The gala concert "Symphony of Concord" was held at UNESCO headquarters in Paris as part of the sixth music cycle of the International Youth Festival "The Planet of Art – 2026." The Symphony Orchestra of the Kurmangazy Kazakh National Conservatory, conducted by Barbara Poplavskaya, performed.
UNESCO Assistant Director-General for Culture Nayef Al-Fayez delivered a welcoming speech. The concert was attended by over a thousand guests, including representatives of the UNESCO Secretariat, the diplomatic corps, and the French public.
The orchestra performed alongside young festival laureates from ten countries, including Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan, China, the Netherlands, Romania, the United States, Uzbekistan, France, Switzerland, and Sweden.
The program included works from world classics, Kazakh music, and contemporary pop. A pop-jazz group and students from the A. Seleznev Almaty Choreographic School – UNESCO Club – also performed on stage. The festival was organized by the Kazakhstan National Federation of UNESCO Clubs jointly with the World Federation of UNESCO Clubs and Associations as part of Kazakhstan's chairmanship of this organization.