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Young Euro Classic is an international

music festival A music festival is a community event with performances of singing and instrument playing that is often presented with a theme such as musical genre (e.g., rock, blues, folk, jazz, classical music), nationality, locality of musicians, or ho ...

for

youth orchestras Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Yout ...

. Established in Berlin, Germany in 2000, it is one of the world's most important international platforms for young musicians in the Western

classical music Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" al ...

tradition. Every summer, orchestras from all over the world perform at the

Konzerthaus Berlin The Konzerthaus Berlin is a concert hall in Berlin, the home of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. Situated on the Gendarmenmarkt square in the central Mitte district of the city, it was originally built as a theater. It initially operated from ...

. The festival is an associated member organization 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-fun ...

History

La grande salle du Konzerthaus de Berlin (36279063693)

2021

Young Euro Classic 2021 was held from July 30 to August 15. * Young Euro Classic Orchestra Germany–France (in cooperation with the

Bundesjugendorchester The Bundesjugendorchester (''National Youth Orchestra of Germany'', BJO; ) is the national youth orchestra of Germany, composed of pre-university students aged 14–19. It is supported by the project company of the Deutscher Musikrat and is bas ...

and the Orchestre Français des Jeunes) * Bundesjugendballett *

Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra The Greek Youth Symphony Orchestra (GYSO, gr, Ελληνική Συμφωνική Ορχήστρα Νέων, ELSON) is the national youth orchestra of Greece, founded in 2017 by conductor Dionysis Grammenos. Since October 2020 the GYSO is Orc ...

* Ensemble Mini (replacing the

Portuguese Youth Orchestra The Portuguese Chamber Orchestra (OCP) was founded on July 5, 2007, and its debut took place on September 13, 2007, with the opening concert of the 2007/2008 season at the Grand Auditorium of Centro Cultural de Belém, in Lisbon. The programme in ...

) * c/o chamber orchestra (replacing the Spanish National Youth Orchestra) * Wiener Jeunesse Orchester *

* National Youth Orchestra of Romania * O/Modernt New Generation Orchestra * German-French Junior Academy * Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra * LGT Young Soloists * Russian German Music Academy (replacing the Chelyabinsk Symphony Orchestra) * Moritzburg Festival Orchestra * Orquesta del Lyceum de La Habana

2020

Due to the

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing global pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The novel virus was first identi ...

, Young Euro Classic 2020 was held from August 1 to August 10 in a reduced

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small nu ...

format. Concerts were broadcast online.

2019

Young Euro Classic 2019 was held from July 19 to August 6. It was the most high-profile festival to-date, with the national youth orchestras of China, the United Kingdom, Germany, the European Union, and the United States performing. *

Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra The Jerzy Semkow Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra ( pl, Polska Orkiestra Sinfonia Iuventus im. Jerzego Semkowa) is the national youth orchestra of Poland. It was established in 2007 on the initiative of Jerzy Semkow by the Ministry of Cul ...

* International Tatarstan Youth Orchestra *

National Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic The National Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic (OSNJ) ( es, Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil República Dominicana) is the national youth orchestra of the Dominican Republic, founded in 1998 with support of the Ministry of ...

* Romanian Youth Orchestra * O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra *

Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra The Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra ( tr, Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası) is the national youth orchestra of Turkey, consisting of young musicians aged 15 to 22. It was founded in 2007 in Istanbul. The orchestra has ap ...

Slovak Youth Orchestra The Slovak Youth Orchestra (SMO, sk, Slovenský mládežnícky orchester) is the national youth orchestra of Slovakia. Founded in 2016 in Bratislava, it consists of 80 musicians aged 16 to 28. The orchestra is a member of the European Federa ...

* National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile * Bundesjugendballett * Galilee Chamber Orchestra *

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain The National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (NYO-GB) is the national youth orchestra of the United Kingdom, consisting of 164 members of ages 13 to 19 years. Their mission is to "give thrilling experiences of orchestral music to teenage musici ...

* European Union Youth Orchestra *

* National Youth Orchestra of China * National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

2018

Young Euro Classic 2018 was held from August 2 to August 20. * Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra * MIAGI Youth Orchestra *

* Spanish National Youth Orchestra * Bundesjugendballett * Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra *

National Youth Orchestra of Canada The National Youth Orchestra of Canada (NYO Canada, or NYOC, french: Orchestre national des jeunes du Canada) is a Canadian youth orchestra headquartered in Toronto. The orchestra has given concert tours in every major Canadian city as well as tri ...

* Romanian Youth Orchestra * NYO Jazz *

National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands The National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (NJO, nl, Nationaal Jeugdorkest) is the national youth orchestra of the Netherlands, founded in 1957. It consists of young musicians between 18 and 26 years of age. It has appeared with conductor ...

* Youth Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg * Ungdomssymfonikerne * European Union Youth Orchestra * Southbank Sinfonia * Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine * Georgian Sinfonietta * Auckland Youth Orchestra * Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra

2017

Young Euro Classic 2017 was held from August 17 to September 3. * Colombian Youth Philharmonic * Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra * Bundesjugendballett *

* O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra * International Tchaikovsky Youth Orchestra Yekaterinburg *

Baltic Sea Philharmonic Baltic Sea Philharmonic (formerly ''Baltic Youth Philharmonic'') is an orchestra which consists of musicians from countries around Baltic Sea. The orchestra's conductor is Kristjan Järvi. The orchestra was established in 2008 by the initiative ...

* Elisabeth University of Music Choir and Orchestra * Moldovan National Youth Orchestra *

* Asian Youth Orchestra * Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester *

* Orchestre Français des Jeunes * Cuban-European Youth Orchestra

2016

Young Euro Classic 2016 was held from August 17 to September 3. * European Union Youth Orchestra * Bundesjugendballett * Ungdomssymfonikerne * Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music Orchestra * Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra *

Kazakh National Academy of Arts The Kazakh National Academy of Arts (abbr. KazNAA) is the main theatre, film, drama, and fine arts and design school in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The Academy ( kk, Т. Қ. Жүргенов атындағы Қазақ ұлттық өнер академи� ...

Orchestra *

* Romania-Moldova Youth Orchestra * Bulgarian National Youth Orchestra "Pioneer" * Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester *

Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire is a College or university school of music, musical university in Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia. The Ural State Conservatory was founded in 1934. In 1939 the Conservatory had its first graduates. ...

Orchestra * Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra *

Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre The Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (''Eesti Muusika- ja Teatriakadeemia'') began as a mixed choir of the Estonia Society Musical Department (EMD) on the eve of World War I. The assembly of the Estonia Society created the Tallinn Higher Musi ...

Orchestra * Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie * Orquesta Sinfónica "Estanislao Mejía" * Orchestre Français des Jeunes

2015

Young Euro Classic 2015 was held from August 6 to August 23. * Young Philharmonic Orchestra Jerusalem Weimar * Bundesjugendballett * O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra *

* Ungdomssymfonikerne * Kyiv Conservatory Symphony Orchestra *

Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra (also known as Guangzhou Youth Orchestra or GSYO, Chinese: 广州学生交响乐团) is the affiliated youth orchestra of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Founded in July 2011, it is the first semi-professional ...

* I, Culture Orchestra * New Georgian Philharmonic * Young Euro Classic Peace Orchestra

2014

Young Euro Classic 2014 was held from June 22 to June 29 and from August 8 to August 17. * Orchestre Français des Jeunes * All-Russian Youth Orchestra * Romanian Youth Orchestra * Orchestra of the

Central Conservatory of Music The Central Conservatory of Music () is a prestigious leading public music school of China and a member of Double First Class University Plan and former Project 211. Its campus is in the Xicheng District of Beijing, China, near Fuxingmen Statio ...

* MIAGI Youth Orchestra * Spanish National Youth Orchestra *

* Junge Deutsche Philharmonie * NJO Sinfonietta and Dutch National Opera Academy * Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra

Awards

In 2008, Gabriele Minz, director of Young Euro Classic, was awarded the Order of Merit of Berlin. In 2015, Young Euro Classic secured the title ''European Culture Brand of 2015''. In 2016, the Israeli Embassy in Berlin awarded Young Euro Classic with a medal for services to bilateral relations.

References

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