European Union Youth Orchestra

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The 2012 Orchestra at the Kennedy Center

The European Union Youth Orchestra (Engl. European Union Youth Orchestra , EUYO ) is a training orchestra for young musicians from the European Union , represented by the EU and some Member States will be funded. It consists of members from all 28 member states and enables them to develop their music under the guidance of professional teachers. Due to the UK leaving the EU , the orchestra's headquarters will be relocated from London to Italy in 2018 .

history

The EUYO in 1976 by Lionel and Joy Bryer by the British International Youth Foundation as Youth Orchestra of the European Community ( European Community Youth Orchestra founded) and the European ideal should represent a community that works together and achieved peace and social understanding. At the same time it should also offer a professional development opportunity for young orchestra musicians. The proposal for the establishment of the orchestra was first presented to the Committee on Culture and Education of the European Parliament in 1974 and, thanks to the efforts of all parties, was decided by a large majority in the plenary session of the European Parliament on March 8, 1976 . The European Commission officially took over the patronage of the orchestra in April 1976 .

In May 2016, the orchestra announced that it would end its activities on September 1, 2016, as it had not received any continuous funding from the European Union since 2014. However, the EU has accepted the proposal submitted by the Italian Minister of Education Dario Franceschini to the Council of EU Culture Ministers on May 31, 2016 to stabilize the financing of the EUYO, which other ministers of education have joined, and asked a group of commissioners to find a solution . On June 1, 2016, the EU Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker finally announced that the European Commission had found both short-term and long-term solutions for maintaining the EUYO.

Due to the UK leaving the EU , the orchestra's headquarters will be relocated from London to Italy in 2018 . Officially, the orchestra will be based in Rome . In addition, the orchestra will reside and work in Ferrara in spring and autumn for three years . The first season in Ferrara opened on March 30, 2018 with a concert at the Teatro Claudio Abbado . On June 8, 2018, the orchestra in the Frauenkirche Dresden was awarded the European Young Talent Award.

Members

The orchestra consists of up to 140 musicians who represent all 28 member states of the EU. These are selected annually from over 4,000 candidates between the ages of 14 and 24 who take part in the EU-wide auditions. Members who have already been admitted have to repeat the auditions with the new applicants every year in order to keep their place.

Musicians who have been accepted for the respective year rehearse with the orchestra great orchestral works by composers such as Mahler , Shostakovich , Tchaikovsky , Stravinsky and Beethoven , as well as contemporary repertoire with works by György Ligeti (who accompanied the orchestra for a time as a resident composer), Erkki-Sven Tüür and Arturs Maskats and then perform them at venues around the world.

The experience from the EUYO is seen as good training for a future career in the professional music world. More than 90% of the members of the EUYO later become professional musicians, many of whom have found positions in Europe's leading orchestras.

The musical director was Vladimir Ashkenazi from 2000–2015 . Vasily Petrenko has been chief conductor since 2015 .

Concerts and tours

Since the inaugural tour, which took the orchestra to Amsterdam , Bonn , Paris , Luxembourg , Brussels , Milan and Rome , the EUYO has undertaken at least two tours per year in addition to other concerts . It regularly plays alongside professional symphony orchestras at music festivals such as the Salzburg Festival , the Edinburgh Festival and the BBC Proms . In addition to these appearances in Europe, the orchestra has also traveled to the People's Republic of China (including Hong Kong ), Japan , India , North and South America , Russia , Kazakhstan and Korea .

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ Lawrence Van Gelder: Footlights , The New York Times. August 12, 1999. Retrieved January 15, 2008. 
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  4. ^ Benjamin Alber: European youth orchestra is threatened with extinction . Bavarian radio. Retrieved December 5, 2016.
  5. ^ Musica, Franceschini: Salva L'orchestra Giovanile Europea Fondata da Abbado. Italian Ministry of Culture, May 31, 2016, accessed May 31, 2016 (Italian).
  6. ↑ Campaign Success: EU agree to fund EUYO. International Youth Foundation of Great Britain, May 31, 2016, archived from the original on May 31, 2016 ; accessed on July 3, 2020 (English).
  7. ↑ EU Commission secures the future of the orchestra. Bayerischer Rundfunk, June 1, 2016, accessed on June 2, 2016 .
  8. ↑ The EUYO announces a new seat in Italy and expanded artistic relationships within the EU in a bold plan for the Orchestra's future announcement on euyo.eu, October 10, 2017
  9. ↑ Announcing the opening of new residency in Ferrara Announcement of the opening concert on euyo.eu
  10. ↑ Selection audition dates in Germany for the European Union Youth Orchestra. In: miz.org. German Music Information Center (MIZ), January 31, 2015, accessed on January 4, 2017 .