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Algiers gets an International Philharmonic Orchestra by presidential decision

31 October 2026 · Algeria Now

Algiers gets an International Philharmonic Orchestra by presidential decision

ALGIERS — The Algiers International Philharmonic Orchestra has officially come into being after President Abdelmadjid Tebboune approved its creation at a meeting of the Council of Ministers, the Algerian press reported on Friday, on the eve of the 72nd anniversary of the 1 November 1954 Revolution.

The orchestra, led by conductor Amine Kouider, brings together about 70 musicians, according to the daily Le Jour d'Algérie.

The project has been taking shape for several months. Auditions opened at the end of September at the Algiers Opera, the Opéra d'Alger Boualem Bessaïh, in the presence of Culture and Arts Minister Malika Bendouda, who said the initiative enjoyed the president's particular attention. The Lebanese composer and oud player Marcel Khalifa took part in assessing the candidates.

At the time, the organizers described an ensemble of about 100 musicians in its full form. Roughly 70 per cent were to be Algerians living in the country, members of the diaspora and young players, and the rest foreign musicians from about a dozen countries in Africa, Europe, the Arab world and the Americas. Selection took place in three stages: professional musicians based in Algeria, young graduates of music institutes in Algiers, Oran, Batna and Bouira, and foreign instrumentalists assessed on video.

Mr Kouider has described the orchestra as a musical and cultural identity card for Algeria. Its stated aims are to promote the country's artistic image, foster cultural dialogue and give new life to Algerian heritage through symphonic arrangements performed alongside the international repertoire.

An academy is also planned to train young talent and form a youth orchestra that will feed the main ensemble. The reports did not give the date or the programme of the orchestra's first concert.

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