Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra in Chios and Seferihisar in July 2013

The Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra (GTYO), composed of 50 talented young Greek and Turkish musicians and now in its sixth successful year, will perform under the auspices of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs two major concerts in Greece and in Turkey in July 2013.

The GTYO will host the highly praised Greek Soprano, Myrsini Margariti known for her agile and youthful voice. She will sing alongside the orchestra in the Homerio theater in the island of Chios and at the fortress of Sigacik in Seferihisar.The musical director for the two concerts will be the much acclaimed Turkish Maestro, Cem Mansur.

The Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra will perform on the following dates:

30 July, Chios at the Homirion concert hall
31 July, Seferihisar at the the Ancient City of Teos

“The orchestra aims to unite different musicians under the belief of friendship, harmony and music as a common language” said Leni Konialidis, president of the Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra.

The Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra was created by Mrs. Leni Konialidis, a dedicated music lover following a collaboration with the the University of Bilkent in Ankara. The orchestra was created in the summer of 2008 and performed in Turkey (Ankara and Istanbul) and in Greece (Athens: Odeon of Herodes Atticus; Patras: Roman Theatre). In the summer of 2009 Greek and Turkish musicians reunited once again with violinist Ilya Gringolts. The orchestra performed in Athens at The American College, in Katerini where it performed at the Dion Theater and in Kavala.

On September 3, 2010, the Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra gave an unprecedented –free of charge- concert in the atrium of the Acropolis museum. The next day the orchestra travelled to Nafplion where it performed the same programme on the Arvanitias square.

In August 2011 the Greek Turkish Youth Orchestra gave a unique performance at the ancient fortress of Sigacik in Seferehisar. In September 2011 the GTYO performed in the frame of the famous Dimitra Festival in Thessaloniki. In 2012 the orchestra was hosted by Turkey in Cesme and Seferihisar.