

The "Kurdistan String Orchestra" was founded in March 2008 by Delschad Hothman and Abdulla Jamal Ashraf.
It comprises young musicians from all parts of the Kurdistan-Region of Iraq, most of them studying at the Institutes of Fine Arts in Arbil, Dohuk, Sulaimaniya, Raniya, Koje and Kirkuk. The first concerts took place in Arbil, Sulaimaniya and Dohuk in June 2008.



