic Music Festival in Turkey accompaniedbytherussianphilharmonicorchestrajoinedbyworldrenownedtenorjosécura.her rolesincludesestoinhändel sgiulio!cesareandalsofeanichtoninoffenbach sbataclan.thisseason she will be debuting as Clorinda in Rossini s La! cenerentola! at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. She participatedinmasterclasseswithtomkrause,renatobruson,eliobattaglia,daltonbaldwinanddiane Forlano.
PABLO(MIELGO(PIANIST&CONDUCTOR) Pablo Mielgo was born in Madrid in 1976 and is considered one of the most prominent Spanish musiciansofhisgeneration.inourdays,heismusicdirectorandcotartisticdirectorofthebaleares Symphony Orchestra Ciudad de Palma, CoTArtistic/Music Director of the Medellin Philharmonic AcademyandPrincipalGuestconductoroftheBaluarte soperaseasoninpamplona.pablomielgohas conductedprincipalorchestrasintheatersoflatinamerica,usa,europeandthemiddleeast.hehas recorded for the Spanish television and the Venezuelan Orchestral Sistema. He has founded since 2003 the following musical projects: BandArt Orchestra (chaired by Sir Colin Davis), SpainTVenezuela Festival (in collaboration with Venezuelan Orchestral Sistema), Madrid me Suena Music Festival, Iberopera (Lyric IberoTamerican program). For seven years, he was Music and Artistic Director of the Presjovem Festival and Academy for music, where he founded the Presjovem Spanish National OrchestrawiththemosttalentedyoungSpanishmusicians.InadditionMielgoistheArtisticandMusic DirectoroftheSaludArteFoundation,basedinMiamiandMadrid. HARMONIASYMPHONYORCHESTRA TheHarmoniaSymphonyOrchestraisbeinglaunchedforthefirsttimeon10December2014,onthe occasionofthe CultureforPeace concertattheunitednations.thismusicalgroupiscomposedof54 musiciansfrom11differentmusicalprogramsfromaroundtheworld:afmedacademiafilarmónicade Medellín,SinfoníaporelPerú,ElSistemaVenezuela,SuperarSwitzerland,SuperarAustria,Fundación BravuraBolivia,NewWorldSymphonyAcademy,VerbierFestival,theMangaungStringProgramSouth Africa, El Sistema Italia, Music Ensemble Switzerland and of some young international artists already playingprofessionally.theyareallunitedbythestrongbeliefthatmusiccanbreakbarriers,trespass bordersandchangepeople slives.thisorchestraisthedemonstrationthatmusicisaverypowerful mean of social inclusion reached through arts and beauty and characterized by the daily practice of teamwork,study,disciplineandaspirationtoperfection. THEMUSICIANS VIOLINS(I( FranklinAlejandroBolívarMalpica AnthonyFournier JuanPabloParra DanielLópezCalvo TomásHernández MariaFernandaUrbinaMendoza ChristpohMallinger LaidaAlberdi MarcelaAlcantaraCerna MarianaPinto VIOLINS(II( NathanielWolkstein JesúsEduardoUzcateguiVadcard DagobertoTorresMosquera AlondraIsabelSoteloGuzmán MiguelÁngelSalazarHidalgo ElisabethAgudelo DiegoCeretta JuanPabloHinojosaBarrientos MerilineMilagrosRiveroMeza VIOLAS( MelissaElimarPerazaMata IzumiHosokawa JuanPabloAndrausGil BarbaraMassaro ElisaRendónPeláez MookhoRankala CELLI( GabrielUreñaHevia BeidethCarolinaBriceñoChacon SantiagoBernalMontaña VictorImanolLaurenteAlcantara ReginaldTeys DOUBLE(BASSES( DavidConnor YadiltonZorrillaRamírez DiegoAchahuancoAllpacca FLUTES( RuteFernandes DavidAndrésRivasIsakowitz OBOES( NirGavrieli BrunoCampo CLARINETS( BradWhitfield MateoGarcíaSepúlveda BASSOONS( OndrejŠindelár OscarGarcía FRENCH(HORNS( JoffreyPortier VíctorAlvarado PabloUrbina AnaCristinaMolinaAponte TRUMPETS( PierreLuisMarques GabrielDías TROMBONES( AlexisLahrens JuanDiegoArteagaSalazar DaysiJosselynSaavedraJiménez HARP( FelicitaMarockinaite PERCUSSIONS( ArthurBonzon DiegoVerzeroli DavidEspinosa
Academia( Filarmónica( de( Medellín( AFMED is a symphonic and chamber music educational program, which aims to form highly qualified professional musicians. The program is designedtointegrateyoungstudents,someofthemcomingfromdisadvantagedfamiliesofthedistrict, intoacommunityoftalentedanddisciplinedmusicians,engagedinalifeofartisticandcivicfulfilment. It offers meticulous and continued music education with international projection. The Academia was founded in 2008 by the Medellin Philharmonic Orchestra, with the fundamental contribution of the ColombianConductorAlejandroPosada.MaestroPosadaisitsArtisticDirector,withthecollaborationof theassociateconductorspablomielgoandrobertogonzálezmonjas.(filarmed.com) The(National(System(of(Youth(and(Children(Orchestras(and(Choirs(of(Venezuelaisboth asocialandculturalprogramfromthevenezuelanstate,foundedin1975bythevenezuelanmusician MaestroJoséAntonioAbreu.Currently,ithas385orchestralcentersthroughoutthenationalterritory, where500,000childrenandadolescentsaretaughtbyanacademicstaffof6,400teachers.elsistema comprises828youth,childrenandpretschoolchildrenorchestras;364youthandchildrenchoirs;27 Academic Centers for Instrument Making and Repair; 8 Centers with Correctional Facility Orchestral Programs and 16 orchestral centers with Special Education Programs. Among its many different musical areas, El Sistema fosters performance of Venezuelan traditional music and leads several HospitalPrograms,wherecareisgiventochildrenandyouthwhosufferchronicdiseases.ElSistemahas beenawardedwiththeprinceofasturiasawardfortheartsandunesco sinternationalmusicprize.it hasinspiredover65countriesineurope, America,AsiaandAfrica,wheretheVenezuelanmodelhas already been replicated, showing it is a real and sustainable alternative for education, peace and progressinfavorofthechildrenoftodayandthefuture.(fundamusical.org.ve) Superarisacharityfoundedin2009byCaritasVienna,theViennaKonzerthausandtheViennaBoys Choir.Itcoachesdisadvantagedchildrenandyoungadultsintheareasofsinging,dancingandorchestra music, furthers individual competencies and aims to offer an access to culture and a contribution towards social inclusion. The basic principles are: every interested child can take part and will be coachedatahighlevelofmusiceducation.weliveabalanceofhavingfunaswellastakingproductive responsibility towards fellow singers and players. Through modules for advanced students interested childrencanreceivethepossibilitytodeveloptheirtalentallthewaytoexcellence.visibilityisanother important methodological principle, regular public performances strengthen the selftconfidence and enthusiasm. Superar is located in Austria, Bosnia, Liechtenstein, Romania, Slovakia and Switzerland. Currently the Superar Choir and the Superar Orchestra programs involve in total 1346 children with whomweworkinschools,communitycentersandotherpremises.(superar.eu)
The(orchestra(Music(EnsemblebasedinGeneva,isthecenterofthelearningprocess:everychild canjoinandlearntoplayinsideanorchestrawithmanyfriends!ourteachingmethodisinspiredbythat ofthevenezuelansistema.childrenchooseaninstrumentandthenstarttoexperiencethemagicof livinginsideanorchestra:mutuallistening,commitmentofeverysinglemember,disciplineandsharing challengesandemotionstogether.(cmusge.ch) The( New( World( Symphony,( America s( Orchestral( Academy is dedicated to the artistic, professional and personal development of outstanding young musicians. Its fellowship program providestopgraduatesofmusicprogramsintheunitedstatestheopportunitytoenhancetheirmusic educationwiththefinestprofessionaltraining.afteranintensivethreetyearprogramofperformance andtraining,nwsfellowsemergefromtheexperiencepreparedforprofessionalpositionsinorchestras andensemblesaroundtheworld.inthe27yearssinceitsfounding,morethan900alumnihavegoneon tomakeadifferenceincommunitiesandorganizationsworldwide. The( Mangaung( String( ProgramisadevelopmentprograminitiatedbytheFreeStateMusiconin July 1998 under the directorship of Peter Guy and then joined by the University of the Free State in 2002.TuitiontakesplaceingroupformatsatanumberofprimaryschoolsinMangaunginthemornings and then continues with more specialized tuition at the Free State Musicon in the afternoons. OrchestraspracticeonSaturdaymorningsattheMusicon.Tuitionisprovidedbystaffmembersofeach institution in addition to music students and interns from within the programme, as well as hourly tuitionbasedonsponsorship.eachpupilpaysamodestfeeandthiscoverstuition,instruments,repairs, teachingmaterialsandtransport.theprogrammeoperatesabusservice,whichruns6daysaweek. There are currently over 430 pupils in the MSP and the orchestra regularly performs in excess of 50 timesforgovernment,corporateandcommunityfunctionsinmostyears.(nws.edu) Bravura( Musical( Foundationis a nontprofitlegalentitywhosefundamentalsocialmissionisto support and contribute to the development of young musicians of Bolivia. It was founded by Miguel AngelSalazarandAdrianaHidalgoInturiasandfeaturesthefamousinternationalsolocellistLeonard ElschenbroichasArtisticMentor.ThefoundationcurrentlyrunsthePhilharmonicOrchestraofBoliviaas wellasthebolivianacademicorchestraforyoungmusiciansofage12t18.abasicprogramforyoung childrenisgoingtobestartedshortly.!!!
Sinfonía( por( el( Perúis a social project founded in 2011 by Juan Diego Florez and inspired by El Sistema Venezuela. It currently caters more than 2.000 poor and vulnerable children in 13 musical centersnationwide.inthesecenterschildrenplayandsinginorchestrasandchoirs,improvingdayby daythankstoamusicalmethodologywhichworksmarvels,impartedbytrainedinstructors,carriersofa philosophy based on engagement and social inclusion. These musical ensembles represent mini societies, where children interact and develop a high selftesteem, and a set of values, habits and attitudesthattransformthemandmakethembelievethatnothingcanstoptheirdreams.byplaying music these poor children become rich, feel valued and appreciated; they don t feel poor anymore. Thanks to music, they can face the world in a different way. Among Sinfonía por el Perú latest achievementsare:thecreationofthefirstluthierschoolinhuaro,cuzco,wherechildrenlearntobuild stringinstrumentslikeviolinsandcelloswiththeirownhands;andthecreationofthesinfoníaporel Perú National Children Orchestra, which represents the project at a national level, and is formed by selectedchildrenfromthedifferentcentersaroundthecountry.amusicalinstrumentreplacesafuture weapon,teamworkreplacesganging,andthepridethatfamiliesfeelfortheirchildren sachievements replacesdomesticviolenceandchildlabor.(sinfoniaporelperu.org) Verbier( Festival( Orchestrasdeveloptheskillsofthenextgenerationoforchestralmusicians.The Orchestrasareaworldleaderinorchestraltraining,bringingyoungmusiciansfromallcornersofthe globetoliveoutacommonpassionformakingmusictogetheratthehighestlevel.theirreputationfor supreme musicianship, as well as its uniquely dynamic and passionate performances, is revered the world over. Through a sixtweek summer residence in Verbier, musicians learn from a group of exceptionally experienced coaches from New York s Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and perform important symphonic repertoire with Music Director Charles Dutoit and other prestigious conductors and distinguished soloists. Orchestra musicians discover new skills which they adopt and develop as theyembarkontheirprofessionalcareersandmanyofthemhave,asaresultoftheiruniqueexperience in Verbier, won positions with the world s leading symphony orchestras such as the Berliner Philharmoniker, Royal Concertgebouw, Wiener Philharmoniker, Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, etc. (verbierfestival.com) The( Sistema(Orchestre(e(Cori(Giovanili(e(Infantili(in(Italia strivesforsocialchangethrough the shared experience of collective musictmaking; it is now operational with over 50 Nucleos in 15 regions, involving more than 10.000 youngsters. The project, introduced in Italy by Maestro Claudio Abbado,wasinitiatedattheendof2010inpartnershipbetween Federculture andscuolamusicaledi Fiesole. The national network of which Maestro J.A. Abreu is honorary president operates on a regional level under the coordination from a National Committee, on the basis an official agreement with El Sistema in Venezuela. While Italy benefits from a rich and established musical tradition, the Italianschoolsystemdoesnotsufficientlyintegratemusicintooveralleducation. SistemaItalia aims to provide free and additional access to music both within and alongside the school hours, with particularcaretowardsdisadvantagedfamilies,inclusionofimmigrants,andintegrationofchildrenwith specialneeds.giventhevarietyandabundanceofalreadyexistinginitiatives,thediverse Nucleos may act in schools, music schools or social centres. All, while adapting to specific environments and circumstances,arerequiredtoprovidefreetuitionunderacommonprogramwithsharedguidelines.!!!
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This concert is officially sponsored by the Governments of the Arab Republic of Egypt, Peru, the Russian Federation, South Africa and Switzerland as well as the Republic and Canton of Geneva and the City of Geneva. This concert has been made possible through the generous support of ASSOCIATE SPONSOR BSA FELLOW SPONSORS GALERIA MIGUEL MARCOS PRIMARY SPONSORS S.E L AMBASSADEUR DE SAN MARINO MADAME FRANCE MAJOIE LELOUS H.H SHEIK MUHAMAD SABAH AL-SALEM AL-SABAH DELLA TAMARI ELLY SISTOVARIS HASSAN BENALLI KENNETH PUSHKIN PARTNER OF THE HARMONY SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SALUS CHARITY FOUNDATION SALUDARTE FOUNDATION