Wiener Jeunesse Orchester

The Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (WJO, Vienna Youth Orchestra) is the national youth orchestra of Austria, founded 1987 in Vienna. It consists of students between 18 and 26 years of age from all Austrian states.[1]

Wiener Jeunesse Orchester
Youth orchestra
Short nameWJO
Founded1987 (1987)
LocationVienna, Austria
Music directorHerbert Böck
Websitewww.wjo.at

The WJO has worked with conductors including Atso Almila, John Axelrod, Asher Fisch, Valery Gergiev, Manfred Honeck, Rupert Huber, Lutz Köhler, Gérard Korsten, Daniel Meyer, Andrés Orozco-Estrada, Andrea Quinn and Johannes Wildner.[1]

It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.[2]

See also

References

  1. "WJO Bio". Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (in German). Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  2. European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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