Words can hardly describe the extraordinary event that was the 12th edition of the European Youth Music Festival EMUSIK 2016. The sheer joy and enthusiasm that filled the Stadion Illumbe, when almost 10.000 young musicians played and celebrated together during the opening ceremony was overwhelming – never was it more true to say that music unites people no matter the cultural background – an overwhelmingly important message in times like these. To give a little impression here a video of the open ceremony