1st Working Phase - March 2020 (postponed)

The inaugural Working Phase had to be postponed three days before its starting date due to the severe development of the Corona pandemia at that time. It was to consist of one week of rehearsals under the tutorship of four renowned lecturers, to be followed by a concert tour through all of the six Non-EU Western Balkans countries*.

 

A retry for this first physical Working Phase was scheduled for October 08-17, 2021.

Date Activity Location
01.-06.03.2020  Rehearsals Tirana 
07.03.2020 Concert Tirana
08.03.2020 Concert Budva
10.03.2020 Concert Sarajevo
12.03.2020 Concert Belgrade
13.03.2020 Concert Skopje
14.03.2020 Concert Prishtina
     
Concert Programme See below  
     
Lecturers Instrument Name
  Violin Ionel Adrian Iliescu, Symphoniker Hamburg (DE)
  Viola Dominik Trávníček, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (CZ)
  Violoncello Wolfgang Sellner, Bochum Symphonic Orchestra (DE)
  Double Bass Tomáš Vybíral, National Opera Orchestra Prague (CZ)
  Conductor  Desar Sulejmani, German Rhine Philharmonic Orchestra (DE)
     
Concert Poster March 2020
Concert Poster March 2020
WBYO Concert Tour 2020  Route (Google Maps)
WBYO Concert Tour 2020 Route (Google Maps)


Musicians (CVs here)
1st Violin     ALIU, Gentian     SRB  |  Viola   ÐORÐEVIĆ, Nataša     SRB
    ALIU, Lida   NMK  |      MAQELLARI, Eni   AL
    BAKALLI, Rron   RKS*  |      MULABDIĆ, Ajdin   BIH
    HADŽIĆ, Sabina   BIH  |      QARKAGJIA, Entela   RKS*
    HAXHIASI, Erind   AL  |      SIMIĆ, Ana   SRB
    OBRENOVIĆ, Dušan   MNE  |  Violoncello   ALJI, Enis   NMK
    PETRAŠ, Staša   SRB  |      ASLLANAJ, Fjolla   RKS*
2nd Violin   EFTIMOV, Bojan   NMK  |      USKOKOVIĆ, Teodora   MNE
    FEJZA, Fortesa   RKS*  |      ZOTO, Klaudio   AL
    KARAKASHEVA, Liljana   NMK  |  Double    DOKLJANOV, Filip   SRB
    NICAJ, Dea   MNE  |  Bass   SPAHIU, Xhorxhio   AL
    TEŠIĆ, Bobana   BIH  |      TRIFUNOVIĆ, Aleksandra   MNE
    VEJZOVIĆ, Senka   BIH  |                 

Programme

Many strings, one direction!

 

Peter Warlock (1894 – 1930)

Capriol Suite for String Orchestra

 

1.  Basse-Dance
2.  Pavane
3.  Tordion
4.  Bransles
5.  Pieds – en – l’air
6.  Mattachins (Sword Dance)

 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1751 – 1791)

Piano Concerto in A Major, KV 414

 

1.  Allegro

2.  Andante

3.  Allegretto (Rondo)

 

Intermission

 

Samuel Barber (1910 – 1981)

Adagio for Strings Op. 11

 

Dag Viren (1905 – 1986)

Serenade for String Orchestra

 

1.  Preludium

2.  Andante espressivo

3.  Scherzo

4.  Marcia

 

Gustav Holst (1874 – 1934)

St. Pauls Suite 

 

1.  Jig

2.  Ostinato

3.  Intermezzo

4.  Finale (The Dargarson)

 

Western Balkans Youth Orchestra

Desar Sulejmani, Piano & Conductor


Sponsors

The funding of the first WBYO working phase planned for March 2020 was organized and guaranteed by

  • Rotary Club Aachen-Land / Germany in cooperation with
  • Rotary Club Aachen-Charlemagne and
  • Rotary Club Aachen-Nordkreis

with further support of

  • Rotary Club Fulda / Germany
  • Rotary Club Canterbury Sunrise / GB
  • Rotaract Club Aachen / Germany

and a substantial grant of

  • Rotary District 1810 / Germany.

Local Supporters

The concerts planned for March 2020 were supported and in part organized by local Rotary Clubs, namely

  • Rotary Club Tirana / Albania
  • Rotary Club Sarajevo Ilidža / Bosnia & Hercegovina
  • Rotary Club Prishtina Newborn / Kosovo
  • Rotary Club Budva / Montenegro
  • Rotary Club Skopje / North Macedonia in cooperation with all 8 other Rotary Clubs in Skopje
  • Rotary Club Beograd Skadarlija / Serbia

Supporting Municipalities and Authorities

German Embassy Tirana: Reception on March 7

 

German Embassy Prishtina: Reception on March 14


 

Red Hall Prishtina -
Salla e Kuqe, Luan Haradinaj, Pallati i Rinisë:
Sponsoring the use of concert hall in Prishtina


Realization Partners

Coaching (Communication, Team Building):

  • David Turner (with support of the Lincoln Centers of Albania)
  • Elsa Denaj

*) In the WBYO context, the designation is without prejudice about positions on status.