Europa Philharmonie in Sri Lanka

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Goethe-Institut and Mount Lavinia Hotel present one of the classical music highlights in 2011: The renowned Europa Philharmonie, conducted by Reinhard Seehafer, will visit Sri Lanka and perform three concerts at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.

The Europa Philharmonie is a European symphony orchestra made up of musicians from European Union countries as well as musicians from all over the world who have made Europe their home. Since 2009, the orchestra has been based in Baden-Württemberg, Germany.

Under the motto “Music for a better place” rise the Europa Philharmonie to the problems of the 21st century, the sound of the traditions, filled with life, raising cultural sustainability to the sense of doing and enrich the present and the future for future generations.

Led by this idea of responsibility Europa Philharmonie contributes in a current project to rising awareness of the challenges of climate change by a series of concerts: the “3-5-0 Concerts”.

In Sri Lanka the Europa Philharmonie in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut and the Mount Lavinia Hotel are setting up three performances - one of them especially for children. The concert programme includes compositions by Bach, Vivaldi (“The four seasons”), and Mozart. The orchestra will perform in a chamber set up, consisting of 15 musicians. The solo violin parts will be performed by the young Hungarian violinist Sándor Jávorkai, who won several awards on international musical competitions.

The evening concerts are scheduled for Monday, 18 July and Tuesday, 19 July from 7.30 p.m. onwards. On Wednesday, 20 July there will be special performance for children. Tickets are available at Goethe-Institut (39, Gregory’s Road, Colombo 7) and at the Mount Lavinia Hotel.