- The inaugural performance honoured Emirati musical heritage through a specially created show performance tracing the origins of music in the UAE.
- The concert featured the world premiere The Beginning, an Emirati Symphony composed by Nadim Tarabay, created as a tribute to the UAE’s musical heritage.
- Seventy musicians and a thirty-member choir united on stage in front of senior dignitaries, ministers, ambassadors, cultural leaders, and invited guests.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, 16 January 2026: The UAE National Orchestra marked a defining cultural moment last night with its debut concert, The Beginning, held at the Emirates Palace Auditorium in Abu Dhabi. The performance, part of the Orchestra’s inaugural season, brought together 70 musicians and 30 choir members for its first full public concert, paying tribute to the UAE’s musical heritage while introducing a new national orchestral sound.
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