The I, CULTURE Orchestra is a project launched in 2011 by the Adam Mickiewicz Institute as one of the key elements of the Cultural Programme of the Polish Presidency of the EU Council. The Orchestra, led by Sir Neville Marriner and maestro Pawe? Kotla, performed in major concert halls, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Royal Conservatory of Brussels, the Royal Festival Hall in London, and Teatro Real in Madrid. Drawing on the key objectives of the Eastern Partnership programme, the I, CULTURE Orchestra offers the young and talented musicians from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Poland, and Ukraine a unique chance to meet. Following a successful concert tour in 2011, the Orchestra is now planning its next residency and tour with performances in such cities as Lublin, Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, Chi?in?u, Tbilisi, and Baku. Musicians of the State Youth Orchestra of Armenia will take part in the I, Culture Orchestra project again this year, among them seven violinists, two viola players and a horn player, The programme of the two-week long residency in Lublin includes masterclasses with musicians from leading orchestras across the world, among them the London Symphony Orchestra, the Philharmonia Orchestra, the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. The I, CULTURE Orchestra will be led by an outstanding emerging conductor from Venezuela, maestro Ilyich Rivas 24 August – 2 September 2012 – Concert Tour (Lublin, Warsaw, Minsk, Kiev, Chi?in?u, Tbilisi, Baku) Conductor: Ilyich Rivas Programme: Peter Tchaikovsky – Romeo and Juliet Ottorino Respighi – Fountains of Rome Karol Szymanowski Antonín Dvo?ák – Symphony No. 8 in G major

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