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Démos Orchestras Weekend
from 17 to June 19, 2022
All programming

Concerts de fin d’année des orchestres Démos

Concert
Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

Program

Distribution

Henry Purcell
Rondeau d'Abdelazer
Chant traditionnel du Zimbabwé
Shosholoza
Avec danse Gumboots
Orchestre Démos Plaine Commune
Zahia Ziouani , conductor
Samson Tshabalala , performer

Démos ("Dispositif d’éducation musicale et orchestrale à vocation sociale") is a cultural democratization project based on the practice of orchestra music.

The program, part of an overall artistic and pedagogical approach, consists in teaching classical music to children who, for economic, social or cultural reasons do not have ready access to this art form from existing institutions.

Specifically, the project is aimed at children aged 7 to 12, living in disadvantaged urban areas (“QPV”) or disadvantaged rural areas (“ZRR”), at some distance from the usual places where classical music is taught and practiced. Each child is entrusted with a musical instrument for three years. Supervised by professional musicians and social workers, the children follow weekly classes of 3½ hours on average, regularly meeting up with other children in the same region for an orchestral rehearsal (“tutti”). A major concert is organized at the end of each year in an emblematic location in the region. 

The program was launched in 2010, and the Philharmonie de Paris is responsible for its overall management.

The Démos project is supported by the State and national institutional partners, local authorities, and sponsors. It is also sponsored by Lilian Thuram and his foundation Education against Racism, and Khatia Buniatishvili.

In partnership with

Karina-Canellakis

Salle des concerts - Cité de la musique

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Getting here

Porte de Pantin station
Paris Underground (Métro) Line 5
Tram 3B 

Address

221 avenue Jean-Jaurès, 75019 Paris