the recruiters found violinist yamen saadi of nazareth when he was very young, or perhaphe found thema musician or none of my friends were musicia. when i was in first grade, i saw somebody playing the violin on tv. back then, the barenboim-said conservatory opened in nazareth, e i had my first lessons. >> reporter: yamen was ten years old when he auditioned before the o, daniel barenboim. >> he liked what i played. i said that i want to join the orchestra. and then, he said, "yes, you can, but you're-re a bit too young." and i said, "okay. but if it helps you, i can say i'm 21." >> reporter: so, it took a lionger-- until he was just 11, in fact-- before he did finallmake it into the orchestra, where most new entrants begin at 18. 's played there now for 12 years. ♪ ♪ achieving harm the music they all play is an obvious aim. getting people from such differing, even antagonistic backgrounds, to harmonise outside of music presents bigger challenges. >> most of the disagreements are about the political situation in the area. >> reporter: inevitably, it's when the violence around them rea