UNESCO and the European Union facilitated training for young Caribbean musicians at the Chigiana Summer Academy 2024

Photo: Chigiana / Roberto Testi. Retrieved from unesco.org

From 15 July to 2 September 2024, the Accademia Musicale Chigiana in Siena, Italy, hosted an unprecedented initiative. Eighteen young musicians from the Caribbean, hailing from Barbados, Cuba, the Dominican Republic and Trinidad and Tobago took part in an advanced musical training programme.

The participation of these artists was made possible through collaboration between the Academy and the UNESCO programme Transcultura: Integrating Cuba, the Caribbean and the European Union through Culture and Creativity, funded by the European Union. The opportunity included free online application, with no fees required, for one of the Academy’s courses and full coverage of travel and accommodation expenses for the selected musicians.

We are proud of the success of this extraordinary international cooperation initiative. We are deeply grateful to UNESCO and the European Union for creating this important institutional partnership with the Accademia Chigiana and for extending their support to the merit and talent of the young candidates.