The Ramallah concert
In 2005, an orchestra made up of young Arab and Israeli musicians performed in Ramallah
Witness History · BBC World Service
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Show Notes
In August 2005, an unusual orchestra performed an extraordinary concert in the city of Ramallah.
The West-Eastern Divan orchestra was founded in 1999 by Israeli conductor, Daniel Barenboim and Palestinian literary critic and philosopher, Edward Said.
Their belief was that music has the power to bring people together.
Violinists, Tyme Khelefi and Daniel Cohen tell their stories to Gill Kearsley.
(Photo: The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra perform in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Credit: Abbas Momani/AFP via Getty Images)