The “Symphony of Harmony” gala concert was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris as part of the sixth music cycle of the international youth festival The Planet of Art – 2026. The Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory Symphony Orchestra performed under the direction of conductor Barbara Popławska.
Nayaf Al-Fayez, UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture, delivered welcoming remarks. More than a thousand people attended, including representatives of the UNESCO Secretariat, the diplomatic corps and the French public.
The orchestra performed with young festival laureates from ten countries: Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China, the Netherlands, Romania, the United States, Uzbekistan, France, Switzerland and Sweden.
