Dubai: Al Jalila Foundation will be hosting a charity concert on March 22 at Dubai Opera to celebrate its fifth anniversary.
The global philanthropic organisation dedicated to transforming lives through medical education and research will be holding the event under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
For the first time in the region, and for one night only, physicians from around the world will exchange their white coats for evening attire to perform in a charity concert in Dubai to support medical research. The World Doctors Orchestra, the only orchestra in the world to be made up solely of doctors, comprises physicians from more than 50 nations who have played in venues in all four corners of the world — from Salzburg to Seattle to South Africa — since 2007.
Classical music fans can expect some of the best music written by Ludwig van Beethoven and Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy. The programme also features the world premiere of ‘Positive Spirit’ inspired by Shaikh Mohammad’s poem and composed by Jonathan Barret staring violinist Klaudia Olborska-Szymanska.
“The harmony of medicine and music is a wonderful way to celebrate our anniversary and the near completion of our research centre which promises to be a beacon of hope in the region,” said Dr Abdul Kareem Sultan Al Olama, chief executive officer, Al Jalila Foundation.
The World Doctors Orchestra is an independent non-profit organisation founded in 2007 and combines the pleasure of fine music with global medical responsibility. The founder and conductor of the World Doctors Orchestra is Stefan Willich, Professor of Medicine at the Charité University Medical Centre in Berlin and former president of the Berlin Music Conservatory Hanns Eisler.
“It will be the first time we perform in the Gulf and we look forward to showcasing our orchestra to the UAE community and meeting the medical fraternity during our first visit to this exciting region,” said Willich.
Tickets are available on www.dubaiopera.com and range from Dh250 to Dh950. All proceeds of the 24th World Doctors Orchestra charity concert will go to Al Jalila Foundation to support medical research.
