Ilija Kolarac Endowment in Belgrade

BELGRADE - Japanese conductor Eiji Oue has thrilled the audience at the Ilija Kolarac Endowment in Belgrade in his first performance with the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra.

In an energetic display late Friday, Oue led the orchestra in performances of compositions by Blumina and Mahler and Dvorak's New World Symphony, the Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra said in a statement.

BELGRADE - The Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra held their third concert within the U.S. tour in the Strathmore Music Hall in Washington and the audience stood up for the performance of the national anthems of the U.S. and Serbia at the beginning of the event, and called for an encore at the end of the concert.