Vanguard Symphony Orchestra brings “In Orbit of the Moon” to JACC on Saturday 24 October
Kuwaiti composer Nawaf Al-Gharaba conducts his own work after its Cairo recording; seats from KD 5.
The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre hosts the Vanguard Symphony Orchestra on the evening of Saturday 24 October, conducted by the Kuwaiti composer Nawaf Al-Gharaba, in the Sheikh Jaber Al-Ali Hall.
The programme
At its centre is “Opus 1: In Orbit of the Moon”, a symphonic project Al-Gharaba has worked on for several years. The title borrows the Moon’s orbit, with its swing between dark and light, and the music moves from quiet reflection to the full weight of the orchestra. The evening includes:
- Violin Concerto No. 1, with violinist Salma Sorour;
- Symphony No. 1, “Hope”.
The work was recorded live in Cairo in January 2026 with about 80 of the orchestra’s musicians; this concert brings it home to Kuwait.
The details
- When: Saturday 24 October 2026, 8:00pm.
- Where: Sheikh Jaber Al-Ali Hall, Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Cultural Centre, Arabian Gulf Street.
- Length: 100 minutes, including a 30-minute interval.
- Age: 10 and over.
- Tickets: from KD 5 at tickets.jacc-kw.com.
Before you go
- Doors open 60 minutes before the start and close 10 minutes before it.
- The dress code, “smart and practical”, is a condition of entry.
- No cameras, food or drink in the hall.
- Tickets are not refundable or exchangeable unless the show is cancelled or postponed, and posting your ticket’s barcode on social media before the show can void the booking.
Photo: the bridge and strings of an old violin, not from this concert. Photograph by Dejan Krsmanovic, CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons.
Source: the concert’s page on the JACC booking site (tickets.jacc-kw.com) and the centre’s What’s On listing (jacc-kw.com/whats-on), read 17 October 2026.
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