BY Ian Dunn | May 24 | 
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St Andrew’s Cathedral to host concert for refugees
St Andrew’s Cathedral in Glasgow is to host a classical music concert next week in support of refugees.
The June 3 concert will raise funds to help men, women and children fleeing conflict and persecution in countries such as Syria, Afghanistan and Eritrea and Archbishop Philip Tartaglia of Glasgow (above) said he was delighted to support it.
“I am glad to support this initiative to raise funds for refugees fleeing danger and distress in their homelands,” the archbishop said. “It is important that we show ourselves to be a welcoming and compassionate nation towards those in need.”
The concert is being hosted by the Italian Cultural Institute and Glasgow Archdiocese as part of Refugee Festival Scotland, June 14 – 26, which celebrates the contribution refugees make to Scotland.
Carlo Perotta, consul general of Italy for Scotland and Northern Ireland, said Italy knew first hand how much the current wave of refugees needed support.
“Last December, in a conference on the current refugee crisis held at Glasgow University, the Italian Ambassador to the UK, Pasquale Terracciano, promised we would support the Scottish Refugee Festival in 2016, a promise we have maintained by hosting this concert,” he said. “We are also glad to learn that, after that, my French and German colleagues are also exploring ways to support the SRC for the excellent work they are doing.”
John Wilkes, chief executive of the SRC, added: “We welcome this fundraising concert as part of a year of support for the Scottish Refugee Council. Scotland has a proud history of welcoming refugees and Scots have shown solidarity to refugees over the last year in response to the unprecedented global humanitarian crisis. The money raised by this concert will help us stay at the heart of Scotland’s response to the refugee crisis.”
The concert will feature acclaimed piano and violin duo Ani Martirossian, from Armenia, and Nobuko Murakoshi, from Japan. The programme includes Schubert’s Ave Maria and pieces by Khaciaturian and Armenian composers Babagianian and Bagdassarian.
— Tickets can be obtained at the link below priced £10.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/solidarieta-summer-evening-of-classical-music-tickets-25240163007
Pic: Paul McSherry
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