Cultural and Special Events at UNESCO House

Working together with the programme sectors, Member States and public or private partners the Special Events Section organizes, each month, cultural events (shows, concerts, exhibitions, prize-giving ceremony, cinema screenings, etc.) at the UNESCO House.

List of May cultural events

Concert "Tribute to women in music: From the romantic to the electronic"

© Armin Linke
Charlotte Engelkes

At the occasion of the International Women's Day 2013.

Concert organized in cooperation with Sveriges Radio and Radio France, live- broadcasted from UNESCO Headquarters on Swedish radio P2 and France Musique, and on the Euroradio satellite network, a Radio-Television activity of the European Union.
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Online registration:
j.mp/concertwomenday2013-rsvp
Limited seating capacity
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PROGRAMME:

“God is God part I”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

Jean & The Mean Machine
• Jeanette Eriksson, violin
• Beata Söderberg, cello
“Polska”, after J. E. Blomgren (arranged by Eriksson/Söderberg)
“Polska”, after Nils Ströbeck (arranged by Eriksson/Söderberg)

“God is God part II”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

“Vivere”, by Edith Canat de Chizy
String Quartet n° 1
• Carole Petitdemange, violin
• Olivia Hughes, violin
• Lea Boesch, viola
• Joëlle Martinez, cello

“God is God part III”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

“Revolve & Repeat”, by Lisa Nordström and Lisen Rylander Löve
Midaircondo
• Lisa Nordström, electronics
• Lisen Rylander Löve, electronics

“God is God part IV”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

Three songs, by Clara Schumann (1819-1896)
• Maria Fontosh, vocals (soprano)
• Ivetta Irkha, piano

“God is God part V”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

“Cinq jours de Paul Klee”, by Claire Mélanie Sinnhuber (world premiere, commissioned by Radio France)
• Shigeko Hata, soprano
• the musicians of "Instant Donné": Elsa Balas, viola, and Esther Davoust, harp

“God is God part VI”, by Charlotte Engelkes (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Charlotte Engelkes, vocals

“Songs My Mothers Taught Me”, by Ida Lundén (world premiere, commissioned by Swedish Radio)
• Hanna Dahlkvist, cello
• Ida Lundén, electronics


Details

Type of Event Concert
Start 08.03.2013 18:30 local time
End 08.03.2013 20:30 local time
Date to be fixed 0
Focal point Takeshita, Mugiho
Organizer ODG/GE and ERI/DPI/SPE
Contact Mugiho Takeshita (gender.equality@unesco.org)
Country France
City Paris
Venue UNESCO Headquarters
Street 7, place de Fontenoy
Room Room I
Permanent Delegation Contact
Major Programme
Language of Event
Estimated number of participants 1000
Official Website
Link 1 Online registration: j.mp/concertwomenday2013-rsvp
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