Εuropasinfonie
News from the Dresden Symphony Orchestra and the Athens State Orchestra: A major European collaboration project has been approved: The European Commission supports “Europasinfonie.”
The Athens State Orchestra, together with the Dresden Symphony Orchestra, is delighted to announce the significant funding received by the “Europasinfonie” project from the European Commission’s “Creative Europe” program.
Twelve countries. One orchestra.
The Europasinfonie project, funded by the European Union’s Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA), shall make musical history in Dresden and the participating countries on June 18, 2027: twelve leading European orchestras and choirs, coordinated by the Dresdner Sinfoniker, join forces to form a virtual orchestra.
For the first time, musicians from twelve European countries shall have a simultaneous, real time performance, although being up to 2,200 kilometers far apart.
This is made possible by a specially developed low-latency audio transmission technology, which is essential for modern online musical collaboration.
Directed by the Italian conductor Andrea Molino, three new works, tailor-made for the Europasinfonie concert, shall be presented in a world premiere.
This follows a European composition competition, the results of which will be announced in early October 2026 by a prestigious international jury. Submissions are accepted from early May through the end of July 2026 via the Europasinfonie and Athens State Orchestra websites.
In collaboration with European television and radio stations, the Europasinfonie concert will be broadcast live, reaching millions of viewers and listeners worldwide.
A European network for knowledge transfer and collaboration
Europasinfonie is not just a single concert. The project aims to create a network of music academies across Europe, equipped with special low-latency audio studios. Music students, orchestras and composers will be able to connect virtually across national borders for joint performances and recordings.
This initiative enables innovative international artistic projects while helping to reduce air travel and the music industry’s carbon footprint.
The Europasinfonie project is a demonstration of European cooperation in action and aims to serve as a permanent invitation to dialogue among all European citizens, beyond the boundaries of artistic creation.
Artistic partners:
Dresdner Sinfoniker (Germany) – String orchestra
Athens State Orchestra (Greece) – Clarinets
Birmingham Contemporary Music Group (UK) – Piano/Celesta & Harp
Brussels Philharmonic (Belgium) – Timpani & Percussions
Czech Philharmonic Choir Brno (Czech Republic) – Choir
Estonian National Symphony Orchestra (Estonia) – Tuba & Trombones
Mozarteum Salzburg (Austria) – Choir
No Borders Orchestra (Serbia) – Trumpets
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano (Italy) – Flutes
Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid (Spain) – Bassoons
Pannon Philharmonic (Hungary) – French Horns
Sinfonia Varsovia (Poland) – Oboes
Technical Development & Cooperation:
Hochschule Anhalt, Köthen
Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Alexander Carôt
PxB Studios GmbH, Berlin Fraunhofer-Institut für Nachrichtentechnik (HHI), Berlin
Composition Competition:
Call announcement: Early May 2026
Deadline for submissions: July 31, 2026
Jury meeting & announcement of winners: Early October 2026
Prize money: 3 x 14,000 euros
Schedule:
2026: European composition competition, technical tests
June 18, 2027: Concert in Dresden, satellite events throughout Europe, worldwide live broadcast
2027-28: Documentation, knowledge transfer, long-term partnerships with European music academies, establishment of low-latency studios
The Europasinfonie project is co-funded by the European Union.
The views and opinions expressed are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the EACEA can be held responsible for them.
