MusicPast event 66. edition

Western Balkans Youth Orchestra: “Podium for the Young”

Name: Western Balkans Youth Orchestra: “Podium for the Young”
Start: 2026-08-17T21:00:00+02:00
End: 2026-08-17T22:40:00+02:00
Location: Dolni Saraj

75 young musicians · conductor Desar Sulejmani

Date: Monday, August 17, 2026
Time: 21:00 – 22:40
Duration: 100 minutes
Venue: Dolni Saraj
Country: Западен Балкан
Conductor: Desar Sulejmani

About the event

The Western Balkans Youth Orchestra, with 75 instrumentalists from the region, conducted by the Albanian-German conductor and pianist Desar Sulejmani.

Programme

R. Wagner — Tannhäuser Overture
P. Dukas — The Sorcerer's Apprentice
Prize-winning work by a young Western Balkan composer
G. Enescu — Romanian Rhapsody No. 1, Op. 11
O. Respighi — Pines of Rome

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Venue and seating

Dolni Saraj

Dolni Saraj, Old Town, Ohrid 6000

A terrace above the lake, open to jazz, film and contemporary programmes.

More about the venue

Seating

Numbered seating, 243 seats on sale.

Numbered seats on wooden terraces. VIP seats are on the first terrace, closest to the stage.

Accessibility

Access is along the cobbled lakeside path; for visitors with reduced mobility an electric shuttle runs from the harbour (on request).

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