Abu-Ghazaleh Extends Gratitude to the German Government for its Contribution in Technically Enriching JOrchestra

At the "Jordanian-German Dialogue" concert

Abu-Ghazaleh Extends Gratitude to the German Government for its Contribution in Technically Enriching JOrchestra

AMMAN - April 18, 2016 - The Jordanian National Orchestra Association (JOrchestra), whose Board of Trustees is chaired by HE Dr. Talal Abu-Ghazaleh, performed in a joint Jordanian-German concert entitled " Jordanian-German Dialogue" with Junges Ensemble Berlin (JEB) Sinfonieorchestre.

Under the patronage of German Federal Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier and in the presence of German Ambassador to Amman HE Birgitta Maria Siefker-Eberle, the concert was held in cooperation with the Royal Cultural Center and has received the kind support of the Goethe Institute in Jordan. The concert was attended by many diplomatic and official figures and fans of the classical music.

Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh thanked the German Foreign Minister for the patronage of the concert and the German Ambassador for their presence. He expressed his gratitude to the German government for its contribution in enriching JOrchestra through the classical musical heritage and the technical cooperation.

He stressed that “the concert comes as an essential part of the JOrchestras role in the continuous cooperation with various international orchestras and conductors.”

Meanwhile, Ms. Siefker-Eberle expressed her happiness to attend this special concert that is characterized by the special musical dialogue in the presence of many musicians. She also stressed the importance of such institutional cooperation between both JOrchestra and JEB.

The concert was marked by the dialogue between both the JOrchestra conducted by Muhammad Sidiq and the JEB conducted by Maestro Michael Riedel. This concert came to complement the German-Jordanian musical concert conducted last January in Berlin.

About thirty members of JOrchestra and forty of the German musicians performed in the concert. Among them, Wolfgang Hermann performed the "Violin Concerto" by Tchaikovsky. For his part, Sidiq performed the Dialogue of Flute and Nay which he himself composed.

Maestro Michael Riedal joined the orchestra on the flute and Hassan Al Faqir on the Nay. The performers also distinctively performed the Symphony n.9 from "the New World" by Antonin Dvo?ák, the famous Czech composer, and other piece of classical music.