YPHIL – International Philharmonic Orchestra presents Gathering for Youth Empowerment

YPHIL - International Philharmonic Orchestra brings together 100 young talented musicians from 74 countries to represent their countries through music in Seven Epic Concerts. The fourth concert in this series, Gathering for Youth Empowerment, will be performed at New York University’s Skirball Center for the Performing Arts on September 17, 2015 at 7:30pm, featuring Faruk Kanca, Alexander Markov, and James V Remington. Tickets are $24 and are available by phone at NYU Box Office, 212.998.4941, online at http://nyuskirball.org/calendar/yphil or at the NYU Box Office, 566 LaGuardia Place

New York, NY 10012.

YPHIL – International Philharmonic Orchestra brings 100 musicians from 74 different countries to perform during New York’s United Nations General Assembly, aiming to celebrate the power of youth. 100 magnificent performers, picked from more than 900 musicians from all over the world, will meet for the first time, collaborating and practicing day and night, to captivate audiences with their enormous energy. Building on the widespread influence of music, the innovative program empowers youth to work together and exercise creativity.

The exhilarating piece entitled Ethnic Dance, which includes sound of traditional musical instruments from across the world, will premiere for the first time at the NYU Skirball Center for the Performing Arts concert by world-renowned composer and conductor, maestro Faruk Kanca. This energizing performance will also include excerpts from the critically-acclaimed Rock Concerto by Markov and Remington, performed by Markov himself on the unique gold electric violin.

PROGRAM: Act I: Faruk Kanca’s “Ethnic Dance,” including the following numbers:

Act II: FROM BAROQUE TO ROCK

Antonio Vivaldi’s “Summer” from The Four Seasons and Paganini’s 24th Caprice, with soloist Alexander Markov. Selections from the “Rock Concerto” by Alexander Markov and James V. Remington as well as new compositions by Markov.