Turkish youth orchestra takes stage in Germany

Orchestra plays pieces by Beethoven, Rachmaninoff, and Weber at festival in Berlin

By Cuneyt Karadag

ANKARA (AA) - The Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra took to the stage for a special festival in Berlin, Germany on Wednesday night.

The orchestra performed Beethoven’s 8th Symphony, Rachmaninoff's 2nd Piano Concerto, Carl Maria Von Weber's Der Freischutz, and Fusun Koksal's Silent Echoes at the Konzerthaus hall.

Famed Turkish conductor Cem Mansur led the orchestra during the performance for the Young Euro Classic festival.

Impressed by its performance, the audience gave the orchestra a standing ovation.

The Young Euro Classics festival, founded in the year 2000, is one of the world’s most important platforms for international young orchestra musicians in the European classical music tradition.

The festival will last through Aug. 6.

*Writing by Faruk Zorlu

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