Young Euro Classic
Young Euro Classic is an international music festival in Berlin , in which youth symphony orchestras from all over the world take part. It takes place every summer in the Konzerthaus Berlin under the motto “This is where the future plays” .
organizer
German Friends of European Youth Orchestras V. (DFK)
The German Association of Friends of European Youth Orchestras (DFK) launched the Young Euro Classic festival in 2000. In addition to the idea of offering young orchestral musicians from all over the world a platform, the festival is also intended to make a contribution to openness and dialogue, for Europe, Berlin and society.
The European Composer Prize is awarded by the Governing Mayor of Berlin as part of the Young Euro Classic. The award will be given to the best or German premiere presented at the festival. The decision on the award of the € 5,000 composer prize is made by an honorary jury made up of ten music-loving amateurs plus a chairman.
European composer award winner
| year | winner | nationality | Work title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Magnus Lindberg | Finland | Cantigas |
| 2001 | Stefán Arason | Iceland | 10-11 |
| 2002 | Anatolijus Senderovas | Lithuania | Concert in Thu |
| 2003 | Joachim FW Schneider | Germany | Sylphide dances |
| 2004 | Nina Šenk | Slovenia | Concerto for violin and orchestra |
| 2005 | Ülo Krigul | Estonia | Beyond |
| 2006 | Magnar Åm | Norway | 'tisn't the snow falling, it's us leaving the ground |
| 2007 | Gouhui Ye | China | Late autumn for orchestra |
| 2008 | Ahmet Altinel | Turkey | Le Sources de la Nuit |
| 2009 | Niels Klein | Germany | Refractions |
| 2010 | Archil Giorgobiani | Georgia | Azari (Abkhazian funeral music) |
| 2011 | Gonzalo Gray | Venezuela | AQUA sketches for boy's voice, female voice, male voice, narrator and orchestra |
| 2012 | Olga Viktorova | Russia | Lux Aeterna |
| 2013 | Silvia Colasanti | Italy | Responsory |
| 2014 | Aziza Sadikova | Uzbekistan | Broken letter |
| 2015 | Sinem Altan | Turkey | Hafriyat - Earthwork |
| 2016 | Liisa Hirsch | Estonia | Mechanics of Flying |
| 2017 | Mariana Vieira | Portugal | Raíz |
| 2018 | Agata Zubel | Poland | Fireworks |
| 2019 | João Godinho | Portugal | Alcance / Reach |
The festival anthem
The festival anthem sounds at the beginning of every Young Euro Classic concert in a surprising variation, also influenced by the national characteristics of the orchestra. It is a commission for Young Euro Classic.
List of festival anthems
| year | composer | country | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-2001 | Mauricio Kagel | Argentina / Germany | Fanfares for four trumpets |
| 2002-2003 | Hans Schanderl | Germany | Salut au monde after Walt Whitman |
| 2004-2005 | Anatolijus Senderovas | Lithuania | Fanfares |
| 2006-2007 | Nina Šenk | Slovenia | Navitas |
| 2008 | Gouhui Ye | China | echo |
| 2009-2010 | Manfred Trojahn | Germany | Evening streets |
| 2011-2019 | Iván Fischer | Hungary | Young Euro Classic festival hymn |
Young Euro Classic sponsors
Every evening concert at Young Euro Classic is opened by a prominent sponsor. He greets the orchestra and introduces the ensemble. The sponsors are personalities from business, culture, media and politics and support the idea of Young Euro Classic to promote young artists and social interaction through music. They have a personal relationship with the country of origin, the artists or the works that are being performed. The godparents in recent years include Egon Bahr , Dietmar Bär , Meret Becker , Daniel Cohn-Bendit , Ulrich Deppendorf , Peter Frey , Joachim Gauck , Monika Grütters , Maybrit Illner , Claus Kleber , Theo Koll , Rolf-Dieter Krause , Vicky Leandros , Henry Maske , Friedrich Merz , Caren Miosga , Gerhard Polt , Hermann Parzinger , Axel Prahl , Richard David Precht , Max Raabe , Otto Sander , Helge Schneider , Frank-Walter Steinmeier , Devid Striesow , Jörg Thadeusz , Rainer Maria Cardinal Woelki .
Orchestra chronology
| country | orchestra | year |
|---|---|---|
| Armenia | Serenade Symphony Orchestra | 2001 |
| Symphony Orchestra of the Yerevan State Komitas Conservatory | 2007 | |
| Youth State Orchestra of Armenia | 2010 | |
| Azerbaijan | Ensemble SoNoR | 2001 |
| Azerbaijan Young Philharmonic | 2008, 2010 | |
| Australia | Australian Youth Orchestra | 2007, 2013 |
| Belarus | Young Belarus Symphony Orchestra | 2005 |
| Presidentskij Orkestr Respubliki Belarus (State Youth Symphony Orchestra Belarus) | 2010 | |
| Belgium | Jonge Filharmonie / Jeune Philharmonie | 2000 |
| Filharmonisch Jeugdorkest van Vlaanderen | 2002 | |
| Brazil | Orquestra Juveni da Bahia | 2011 |
| State Youth Orchestra of São Paulo | 2013 | |
| Bulgaria | National Youth Orchestra of Bulgaria "Pioneer Youth Philharmonic" | 2016 |
| Chile | Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil | 2019 |
| China | Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra | 2005-2007 |
| Orchestra of the Beijing Central Conservatory | 2005, 2014 | |
| Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2010 | |
| National Youth Orchestra of China | 2019 | |
| Taiwan | Philharmonia Moments Musicauy | 2008 |
| Denmark | Music Academy Symphony Orchestra | 2000 |
| Symphony Orchestra of the University of Southern Denmark | 2009 | |
| Germany | Federal Youth Orchestra | 2000–2002, 2006–2012, 2014–2018 |
| RIAS youth orchestra | 2000, 2003, 2006, 2010 | |
| Young German Philharmonic | 2000, 2003, 2014 | |
| Ensemble resonance | 2001, 2003 | |
| Young Symphony Berlin | 2005 | |
| Federal Jazz Orchestra | 2009 | |
| German String Philharmonic | 2009, 2013, 2016 | |
| Dominican Republic | Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional Juvenil | 2019 |
| Estonia | Symphony Orchestra of the Estonian Academy of Music | 2002, 2005, 2016 |
| Finland | Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra | 2000 |
| Sinfoniaorkesteri Vivo | 2004, 2008 | |
| France | Orchester Français des Jeunes | 2000, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 |
| Orchester du Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse de Lyon | 2002 | |
| Georgia | Georgian Sinfonietta | 2010, 2018 |
| New Georgian Philharmonic | 2015 | |
| Greece | Orchestra of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki | 2002 |
| Great Britain | National Youth Orchestra of Scotland | 2000, 2003, 2005, 2007 |
| National Youth Orchestra of Wales | 2004, 2013 | |
| Ulster Youth Orchestra | 2008 | |
| National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain | 2015, 2019 | |
| Ireland | National Youth Orchestra of Ireland | 2000, 2004 |
| Iceland | String Orchestra of Reykjavik | 2001 |
| Israel | The Young Israel Philharmonic | 2000 |
| Symphony orchestra of the Buchmann-Mehta-Musikschule | 2006 | |
| Galilee Chamber Orchestra | 2019 | |
| Italy | Orchestra Giovanile Italiana | 2000, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013 |
| Orchestra Sinfonica Giovanile del Piemonte | 2003 | |
| Japan | Tokyo Geidai Symphony Orchestra | 2009 |
| Choir and Orchestra of the Elisabeth University of Music, Hiroshima | 2017 | |
| Canada | Orchester Symphonique des Jeunes de Montréal | 2009 |
| National Youth Orchestra of Canada | 2018 | |
| Kazakhstan | Symphony Orchestra of the Kazakh National Conservatory | 2005, 2008 |
| Symphony Orchestra of the National University of the Arts of Kazakhstan | 2016 | |
| Colombia | Orquesta Sinfónica Juvenil Batuta Bogotá | 2011 |
| Colombian Youth Philharmonic | 2017 | |
| Korea | Korean Symphony Youth Orchestra (KOSYM) | 2011 |
| Latvia | Symphony Orchestra of the J. Vitols Academy of Music | 2002, 2004, 2016 |
| Lithuania | Lithuanian Music Academy Symphony Orchestra | 2002, 2003 |
| Mexico | Youth Orchestra of the National University of Mexico | 2013 |
| Orquesta Sinfónica "Estanislao Mejia" | 2016 | |
| Moldova | Moldovan National Youth Orchestra | 2017 |
| New Zealand | Auckland Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2011, 2018 |
| Netherlands | JeugdOrkest Nederland | 2006 |
| Nationaal Jeugd Orkest | 2000, 2004, 2016, 2018 | |
| Norway | Ungdoms symphonic nuclei | 2000, 2006, 2010, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2018 |
| Oman | Royal Symphony Orchestra Oman | 2007 |
| Austria | Vienna Jeunesse Orchestra | 2000, 2001, 2005, 2009, 2013 |
| Poland | Sinfonietta Cracovia | 2001 |
| Beethoven Academy Orchestra | 2007, 2010 | |
| Polska Orkiestra Sinfonia Iuventus | 2011, 2013, 2019 | |
| Portugal | Aproarte Youth Orchestra | 2001 |
| Jovem Orquestra Portuguesa | 2015, 2017, 2019 | |
| Romania | “Concerto” - Orchestra of the Bucharest University of Music | 2003 |
| National Youth Orchestra of Romania | 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019 | |
| Romanian Sinfonietta Orchestra | 2015 | |
| Romania / Moldova | Youth Orchestra Romania-Moldova | 2016 |
| Russia | National Students' Symphony Orchestra | 2001 |
| Ensemble Studio New Music | 2001 | |
| Young Philharmonic Russia | 2003, 2005, 2011 | |
| Ural Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2012 | |
| All-Russian Youth Orchestra | 2014 | |
| Symphony Orchestra of the Ural Musorgsky Conservatory | 2016 | |
| Youth Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg | 2018 | |
| International Tatarstan Youth Orchestra | 2019 | |
| Sweden | O / Moderns Kammarorkester | 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Switzerland | Swiss Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2002 |
| Singapore | Singapore National Youth Orchestra | 2012 |
| Slovakia | Youth Orchestra of the Slovak Music Society | 2004 |
| National Youth Orchestra of Slovakia | 2019 | |
| Slovenia | Symphony Orchestra of the Ljubljana Music Academy | 2004, 2007, 2018 |
| Spain | Joven Orquesta Nacionál de España | 2000–2002, 2006, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 |
| Joven Orquesta Sinfónica del Principado de Asturias | 2004 | |
| Syria | Orchestra of the Damascus School of Music | 2006 |
| South Africa | MIAGI (Music is a great investment) Youth BigBand | 2004 |
| MIAGI Youth Orchestra | 2009, 2012, 2014, 2018 | |
| New Skool Orchestra @ MIAGI | 2012, 2014 | |
| Thailand | Siam Sinfonietta | 2013 |
| Czech Republic | Czech Student Symphony Orchestra | 2000, 2003 |
| Czech Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2009 | |
| Turkey | National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Turkey | 2008, 2010, 2015, 2017, 2019 |
| Orchestra of the State Conservatory at Istanbul University | 2006 | |
| Symphony Orchestra of the Ankara State Conservatory | 2002 | |
| Ukraine | Symphony Orchestra of the Tchaikovsky Academy of Music | 2002, 2005, 2015 |
| Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine | 2018 | |
| Hungary | Danubia Youth Symphony Orchestra | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2007 |
| Zugloer Philharmonic Budapest | 2013 | |
| United States | Juilliard Orchestra | 2005 |
| NYO jazz | 2018 | |
| National Youth Orchestra of the USA | 2019 | |
| International | Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra | 2013, 2016 |
| Armenian-Turkish Youth Orchestra (Music that unites!) | 2012 | |
| Asian Youth Orchestra | 2017 | |
| Baltic Youth Philharmonic / Baltic Sea Philharmonic | 2010, 2012, 2017 | |
| Central European Initiative Youth Orchestra | 2007 | |
| Cuban-European Youth Orchestra | 2017 | |
| c / o chamber orchestra | 2015 | |
| Ensemble European Music Project | 2004 | |
| European Union Youth Orchestra | 2000, 2004–2013, 2015, 2016, 2018, 2019 | |
| Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra | 2000, 2001, 2003, 2016, 2017 | |
| I, Culture Orchestra | 2015, 2017 | |
| International Regions Symphony Orchestra | 2011 | |
| International Tchaikovsky Youth Orchestra Yekaterinburg | 2017 | |
| Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra | 2000, 2001 | |
| Young German-Polish Philharmonic | 2005 | |
| Young Munich Philharmonic | 2004, 2005 | |
| Jungeç philharmonic orchestra | 2009 | |
| Young sound forum in Central Europe | 2006 | |
| Krzyzowa Music | 2016 | |
| Moritzburg Festival Orchestra | 2008, 2012, 2015 | |
| Nationaal Jeugd Orkest Summer Academy | 2004 | |
| Nationaal Jeugd Orkest Summer Academy - Orchestra of the 19th Century | 2008, 2011, 2012 | |
| Nationaal Jeugd Orkest Symphony Orchestra | 2015 | |
| Orcester North | 2011 | |
| Saar-Lor-Lux Chamber Orchestra | 2002 | |
| Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra | 2001–2006, 2008–2012, 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 | |
| Shalom Berlin, musical encounter between Israel and Germany | 2010 | |
| Southbank Sinfonia | 2018 | |
| Symphony Orchestra of the Festival of Young Artists Bayreuth | 2003 | |
| Young Janácek Philharmonic | 2003, 2004 | |
| Young Orchestra of the Americas | 2006, 2011 | |
| Young Philharmonic Orchestra Jerusalem Weimar | 2013, 2015 | |
| World Youth Orchestra | 2007 |
Young Euro Classic in-house production
| Countries / region | production | year |
|---|---|---|
| South Caucasus | Young Euro Classic Academy South Caucasus | 2011 |
| Turkey / Germany | Young Euro Classic Berlin-Istanbul Orchestra | 2009 |
| Brazil / Germany | Young Euro Classic Ensemble Brazil-Germany | 2013 |
| China / Germany | Young Euro Classic Ensemble China-Germany | 2012, 2017, 2018 |
| Japan / Germany | Young Euro Classic Ensemble Japan-Germany | 2011 |
| Southeast Europe | Young Euro Classic Ensemble Southeast Europe | 2009 |
| China / Germany | Young Euro Classic Festival Ensemble China-Germany | 2009 |
| Russia / Germany | Young Euro Classic Festival Ensemble Russia-Germany | 2009 |
| China / Germany | Young Euro Classic Festival Orchestra China-Germany | 2007, 2008, 2010 |
| Southeast Europe | Young Euro Classic Festival Orchestra Southeast Europe | 2010 |
| Turkey / Germany | Young Euro Classic Festival Orchestra Turkey-Germany | 2011 |
| Ukraine / Germany /
Russia / Armenia |
Young Euro Classic Peace Orchestra | 2015 |
| Brazil / Germany | Young Euro Classic Orchestra Brazil-Germany | 2013 |
| India / Germany | Young Euro Classic Orchestra Germany-India | 2011 |
| Turkey / Germany | Young Euro Classic Orchestra Essen-Istanbul | 2010 |
| Russia / Germany | Young Euro Classic Orchestra Russia-Germany | 2012 |
| Southeast Europe | Young Euro Classic Orchestra Southeast Europe | 2011 |
| Greece / Germany | Young Euro Classic Festival Orchestra | 2019 |
Young Euro Classic in Germany and worldwide
Based on the successes in Berlin, Young Euro Classic concerts also took place in other locations. In Germany u. a. Used in concert halls in Essen , Hamburg , Darmstadt , Munich and Kassel .
Young Euro Classic also designs projects abroad. Not least through in-house productions with newly founded bi- and multinational ensembles, the festival provides impetus for the development of the youth orchestra scene worldwide.
The concerts abroad took place among others. a. in China ( Beijing , Changzhou , Nanjing , Qingdao , Shanghai , Tianjin , Wuxi ), in India ( New Delhi ), in Japan ( Iwaki , Tokyo ), in Brazil ( Belém , Brasília , Cuiabá , Fortaleza , Goiânia , Manaus , Porto Alegre , Ribeirão Preto , Rio de Janeiro , Salvador da Bahia , São Paulo , Vitória ), in Turkey ( Istanbul ), in Russia ( Moscow ) and in the countries of the former Yugoslavia ( Pristina , Skopje , Zajecar , Split , Cetinje ).
Awards
In 2007, Young Euro Classic was recognized in the “365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas” competition organized by the “ Germany - Land of Ideas ” initiative. With the LANXESS Young Euro Classic China Tour 2007 won LANXESS AG in the United States the Gold Award in the category Sponsorship at the Mercury Excellence Awards 2007/2008. In 2008, Gabriele Minz, the director of the festival, was awarded the Order of Merit of the State of Berlin and the festival was nominated as “Cultural Brand of the Year” as part of the most successful marketing strategies for cultural projects in German-speaking countries. In 2015 Young Euro Classic won the title of “European Cultural Brand of the Year 2015”. In 2016, the Israeli Embassy Berlin awarded the festival a medal for services to bilateral relations between Israel and Germany. In 2017, the Young Euro Classic audience was nominated for Audience of the Year and reached the final round of the competition.
Young Euro Connect
In 2005, Young Euro Classic established a literature format with Young Euro Connect as part of the festival: Young authors from Europe under or around the age of 30 wrote personal texts about Europe and presented them at the festival, supported by well-known German-speaking actors . Young Euro Connect took place for the last time in 2011. On the occasion of the 20th anniversary of Young Euro Classic in 2019, the organizers revived the format by informing former Young Euro Connect participants Michal Hvorecky, Saša Stanišić, Tanja Maljartschuk and Jonas T. Bengtsson about lost hopes and new perspectives for Europe to reflect.
Topics 2005-2019
- 2005: Vision Europe 2025
- 2006: Europe - the great freedom?
- 2007: Europe - the same without borders?
- 2008: Europe - united in brotherhood?
- 2009: Germany - France - Poland
- 2010: Ode to Greece
- 2011: European Blind Dates
- 2019: EUROPE between dream and trauma
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ New music at Young Euro Classic . In: Young Euro Classic . ( young-euro-classic.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Sponsors 2018 . In: Young Euro Classic . ( young-euro-classic.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Archive - Young Euro Classic . In: Young Euro Classic . ( youngeuroclassic.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ young.euro.classic. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
- ↑ Awards - Young Euro Classic . In: Young Euro Classic . ( young-euro-classic.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Wowereit awarded Berlin state medals to deserving women and men (Part I). October 4, 2008, accessed November 6, 2018 .
- ↑ Awards - Young Euro Classic . In: Young Euro Classic . ( young-euro-classic.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Cheers at Young Euro Classic . ( tagesspiegel.de [accessed on November 5, 2018]).
- ↑ Audience of the year 2017: Young Euro Classic | concerti.de . In: concerti.de . January 17, 2018 ( concerti.de [accessed November 5, 2018]).