Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez, Symphony for Peru perform at Lucerne Festival

13:48 | Lima, Sep. 4.

Renowned Peruvian tenor Juan Diego Florez as well as children and youth from Symphony for Peru's orchestra and choir ended their European tour with a successful concert in Switzerland.

The concert took place on Friday, September 2, as part of the Lucerne Festival —one of the leading classical music events on a global basis.

The repertoire included emblematic works of opera and classical music, as well as popular Peruvian music songs such as Valicha, El Condor Pasa, and El Alcatraz, which were highly appreciated by the audience.

A reception was held at the end of the concert. It was organized in cooperation with the Embassy of Peru in Switzerland and the Symphony for Peru Foundation.

The Symphony for Peru Foundation is a non-profit organization led by Peruvian opera tenor Juan Diego Florez, which has been positively changing the lives of thousands of children and youth through musical education since 2011.

Entities from Switzerland and Liechtenstein are among the main sponsors of this foundation.

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Publicado: 4/9/2022