Davos 2017 - Leadership beyond Borders: The Afghan Women's Orchestra "Zohra"
Channel: World Economic Forum
Date: 2017-01-20

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Join this unique performance by the Afghan Women's Orchestra "Zohra", a group of 30 brave young women who are the first to learn music in their country in more than three decades, including the country's first female conductors. They are joined by members of the youth orchestra of the Collège de Genève and demonstrate the power of cross-cultural dialogue through music. This performance launches a tour of Switzerland and Germany.

The session includes a performance, demonstrations and a discussion with the musicians.

Introduced by
- Ahmad Sarmast, Founder, Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), Afghanistan

With
- Zarifa Adiba, Conductor, Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), Afghanistan
- Negin Khpolwak, Conductor, Zohra Orchestra, Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM), Afghanistan