Under the patronage of his Excellency Eng. Ali Manssoura the governor of Aleppo and his Excellency Dr. Andreas Reinecke the ambassador of the German Federal Republic, The German Embassy in Syria and the German Technical Cooperation GTZ are jointly organizing a one-of-a-kind musical event in Aleppo.

7 nights of German and Syrian musical pieces varying from Aleppian Muwashahat to German classical concerts, is hosted by the directorate of Aleppo old city and Aleppo city council. The German-Syrian tunes will echo in the halls and yards of Alsheebany School in Aleppo old city, a place that has hosted and raised generations of the Aleppian youth and now hosts the permanent exhibition of Aleppo's rehabilitation process, which proves to be a perfect incubator for such a meeting ceremony between the western harmonies and the oriental melodies.

The event, which is now in its third year, comes as another step within the sincere efforts of the GTZ project for" integrated urban development in Aleppo" to promote not only the Old City of Aleppo but also the City as a whole: economical, social and cultural. The above mentioned 15 year-old internationally renowned GTZ project shares the same vision with its Syrian counterparts and the German embassy, which on its behalf strives to promote the dialogue between cultures.

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The event program is as follows:

Saturday, 6th of June, 20:00h
Opening Concert of German Classical Music performed by distinguished Syrian Artists
Loubana Quntar: soprano, Racha Rizk: soprano, Pièrre Khouri: bariton, Yazan Chérif : clarinette, Ghazwan Zarikly: piano.
in cooperation with Rawafed - the Culture project of the Syria Trust for Development

Sunday, 7th June, 19:30h
German Classics in Concert "The Queen of Sheba"
Meier's Clan Saxophone-Quartet
Ralf Benschu: sopran, Sebastian Hillmann: bariton, Matthias Wacker: alt, Mark Wallbrecht: tenor

Monday, 8th June, 19:30h
German Classical Music
Ensemble Trio Bamberg: Adam Robert: Piano, Schuck Jewgeni: Cello, Hulshoff Alexander: Violin

Tuesday, 9th June, 19:30h
German Hits & Modern Classics
Paco Liana Wigard:
Vocals & Classical Guitar from his Berlin Philharmonie Programme: "Man with Emotion"

Wednesday, 10th June, 19:30h
Night-Bar: From Jazz to Tango
Meier's Clan Saxophon Quartet. Special Guest: Paco Liana Wigard - Vocals & Flamenco Guitar.

Thursday, 11th June, 19:30h
Aleppinian Night: Muwashahat Arabiya
Omar Sarmini and his Orchestra
Venue: Open Air - in front of the Citadel (confined seating area)

Saturday, 13th June, 19:30h
Classical Arabic and Classical German Music
Duo Aruso, Ashraf Kateb: Violin, Ivan Urwalow: Piano