Orchester der Kulturen

National Network
Germany
Address

Nordbahnhofstrasse 140
70191 Stuttgart
Germany

Telephone
+49-151-25335325
E-Mail
adrian@orchesterderkulturen.de
E-Mail (2)
42ndjb1@gmail.com
Organisation Type
Private Company
Year of Establishment
2000
Fields of Activity
  1. Arts
  2. International/Cultural relations
  3. Media
  4. Religion
  5. Youth and education
General Information

The "Orchester der Kulturen" ( Global Symphony ) was founded in 2010 in Stuttgart / Germany. It is the only ensemble worldwide which combines the instruments of the symphony orchestra with ethnic instruments and singers from all over the world. The orchestra received the "Manfred Rommel Award" in 2013 for furthering the intercultural dialogue. In 2016 its album "The world is Beuatiful" reached the number 1 of the german classical charts for 3 months. The orchestra performs mostly in the german speaking countries of Europe. Among the new works performed were 2 symphonies for the rental car company SIXT in Munich and Davos. Further programs include a musical performed with refugees from Syria and Iraq in the city of Sindelfingen in 2016 with the cooperation of Mercedes and the citizens foundation, a new oratorio with the Stuttgart Solitude Choir and musicians from Iraq; many event for the city of Stuttgart and concerts for classic music festivals all over Germany.

Mission and Objectives

Privately held Company by owner core team: 3 musicians employed on a temporary basis: up tp 40 per concert / 240 musicians on file 250000 revenue p.a. comissions concerts / theater / exchange / tutoring / seminars city of Stuttgart / sponsoring by private companies / record companies

Main Projects / Activities

Concert Series in the State of Baden Württemberg / Germany Monthly Spiritual Music Series in Stuttgart / Germany New Musical in 2019 in Stuttgart and the US New cultural partnerships with twin cities of Stuttgart with a focus on North Africa ( Cairo and Menzel Bourghuiba )

How can you contribute to the Network in your country?

offer opportunities ( public talks and concerts ) for musicians and spiritual figures from north african countries connect musical ensembles from north africa with appropriate ensembles in Stuttgart and Southern Germany in general.

Why do you want to join the ALF Network?

Besides our networking services as mentioned above we would like to start similar orchestras like ours in north african countries. A new "Orchester der Kulturen" is planned in Timor Leste and scheduled to give its first concerts on Timor Leste's national independence day in 2019. Our next step woudl be Cairo where we already contacted several choirs and conductors / composers to help us lay the groundwork for a "Orchester der Kulturen Egypt". We hope to jumpstart this exciting new endeavour in 2019 with the celebration of the 40 year twin city anniversary between Cairo and Stuttgart in 2019

Additional Information
Contact (1) Full Name
Adrian Sebastian Werner Roland Werum
Job Title
Artistic Director
Head of the organisation
Adrian Sebastian Werum