{
  "id": 16604887,
  "title": "Abu Dhabi announces new youth orchestra with free music education",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/abu-dhabi-announces-new-youth-orchestra-with-free-music-education-16604887",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-10-26T12:15:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National Business",
    "slug": "the-national-business",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/arts-culture/music-stage/2026/10/26/abu-dhabi-announces-new-youth-orchestra-with-free-music-education/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Abu Dhabi is set to launch a new music institution called Youth Orchestra Abu Dhabi in January 2027. The program will offer free music education to children aged six to nine, providing them with instruments and training in both western classical and Arabic musical traditions. The institution will be housed in a building designed by renowned architect Frank Gehry in the Mina Zayed district, featuring a 600-seat concert hall and 18 rehearsal and practice rooms. Mohamed Khalifa Al Mubarak, chairman of DCT Abu Dhabi, emphasized that the orchestra aims to create opportunities for young people to discover and develop their potential through music, fostering confidence, creativity, discipline, and collaboration. The program will involve group lessons four times a week and additional rehearsals on two Saturdays each month, led by teaching artists. The institution will draw inspiration from Youth Orchestra Los Angeles, which was founded by Venezuelan conductor Gustavo Dudamel and is based on the El Sistema music education movement. Additionally, the venue will host public performances, master classes, and community events, joining other Gehry projects in Abu Dhabi, such as Guggenheim Abu Dhabi and the upcoming Dar Al Funoon performing arts center.",
  "summary": "A new music institution in Abu Dhabi will offer free tuition and instruments to children aged six to nine when it opens in January. Youth Orchestra Abu Dhabi will be based in a building designed by the late Frank Gehry in the Mina Zayed district, with a 600-seat concert hall and 18 rehearsal and practice rooms. Established by the Department of Culture and Tourism Abu Dhabi, the institution is…",
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}