Convidamos a todos a ouvir pela Rádio Cultura FM e a assistir pela TV, dia 27 de julho, 6a. feira, a partir das 14:30hs, a transmissão da Festa de Abertura dos Jogos Olímpicos de 2012 em Londres. O Concerto de Abertura apresentará a bela peça Ode à Alegria, do Concerto No. 9 de Beethoven, com a orquestra formada por israelenses, árabes e palestinos, num veemente apelo à Paz naquela região, por intermédio da música - ouça trechos no vídeo ao lado. Abaixo, os comentários sobre a orquestra, obtido pelo You Tube, no link da apresentação:
The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra was founded by Daniel Barenboim and the late Edward Said. It consists of young, highly talented Israeli and Arabian musicians and was founded to increase the dialogue between young people in the Middle East and represent the peaceful collaboration of the two cultures. In standard comparable to the most established orchestras, it combines tonal beauty and transparency with youthful expressiveness, passion and exuberance. This technically brilliant and incredibly enthusiastic orchestra brings out all levels of Beethoven's 9th symphony and we listen to Beethoven at his very best: exuberant, emotional, lucid, tender, clear, triumphant... simply magnificent! Needless to say, Daniel Barenboim conducts excellently and outstanding singers Angela Denoke, Waltraud Meier, Burkhard Fritz and René Pape contribute tremendously to this unforgettable concert. The standing ovations are well deserved!
