Baltic Sea Philharmonic (formerly ''Baltic Youth Philharmonic'') is an
orchestra
An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.
There are typically four main sections of instruments:
* bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...
which consists of musicians from countries around
Baltic Sea
The Baltic Sea is an arm of the Atlantic Ocean that is enclosed by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Russia, Sweden and the North and Central European Plain.
The sea stretches from 53°N to 66°N latitude and ...
.
The orchestra's conductor is
Kristjan Järvi
Kristjan Järvi (, alternate (U.S.) spelling: Kristian Järvi) (born 13 June 1972, Tallinn) is an Estonian American conductor, composer and producer born in Estonia, younger son of the conductor Neeme Järvi and brother of conductor Paavo Järv ...
.
The orchestra was established in 2008 by the initiative of Thomas Hummel.
In 2015, the orchestra was awarded with European Culture Prize by the European Culture Foundation 'Pro Europe'.
In 2016, the orchestra was named to Baltic Sea Philharmonic.
It is an associated member of the
European Federation of National Youth Orchestras
The European Federation of National Youth Orchestras (EFNYO) is the association of the national youth orchestras of Europe. Its mission statement is to "provide a unique platform for the exchange of experience in orchestra training". It is co-fund ...
.
See also
*
List of youth orchestras
This is a list of active youth orchestras. National youth orchestras are highlighted in bold.
Asia
* Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
* Asian Youth Orchestra
Afghanistan
* Afghan Youth Orchestra
Cambodia
* Angkor National Youth Orch ...
References
External links
*
Baltic Sea
European youth orchestras
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