Video of the Day: orchestras across Europe perform Ukrainian anthem
Sunday, March 6, 2022
Artists and audiences, from Gateshead to Katowice, Stockholm to Barcelona, show their solidarity
The European Concert Hall Organisation has put together a film featuring orchestras throughout Europe performing the Ukrainian national anthem. From Birmingham, Liverpool and Gateshead in the UK, to Paris, Amsterdam, Vienna, Stockholm, Hamburg, Lyon, Barcelona and Katowice, those city's orchestras - many of their auditoriums lit in the colours of the Ukrainian flag - joined the many organisations worldwide who have expressed their solidarity with the people of Ukraine in this way following the Russian invasion.
This evening sees a further two benefit concerts for Ukraine take place at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and in Geneva. For full details of how you can watch and show your support, visit this page.