United Nations Day Concert
25 October 2004
7 PM

The Kuwaiti National Orchestra
&
The Kuwait Television Band


PROGRAMME
( Video - Photos )


Kofi Annan
Secretary-General of the United Nations

Jean Ping
President of the fifty-ninth session of the United Nations General Assembly

Nabeela Abdulla Al-Mulla
Permanent Representative of the State of Kuwait to the United Nations

Shashi Tharoor
Under-Secretary-General for Communications and Public Information,
will introduce the programme and speakers.


PERFORMANCE

The Kuwaiti National Orchestra

Intermission

The Kuwait Television Band

The taking of photographs and the recording of this concert are strictly prohibited.
Please turn off any cellular telephones or pagers.

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Notes on the Programme

The Kuwaiti National Orchestra

The Kuwaiti National Orchestra was formed in 1996 to
promote excellence in music and revive the country’s folkloric
musical works, which constitute one of the pillars of Kuwait’s
cultural heritage. The Conductor of the Orchestra is violinist Ahmad Hamdan. 
Born in Kuwait in 1965, Mr. Hamdan obtained a Master’s Degree
in musical composition and conducting from the
University of Sorbonne, Paris.
He has composed several musical works and received the
Kuwait National Award for Creativity in 1986. 
Mr. Hamdan hosts a number of radio music programmes and has
published research papers on music.  He has also conducted a
number of concerts worldwide and has been the director of the
Kuwaiti National Orchestra since April 2000.

Major performances in Kuwait

The Annual Al-Qurain Festival
The Promotional State Award Concert
The Annual Concert in honour of musicians

Performances abroad

Beirut, 1996
Egypt, 1998
Bahrain and Egypt, 1999
Muscat, July 2000
Venezuela 2000 
Yemen, August 2000
Egypt, April 2001
Algeria, March 2001 – August 2001
Bahrain, October 2001
Tokyo, February 2002
Ethiopia, June 2003

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