Rendition of Georgian, EU anthems for Europe Day

On Europe Day, EU Delegation to Georgia has released a performance of the Georgian and EU anthems by the Evgeni Mikeladze Georgian Philharmonic Orchestra and its Music Director and Principal Conductor Nikoloz Rachveli.

More than 100 musicians participated in the performance including Guram Kurashvili State Choral Chapel of Abkhazia and its choirmaster Zviad Bolkvadze, phenomenon pianist and composer Tsotne Zedginidze, students from the Zakaria Paliashvili Central Music School – “School for Gifted Children” and many others.

On 9th May the European Union and its member states mark Europe Day,  which celebrates peace and unity in Europe.

The date commemorates the historic 1950 Schuman Declaration, in which Robert Schuman, the then French foreign minister, set out his idea for a new form of political cooperation in Europe, which would make war between Europe’s nations unthinkable.