The children’s and youth orchestra “Amadeus” has achieved major success by winning first place and the Grand Prix at the international festival “Spring Symphonies 2026” in Spain.

The director of the “Amadeus” music school, the institution behind the orchestra, Hana Petrovci Fetahu, told KosovaPress that the moment of victory was highly emotional for the entire team.

According to her, the Amadeus orchestra stood out due to its high level of preparation and a serious programme performed in a highly professional way by the students.

She also praised the key role of students aged 10–17, and their commitment ahead of the next festival in Prague.

But who makes up the “Amadeus” orchestra?

“The children’s and youth orchestra at the Amadeus School is an initiative taken by the Amadeus music school to bring together talents not only from our school, but also from other schools across Kosovo and beyond. Over time, and through concerts we have held, there have been requests and interest from music schools outside Prishtina as well. We have never ignored such interest and have accepted young instrumentalists who are good and have joined the orchestra. We have also had interest from Tirana and Durrës, so young musicians of this age are accepted through auditions to join the orchestra. We have also taken instrumentalists from Skopje, which means this orchestra is not only from Prishtina, but has become almost a national orchestra,” she said.