The National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO, nl, Nationaal Jeugdorkest) is the national youth orchestra of the

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, founded in 1957. It consists of young musicians between 18 and 26 years of age. It has appeared with conductors including Philippe Herreweghe, Iván Fischer, Jaap van Zweden, Reinbert de Leeuw and Oliver Knussen and soloists

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, Isabelle van Keulen, Lucas Jussen,

Harriet Krijgh Harriet Krijgh (born 1991) is a Dutch cellist. Life She received her first cello lessons at the age of five. In 2000, she was accepted into the young talent class at the Utrechts Conservatorium, where she was taught by Lenian Benjamins. In 2004 ...

, Alexander Romanovsky,

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and

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. The orchestra made its debut at Young Euro Classic in 2015. It is a 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 ...

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