NOTE TO CORRESPONDENTS CONCERT TO BE HELD IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY HALL

Hamburg-Based Orchestra to Perform Works by Beethoven, Rimsky-Korsakov

In observance of United Nations Day, a concert of classical music will be held on Friday, 23 October, at 4 p.m. in the General Assembly Hall. The concert, performed by Philharmonie der Nationen, with Justus Frantz conducting, is being organized by the United Nations Department of Public Information (DPI) and is co-sponsored by DPI and the Government of Germany, with support from Montblanc International, Kulturzentrum Schlo� Sch�nw�lkau GbR, and F�rderverein der Philharmonie der Nationen e.V.

Didier Opertti (Uruguay), President of the fifty-third session of the General Assembly, will be present to deliver his message for United Nations Day. Louise Fr�chette, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, and Dieter Kastrup, Permanent Representative of Germany to the United Nations, will also speak.

Philharmonie der Nationen is a Hamburg-based travelling orchestra composed of young musicians from more than 40 countries. It was founded by Justus Frantz, who took his inspiration from the words of his colleague Leonard Bernstein -- "Let's make music as friends" -- and set out to form a musical community that would demonstrate the abilities of different peoples to work together in peace and harmony. In addition to conducting, Frantz performs with the orchestra as a piano soloist.

The concert programme consists of two pieces by Ludwig van Beethoven, "Leonore" Overture No. 3 op. 72 and Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, op. 73, "Emperor"; and "Scheherazade", a Symphonic Suite, op. 35, by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov.

Accredited correspondents will be admitted on presentation of a valid United Nations grounds pass.

For further information, call (212) 963-6923; for media accreditation, (212) 963-6934.

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