To audiences' and critics' acclaim alike, MIAGI Orchestra has toured extensively internationally to some of the most prestigious venues and festivals in the world since 2009,

namely in 2009, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019 and 2024.

MIAGI Orchestra in 2009 with conductor Marino Formenti © MIAGI │ Kai Bienert

The tours took us to among others the European Parliament, Rikssalen Stockholm, the Young Euro Classic Festival - Berliner Philharmonie and Konzerthaus Berlin, Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival - Elbphilharmonie Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam and Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.

In 2024 our concert in the packed Konzerthaus Berlin was recorded by ARTE Classic.

MIAGI Orchestra is also presented in a documentary with the name 'An unfinished Symphony' produced by The Nobel Prize and premiered, by The Nobel Prize and National Geographic in 2020.

MIAGI Orchestra in 2024 at the Concertgebouw rehearsing for our concert under the motto 'Searching for the African Footprint', that took place on 17 August 2024 © Flashtag Photography | Concertgebouw

Scroll to read more about some of the high-lights year by year, and watch some video recordings:

2024

The MIAGI Orchestra Tour of Europe celebrating 30 Years of Democracy, August 8 to August 26 . The tour, with the motto 'Searching for the African Footprint' was conducted by David Panzl.

MIAGI's artistic and educational partners throughout this tour were the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst (mdw) - University for Music and performing Arts in Vienna and the Bundesjugendorchester (BJO) - German National Youth Orchestra.

We performed at the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Young Euro Classic Festival - Konzerthaus Berlin, the Gezeitenkonzerte in East Frisia and an informal concert at the University for Music and performing Arts in Vienna.

We were honoured and proud to enjoy the patronage of Austria's First Lady, Doris Schmidauer and Germany's First Lady, Elke Büdenbender.

MIAGI Orchestra's concert at Young Euro Classic at the Konzerthaus in Berlin on 25 August was Live Streamed on ARTE.

Watch selected clips from this performance and recording here:

Germany's First Lady Elke Büdenbender speaks at our concert in Berlin © MIAGI │ Kai Bienert

2020

The documentary ‘An unfinished Symphony’ about the MIAGI orchestra in the context of the legacy of Nelson Mandela, by Academy Award winner, Orlando Von Einsiedel. The film was made in collaboration between The Nobel Prize and National Geographic and premiered by The Nobel Prize and National Geographic in May 2020:

The harmony with which the members of MIAGI Orchestra embrace their contrasting origins and background, playing together with a warmth of spirit that is infectious and inspiring, is a microcosm of Mandela’s dream and the South African ‘rainbow’ nation.

2018

On July 14, MIAGI Orchestra opened the Mahler Weeks Toblach/Dobbiaco, Italy during our tour of Europe celebrating Nelson Mandela Centenary.
Excerpt Mahler/Britten, 2nd movement from Mahler's Symphony No.3 - What the wild flowers tell me.
Conductor: Duncan Ward:

2016

In October 2016 we produced two full evening shows for ASEA Brown Boveri (ABB) celebrating 'ABB 125 Years' festivities in Zürich. The invaluable, positive impact of a multi-ethnic group of 90 South African youths performing together at highest level was evident:

2014

MIAGI Tour of Europe celebrating 20 Years of Democracy.

MIAGI Orchestra at the Berliner Philharmonie

During our tour of Europe 2014, celebrating 20 Years of Democracy, we visited also one of the leading countries supporting the struggle against apartheid, Sweden, and performed among others Anders Paulsson's 'Celebration Suite'- a MIAGI commissioned composition within MIAGI's Partner Driven Cooperation Project funded by the Embassy of Sweden in Pretoria through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency - Sida. The following home recording of 'Celebration Suite' was made the same year at the Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele: