Presentation file - United Nations Orchestra
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Presentation file - United Nations Orchestra
Antoine Marguier, co-founder and Artistic Director Martine Coppens, co-founder and President Michael Møller, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Honorary President Presentation – August 2015 + 41 76 539 04 33 [email protected] www.unorchestra.ch 2 The Orchestra in concert at Victoria Hall, Geneva Supporting Humanitarian Causes through Music Initially born as a showcase of International Geneva and mostly composed of musicians working in international organizations, this orchestra is unique in that it supports, through music, those who have fallen victim to humanitarian crises. A charity orchestra which has raised more than CHF140,000 in its 4 years of existence, benefiting organizations in the disaster relief, children’s welfare and education, and public health sectors A symbolic bridge bringing together the international community and the residents of the city of Geneva Able to represent the United Nations at official occasions, summits, and conferences Vision of the Orchestra Strengthen the humanitarian commitments of the Orchestra by continuing to give charity concerts which benefit organizations with a philanthropic mission Raise the profile of the Orchestra, both in Geneva and through tours abroad Enlarge the Orchestra to a symphonic size (80 musicians) and continue to attract excellent non-professional musicians in order to offer more diverse repertoires (Today: 65 musicians) Funding The Orchestra receives no funding or subsidy from the United Nations or other organizations, apart from the provision of rehearsal space at UNAIDS and a subsidy from the City of Geneva for the use of the Victoria Hall venue. After deducting operating expenses, the Orchestra donates the entirety of its ticket revenues to charity. Funds are needed to gradually professionalize our administration, provided by volunteers until now Due to a number of free events and foreign tours in the coming season, we foresee a funding gap which we aim to cover by private contributions via the “Association des Amis”. The Orchestra’s Honorary President Mr. Michael Møller, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva Upcoming concerts 28 November 2015: Esplanade-du-Lac, Divonne-les-Bains, France 29 November 2015 : Victoria Hall, Geneva – Charity concert Soloist : Camille Thomas, cello 4 December 2015: Palais des Nations, Geneva ICRC General Assembly 13 March 2016 : Victoria Hall, Geneva Spring concert 5th anniversary of the Orchestra – Charity concert. 24 March 2016 to 03 April 2016 China Tour 5th anniversary of the Orchestra Shenzhen, Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Chengdu 26 November 2016 : Victoria Hall, Geneva Charity Concert 25 March 2017: Victoria Hall, Geneva – Charity concert The Orchestra in concert at the Assembly Hall, Palais des Nations 4 Past performances 20 March 2011, Inaugural Concert, Théâtre du Léman, Geneva. Audience of 1400. CHF 6,000 collected in benefit of the victims of the tsunami in Japan 19 June 2011: Summer Concert for the Fête de la Musique, Cour de l’Hôtel de Ville, Geneva 14 December 2011: Welcoming Concert for Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director General of the United Nations Office Geneva, Palais des Nations, Geneva 16 March 2012: Spring Concert, Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 17,000 collected in benefit of the project “Education for all in Sierra Leone” 27 March 2012: Closing concert of 6th Francophone Conference on HIV/AIDS, Saint‐Pierre Cathedral, Geneva 24 June 2012: Summer Concert for the Fête de la Musique, Victoria Hall, Geneva 17 November 2012: Gala charity concert, Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 50,000 collected in benefit of UNICEF, organized by the Foundation La Joie des arts 22 January 2013: Official celebration of the 50th anniversary of Elysée Treaty between France and Germany, Palais des Nations, Geneva 11 March: Montblanc / UNICEF Gala concert Signature for good, Kempinsky Hotel, Geneva 14 and 20 March 2013: Spring Concerts, Esplanade du Lac, Divonne les Bains and Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 17,233 collected in benefit of the NGO “Graines de Paix“ 12 April 2013: Montblanc / UNICEF concert Signature for good, Hyatt Hotel, Zurich 23 June 2013: Summer Concert for the Fête de la Musique, Victoria Hall, Geneva – Alessandra Conunova, violin 30 November 2013: Verdi Bicentenary gala concert, Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 11,526 collected in benefit of the NGO “PVA Genève” and to mark World AIDS Day 21 March 2014, Spring Concert, Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 5,000 in benefit of the Society Biliki, Georgia. 16 June 2014: 50th anniversary of UNCTAD, Palais des Nations, Geneva 22 June 2014: Summer Concert for the Fête de la Musique, Victoria Hall, Geneva 19 September 2014: 60th anniversary of CERN, Meyrin 8 November 2014 : Mozart charity concert with Madrid Polytecnic University Choir, Victoria Hall, Geneva CHF 15,000 collected in benefit of Bilifou Bilifou Association: Volunteer surgeans from Geneva acting in Burkina Faso 15 November 2014: with Madrid Polytecnic University Choir, Auditorio Nacional, Madrid, Spain Bicentenary Celebration of the Entry of Geneva in the Confédération Helvétique (GE200.ch) “La Suisse en musique” 1 March 2015: Victoria Hall, Geneva 4 March 2015: Palais des Nations, Geneva 13 June 2015 : Victoria Hall, Genève - 70th anniversary of the United Nations – Soloist : Khatia Buniatishvili, piano 21’018 CHF collected for the benefit of UNHCR, Syrian refugees 20 June 2015: Geneva, Victoria Hall - Summer concert for Fête de la Musique 5 Charity concerts Inaugural Concert Théâtre du Léman, Geneva, 20 March 2011 Mr. Atsuyuki Oike, Deputy Permanent Representative of Japan, and his wife Attended by Mr. Sergei Ordzhonikidze, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva CHF 6,000 collected in benefit of the victims of the tsunami in Japan Spring Voncert 2012 Victoria Hall, Geneva, 16 March 2012 Attended by Mr. Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva CHF 17,000 collected in benefit of Education for All in Sierra Leone UNICEF Gala concert : A Mozart Celebration Victoria Hall, Geneva, 17 November 2012 Attended by Mr. K.J. Tokayev, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva CHF 50,000 collected in benefit of children suffering from chronic malnutrition Spring Concert 2013 Victoria Hall, Geneva, 20 March 2013 CHF 17,233 collected in benefit of the NGO “Graines de Paix” Mrs Martine Coppens, President and cofounder of the United Nations Orchestra and Mrs Delia Mamon, President of “Graines de Paix” Mont Blanc / UNICEF Gala concert – Signature for good Kempinsky Hotel, Geneva, 11 March 2013 Hyatt Hotel, Zurich, 12 April 2013 6 Verdi Bicentenary Gala Concert to mark World AIDS Day Victoria Hall, Geneva, 30 November 2013 CHF 11,526 collected in benefit of the NGO PVA Genève Attended by Mr. Michael Møller, Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva and Honorary President of the Orchestra Spring Concert 2014 CHF 5,000 collected in benefit of the Society Biliki, Georgia Attended by Mr. Michael Møller, Acting Director General of the United Nations Office in Geneva and Mr. Shalva Tsiskarashvili, Permanent Representative of Georgia to the United Nations November 2014 CHF 15,000 collected in benefit of Bilifou Bilifou Association: Volunteer surgeons from Geneva acting in Burkina Faso June 2015 70th anniversary of the United Nations Khatia Buniatishvili, piano. 21’018 CHF collected for the benefit of UNHCR, Syrian refugees 7 Our musicians work in the following organisations: ETU, IFRC, UNHCR, UNAIDS, CPM, UEP, WTO, ILO, WHO, UNCTAD, UNECE, ITU, OHCHR, WMO, OCHA, CERN and UNOG. Violins 1 Caroline Baeriswyl Marguerite Hansen Clara James Ruben Leivas Tanya Siraa Marianne Dailcroix Romane Theoleyre Alexia André Tara Brian Jannis Fischer Marcello Losasso Pauline Chappuis Mio Takaguchi Edmond Basha Matt Smith Switzerland USA Netherlands Spain Netherlands France France France United Kingdom Germany Italia Switzerland Japan Albania USA Violins 2 Veronica Pisani Tamina Wicky Carmen Hansen Mark Shaw Liam Keegan Lena Krause Sana de Courcelles Mélanie Pagani Kristina Povilaityte Martina Buchelli Katrine Sorensen Mauricio Pinzon Benoît de Courcelles Italia Switzerland USA United Kingdom United Kingdom Switzerland – Japan France Switzerland Latvia Colombia Danmark Colombia France 8 Violas Natanael Ferreira François Kurz Lucy Ellis Missia Racine Freixenet Yvan Poulin Yves Ruhlmann Paula Alvarez Lopez Stéphanie Brook David Oh Brésil Suisse Royaume Uni Suisse Suisse France Espagne Canada Chine Cellos Ivan Tupinier Amaryllis Roper Jean-Pierre Sferruzza Anne-Marie Deutschlander Francesca Pittau Judith Schwegler Martine Buytaert-De Jode Sonja Koeppel Christian Lienhardt Chung-won Lee France USA France USA – Germany Italia Germany Belgium Germany France China Double basses Farina Boardwell Germany Flutes Mariana Cossermelli Thomas Fabry Brazil Belgium Oboes Aurore Chauleur Anne Dürr France Germany Clarinets Audrey Gambin Richard Bourlet France United Kingdom Bassoons Aline Kalchofner N.N Switzerland N.N French Horns Mario Ortega Jane Haapiseva John Woodall Chelsea Middleton Mexico Canada United Kingdom USA Trumpets Takahiro Oguchi Konstantin Kleine Japan Germany Trombones Alberto Oliva Matej Mertik Italia Slovenia Tuba Delorme Guillaume France Timpani Lamy-Chappuis Emilien France Percussions Valentine Petit Aurélie Stücki France Switzerland Harps Yilmaz Yasemin Mattey Sarah Switzerland Switzerland 9 Antoine Marguier Co-founder and Artistic Director Antoine Marguier began his career under the baton of Claudio Abbado, as a solo clarinet player of the European Union Youth Orchestra and the Gustav Mahler Jugend Orchester. For seventeen years, he was a member of the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (OSR), having been taken on at the age of 22 by one of his future mentors, Armin Jordan. A former assistant to Jesus Lopez-Cobos at the French Youth Orchestra, he studied orchestra conducting with his mentor Roberto Benzi, David Zinman, James Levine and Kurt Masur. Appointed after an international competition in 2010, Antoine Marguier held the post of Resident Head of the Orchestre National de Lyon, which included the position of Artistic Director of the Academy (Lyon Youth Orchestra). During two seasons, he guided more than thirty concerts with passion and energy, while also imparting with noticeable success indispensable knowledge for his young musicians’ future. Co-founder and Artistic Director of the United Nations Orchestra, Antoine Marguier has dedicated himself to this musical and humanitarian adventure with a determination matching the noble cause of this concept. He is also responsible for heading the CMgo (composed of professors and students of the Conservatoire de Musique de Genève) and, in parallel, teaches Chamber Music at Haute Ecole de Musique de Genève. Among other things, Antoine has guest conducted the Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy, the Marseille Opera Orchestra, the Orchestre de la Suisse Romande (French-speaking Switzerland), The Chamber Orchestra of Lausanne, the Niiza Symphony Orchestra of Tokyo and the Kwazulu-Natal Philharmonic Orchestra of Durban. He regularly works with the Sinfonietta of Lausanne, notably during a tour of China. His charismatic personality, his innate sense of interpretation and his generosity towards the musicians and the public have earned him the affection of everyone. His most recent invitations include the Tenerife Symphony Orchestra, l’Orchestre Symphonique de Mulhouse, the Philharmonic Orchestra of Monte Carlo, the Limburgs Symfonie Orkest of Maastricht, the Orchestre d’Auvergne, the Bangkok Symphony Orchestra and the Orchestre Lamoureux, which immediately engaged him again after his début in November 2011 at the Théâtre des Champs-Elysées. Prior to this, he had already left his imprint in Paris with Stravinsky’s Story of a Soldier (staged by Omar Porras) at the helm of the Ensemble Contrechamps. 2014 includes his return engagement to the Orchestre Symphonique et Lyrique de Nancy. Fully aware of the multidisciplinary character of the arts, Antoine Marguier is also at home in the orchestra pit; as the cofounder of the Compagnie du Rossignol along with Joan Mompart he brings together actors and soloists of the OSR. He has conducted the creation of two operas by Robert Clerc and led the Ensemble Asko/Schönberg of Amsterdam for the successful re-run of “The House of the Sleeping Beauties”, a creation of Kris Defoort produced by the Brussels Théâtre de la Monnaie. www.antoinemarguier.com 10 Founders and Honorary President Mrs. Martine Coppens, President and co-founder of the UN Orchestra Mr. Antoine Marguier, Artistic director and co-founder of the UN Orchestra Mr. Michael Møller, Director General of United Nations Office in Geneva, Honorary President of the UN Orchestra The United Nations Orchestra was co-founded by Martine Coppens and Antoine Marguier, who put forward the original idea. The Orchestra “Online” The Orchestra communicates in French and English with the online International community via a website www.unorchestra.ch, Facebook, Twitter and Youtube, as well as an active emailing list. Click on the icons below to visit the pages. http://www.facebook.com/unitednationsorchestra http://www.twitter.com/unorchestra https://www.youtube.com/user/UNOrchestraGeneva Experience the energy of the Orchestra by viewing our http://youtu.be/10tFqxsMWQc, filmed during the Fete de la Musique 2013. 11 promotional video (6’33”) Presse 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Contact Orchestre des Nations Unies Mme Martine Coppens, Présidente + 41 76 539 04 33 [email protected] www.unorchestra.ch 20