Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra

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The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra (GMJO) is a youth symphony orchestra that was founded by Claudio Abbado in Vienna in 1986/1987 .

history

In addition to promoting the next generation of musicians and working with young musicians, it was important to Claudio Abbado to encourage young Austrian musicians to make music together with colleagues from the Czechoslovak Republic and Hungary . The GMJO was the first international youth orchestra to hold free auditions in the countries of the former Eastern Bloc . In 1992 the GMJO became accessible to musicians up to the age of 26 from all over Europe.

orchestra

At the annual auditions in over 25 European cities, a jury makes a selection from over 2000 applicants each year. Prominent orchestra musicians are members of the jury and also oversee the development of the programs during the orchestra's rehearsal phases.

The touring repertoire of the GMJO ranges from classical to contemporary music with an emphasis on the great works of the Romantic and Late Romantic periods . His high artistic level and international success animated important conductors and soloists to work with the GMJO. In the past, conductors like Claudio Abbado, David Afkham , Herbert Blomstedt , Pierre Boulez , Myung-Whun Chung , Sir Colin Davis , Peter Eötvös , Christoph Eschenbach , Iván Fischer , Daniele Gatti , Bernard Haitink , Daniel Harding , Paavo Järvi , Mariss Jansons , Philippe Jordan , Vladimir Jurowski , Ingo Metzmacher , Kent Nagano , Václav Neumann , Jonathan Nott , Seiji Ozawa , Sir Antonio Pappano , Lorenzo Viotti and Franz Welser-Möst head the GMJO. The soloists who have worked with the orchestra so far include Martha Argerich , Yuri Bashmet , Lisa Batiashvili , Renaud and Gautier Capuçon , Christian Gerhaher , Matthias Goerne , Susan Graham , Thomas Hampson , Leonidas Kavakos , Evgenij Kissin , Christa Ludwig , Radu Lupu , Yo-Yo Ma , Anne-Sophie Mutter , Anne Sofie von Otter , Maxim Vengerov and Frank Peter Zimmermann .

For years, the GMJO has been a regular guest at European festivals and festivals around the world, such as the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna , the Concertgebouw Amsterdam , the Suntory Hall Tokyo , the Mozarteum Argentino Buenos Aires, the Salzburg Festival and the Salzburg Easter Festival , the Edinburgh International Festival , the BBC Proms , the Semperoper Dresden and the Lucerne Festival ,

Many former members of the GMJO are now engaged in European orchestras, some in leading positions. In 2012, an intensive partnership was therefore agreed with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden , which provides concerts and projects with the participation of members of both orchestras. The orchestra is an associate member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras .

On the occasion of its 25th anniversary, the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra was appointed Ambassador UNICEF Austria .

organization

management

Claudio Abbado was the founder and music director, and Alexander Meraviglia-Crivelli has been General Secretary since 1996. In addition to assistant conductor Tobias Wögerer, long-standing professors are responsible for the selection and training of the orchestra members.

Board
Board of Trustees

The supervisory activities in the board of trustees are:

Honorary Board

High-ranking representatives from cities and European organizations are represented on the Honorary Presidium . a .:

patronage

The orchestra is under the patronage of Presidents Heinz Fischer ( Austria ) and Giorgio Napolitano ( Italy ), former Presidents Václav Havel ( Czech Republic ) and Richard von Weizsäcker ( Germany ), and Jacques Delors , former President of the European Commission (1985–1995 ).

As a pan-European youth orchestra, it is also under the patronage of the Council of Europe .

financing

The Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra is financed through subsidies, sponsorship income and donations as well as through fees that it receives from organizers for concert engagements; The residency partners - currently Vienna, Bozen, Interlaken and Lisbon - are of particular importance as they carry out the lavish orchestral rehearsal phases.

To raise funds, the Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester Förderstiftung also acts as an unincorporated foundation based in Munich , which is recognized as charitable for promoting cultural purposes. Funding is provided through donations, endowments for the foundation's assets and subsidies from public and private funding institutions.

The orchestra is subsidized by the Austrian ministries Federal Ministry for Education, Art and Culture , Federal Ministry for European and International Affairs and Federal Ministry for Science and Research , as well as the Vienna Magistrate (MA 7 - Culture) .

Well-known companies act as sponsors, cooperation partners are the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna , the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (whose director is Erhard Busek), the Conservatory Vienna Private University and the Liechtenstein Museum .

According to the orchestra's website, the GMJO is artistically and organizationally independent of public, institutional or private sponsors. It sees itself in its activity is exclusively committed to promoting young musicians.

Mahler Chamber Orchestra

The Mahler Chamber Orchestra was founded as an institution for musicians who have reached or exceeded the age limit .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ UNICEF Austria: Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra. Retrieved April 1, 2019 .