On the occasion of the International Women’s Day 2026, and as an official side event to the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW 70), the UN Symphony Orchestra, in partnership with United Voices for Peace, presents our “Global Women in Music” initiative featuring works by female composers from around the world, to advance gender equality.

On the programme:
Vesna Šouc, conductor (Serbia)

Works by:
Ethel Smyth (UK): Overture “The Wreckers”
Morena Galán (Argentina): "The things you will never hear”
Niloufar Nourbakhsh (Iran): “Knell”
Valerie Naranjo (USA — Southern Ute, First Nations): “Tierra Pura"
Aida Saco Beiroa (Spain): "Going Home"
Ghiya Rushidat (Jordan): "Love and Tranquillity"
Ana Krstajić (Serbia): "Heroic Cinematic”
Tanyaradzwa Tawengwa (Zimbabwe): “Mhande”

There will be one 15-minute intermission
Programme duration: approx. 2 hours