WBYO in the Media

Summer 2023: "Western Balkans go dance" - Working phase + concert tour

(Complete list of more than 40 press reports and mentionings)

Germany, concert in Essen

WAZ (regional german newspaper): "Orchestra plays for international understanding: Sabre dance in Essen", critique (paywall¹)

Germany, concert in Berlin

Süddeutsche Zeitung (german newspaper), "Making music in the name of the European idea", article (paywall¹)

Serbia, concert in Novi Sad

EU Portal in Serbia, text

North Macedonia, concert in Skopje

Montenegro, concert in Kotor

Pobjeda news portal, interview with Desar Sulejmani, text

Kosovo, concert in Pristina

Bosnia and Herzegovina, concert in Sarajewo

Albania, rehearsal phase and concert in Durres

Summer 2022: "New Ways" - Working Phase and concert tour, part Germany

23.01.2023: ARTE (European cultural TV channel), "The Balkans Orchestra - with music against old conflicts", extensive television coverage on WBYO's 2022 concert tour in the Western Balkans (in German, 32')

25.08.2022: Deutsche Welle (Germany's international broadcasting channel), "Western Balkans Youth Orchestra with anti-war music", review of the Essen concert on August 21 (in Albanian)

24.08.2022: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (German radio channel), "Conductor Desar Sulejmani: Music as peace project", interview with Desar Sulejmani, 34' podcast (in German)

22.08.2022: WAZ (newspaper of the Ruhrgebiet region), "Youth orchestra in Essen: how music makes foes to friends", review of the Essen concert on August 21 (paywall, in German)

21.08.2022: Aachener Zeitung (Aix-la-Chapelle newspaper), "Musical message for peace in Ukraine", review of the Aachen concert on August 20 (paywall, in German)

21.08.2022: Deutsche Welle (Germany's international broadcasting channel), "An orchestra that sends a message of peace and tears down barriers", 6' feature on Summer Project 2022, including interviews with Desar Sulejmani, several musicians and and audience in Königswinter/Germany (in Serbo-Croatian)

17.08.2022: WAZ (German newspaper of the Ruhrgebiet region), "Essen conductor unites young musicians for a peace orchestra" (in German)

16.08.2022: Generalanzeiger (German Newspaper of the Bonn region), "European peacekeeping force with violin bows" (in German)

05.08.2022: Deutschlandfunk Kultur (German Radio Channel), "Making music together as a political statement", Interview with Desar Sulejmani, 7' podcast (in German)

Summer 2022: "New Ways" - Working Phase and concert tour, part WB

30.07.2022: RTK 1 (Kosovo TV station), Art Tema, 7' report with interviews and concert clippings of WBYO, from minute 10:14 (in Albanian)

28.07.2022: RTK 2 (Kosovo TV station), Interview with Milica Simić (violoncello), 4'

27.07.2022: Portal Analitica (Montenegro), "Sulejmani: Music can lead to a change in the way of thinking in society" (in Montenegrin)

23.07.2022: CIVILMEDIA (news portal of NGO in North Macedonia), "We play the future - concert of the Youth Orchestra of the Western Balkans in Skopje" (in Macedonian)

23.07.2022: Europe House (provides information on EU in Kosovo), "Art breaks Barriers: Western Balkans Youth Orchestra start their tour in Pristina", including some testimonials of participants (in English)

22.07.2022: Radio-televizija Vojvodine, "Young musicians from the region will show their artistic skills in Novi Sad", 4:38' interview with Milan Vracar, Kulturanova (in Serbian)

21.07.2022: BalkanInsight (Balkan-wide news portal), "In Tune: Young Western Balkan Musicians Ready for Regional Tour" (in English)

19.07.2022: ATV (Kosovo TV station), Interview with Desar Sulejmani, Vilson Guri (violin) and Alkesta Gllogjani (viola), 9' (in Albanian)

19.07.2022: Radio K4 (radio station operated by KFOR), "Western Balkans Youth Orchestra - Synonym with passion for music and professional work that overcome all barriers" (in Albanian)

18.07.2022: RTK 2 (Kosovo TV station), Interview with Milutin Radulović and Nataša Đaković (both violin), 10' (in Bosnian)

17.07.2022: kultplus (Albanian culture portal), "Energetic young people from the Youth Orchestra of the Western Balkans, ready to give a magical concert" (in Albanian)

15.07.2022: RTK 1 (Kosovo TV station), Interview Desar Sulejmani and Hana Abdullah (violin) on upcoming concert in Pristina, 12' (in Albanian)

May 9, 2022: "Better together" - Concert in Novi Sad on Europe Day

10.05.2022: DEUTSCHE WELLE (Germany's international broadcasting channel), "Create peace in the Western Balkans - with music", 3 minutes video report about concert in Novi Sad on May 9, 2022 (in German)

09.05.2022: Autonomija (a Serbian news portal), "The orchestra that unites us: We are better together", article and 2,5 minutes video report about concert in Novi Sad on May 9, 2022 (in Serbian)

07.05.2022: DER SPIEGEL (a German weekly political journal), "How a young orchestra plays for peace" (in German, paywall¹)

28.01.2022: Autonomija (a Serbian news portal), "Playing for the future" - Interview with Desar Sulejmani and Pierre Weber (in Serbian)

October 2021: "Building Musical Bridges" - Working phase and concert tour

31.10.2021: Interview of Desar Sulejmani for Europe House NewsBlog "Through culture we aim to unite the youth of Western Balkans" (in English, Albanian and Serbian)

22.10.2021: ARD (1st channel German TV), Weltspiegel, "A young orchestra against old conflicts", 10 minutes Youtube stream (in German)

17.10.2021: ARD (1st channel German TV), Weltspiegel "A young orchestra against old conflicts", 6 minutes broadcasting (in German, link will be available only limited time)

17.10.2021: Albanian TV, program MAGDA, 2' clip about the Tirana concert, in Albanian, including interviews with Reinhard Goethe, Arsim Gashi, Suel Shtalbi, Boris Živanovic

16.10.2021: MPT 2 (2nd national TV channel in North Macedonia), program Motiv, "The Western Balkans Youth Orchestra - an initiative that aims to bring young people together giving peaceful messages", 12' feature of the Skopje concert, in Albanian, including interviews with Desar Sulejmani, Entela Qarkagjia, Dea Nicaj, Boris Živanovic, Enis Alji

15.10.2021: RTK2 (Kosovo TV, channel for Serbian minority), morning show "Dobro jutro" (in Serbian), Interview with Desar Sulejmani, Senka Vejzovi´c (2nd Violins, BiH) and Boris Živanovic (double bass, Serbia)

14.10.2021: RTK1 (Kosovo TV), morning show "Mirëmëngjesi Kosovë" (in Albanian), Interview with Desar Sulejmani, Dea Nicaj (2nd Violins, Montenegro) and Enis Alji (Violoncello, North Macedonia)

13.10.2021: ATV (TV channel in Kosovo), morning show "Alarm" (in Albanian), Interview with Desar Sulejmani and Hana Abdullahi (2nd Violins, North Macedonia)

2020: First steps

27.02.2020: WDR (German broadcasting channel), Radio Program COSMO, Interview with Desar Sulejmani on Project WBYO (in German)

06.02.2020: Aachener Zeitung (Newspaper of Aachen/Germany), "Konzert: Ein Orchester für den Westbalkan" (in German)

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