Carnegie Hall presents Afghan Youth Orchestra
$15-$64 (discount available w/purchase of 3 or more World Orchestra Week concerts)
Traditional — Raga Bihag
Mohammad Hussain Sarahang — Tark-e Arezo
Traditional — Banda-ye Khoda
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Nainawaz) — Saqi Ba Khoda
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Nainawaz) — Aan Silsila Mo (Aan Selsela)
Amir Jan Saboori (Saburi) — Sarzamin E Man
Sediq Shubab — Pa Bismillah Qadam Rawakhla
Jaikishan Dayabhai Panchal / Shankarsingh Raghuwanshi — Mera Joota Hai Japani ("My Shoes are Japanese")
Johannes Brahms — Hungarian Dance No. 5
William Harvey — Saudade do Afeganistão
Zoltán Kodály — Háry János Suite ("V. Intermezzo")
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Nainawaz) — Ay Nay Naway Jawedan
Fazel Ahmad Zekrya (Nainawaz) — Pa Loyo Ghro Bande
Khayal Muhammad — Maste Mange Bar
Abdul Wahab Madadi — Watan Eshq Tu Eftekharam
Featuring dedicated young musicians (ages 14–22) from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music, the storied Afghan Youth Orchestra plays both Western and traditional Afghan instruments in repertoire that includes Western symphonic works, original compositions, and Afghan folk music. Recent tours have taken this extraordinary orchestra to the UK, where it recently made its Southbank Centre debut, and across Europe, including a historic performance that opened the 2023 UN Human Rights Conference in Switzerland. The ensemble—a symbol of hope for the people of Afghanistan, where music is currently banned—returns to Carnegie Hall for the first time in more than a decade. The young musicians are joined by members of the European Union Youth Orchestra in a special program that includes works by William Harvey, Sarahang, Awalmir, and Abdul Wahab Madadi, plus arrangements by conductor Tiago Moreira da Silva of works by Nainawaz, Brahms, Kodály, and popular artist Sediq Shabab.
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