Young Euro Classic
Young Euro Classic is an international music festival for youth orchestras. 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 tradition. Every summer, orchestras from all over the world perform at the Konzerthaus Berlin.[1]
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Genre | Classical music |
Location(s) | Berlin, Germany |
Years active | 2000–present |
Website | young-euro-classic |
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The festival is an associated member organization of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.[2]
History
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2020
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Young Euro Classic 2020 was held from August 1 to August 10 in a reduced chamber music format. Concerts were broadcast online.[3]
2019

Young Euro Classic 2019 was held from July 19 to August 6.[4] It was the most high-profile festival to-date, with the national youth orchestras of China, Great Britain, Germany, the European Union and the United States performing.
Polish Sinfonia Iuventus Orchestra
International Tatarstan Youth Orchestra (debut)
National Youth Symphony Orchestra of the Dominican Republic (debut)
Romanian Youth Orchestra
O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra
Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Portuguese Youth Orchestra
Slovak Youth Orchestra
National Youth Symphony Orchestra of Chile (debut)
Bundesjugendballett
Galilee Chamber Orchestra (debut)
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
European Union Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester
National Youth Orchestra of China (debut)
National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (debut)
2018
Young Euro Classic 2018 was held from August 2 to August 20.[5]
Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra
MIAGI Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester
Spanish National Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendballett
Ljubljana Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra
National Youth Orchestra of Canada (debut)
Romanian Youth Orchestra
NYO Jazz (debut)
National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands
Youth Chamber Orchestra St. Petersburg (debut)
Ungdomssymfonikerne
European Union Youth Orchestra
- Southbank Sinfonia (debut)
Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine (debut)
Georgian Sinfonietta
Auckland Youth Orchestra
- Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra
2017
Young Euro Classic 2017 was held from August 17 to September 3.[6]
Colombian Youth Philharmonic (debut)
- Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra
Bundesjugendballett
Bundesjugendorchester
O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra
International Tchaikovsky Youth Orchestra Yekaterinburg (debut)
Baltic Sea Philharmonic
Elisabeth University of Music Choir and Orchestra (debut)
Moldovan National Youth Orchestra (debut)
Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
- Asian Youth Orchestra (debut)
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Portuguese Youth Orchestra
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Cuban-European Youth Orchestra (debut)
2016
Young Euro Classic 2016 was held from August 17 to September 3.[7]
European Union Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendballett
Ungdomssymfonikerne
Jāzeps Vītols Latvian Academy of Music Orchestra
- Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester
Kazakh National Academy of Arts Orchestra (debut)
National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands
Romania-Moldova Youth Orchestra (debut)
Bulgarian National Youth Orchestra "Pioneer" (debut)
Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester
Urals Mussorgsky State Conservatoire Orchestra (debut)
- Arab Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre Orchestra
Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie
Orquesta Sinfónica "Estanislao Mejía" (debut)
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
2015
Young Euro Classic 2015 was held from August 6 to August 23.[8]
Young Philharmonic Orchestra Jerusalem Weimar
Bundesjugendballett
O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain (debut)
Portuguese Youth Orchestra (debut)
Ungdomssymfonikerne
Kyiv Conservatory Symphony Orchestra
Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra
Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
National Youth Orchestra of the Netherlands (debut)
- I, Culture Orchestra (debut)
New Georgian Philharmonic (debut)
- 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.[9]
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
All-Russian Youth Orchestra (debut)
Romanian Youth Orchestra
Orchestra of the Central Conservatory of Music
MIAGI Youth Orchestra
Spanish National Youth Orchestra
Bundesjugendorchester
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.[10]
In 2015, Young Euro Classic secured the title European Culture Brand of 2015.[11]
In 2016, the Israeli Embassy in Berlin awarded Young Euro Classic with a medal for services to bilateral relations.[12]
References
- "Tomorrow's Musicians Today!". Retrieved 22 September 2015.
- European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- "Saison 2020". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programme 2019". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programme 2018". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programm 2017". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programm 2016". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programm 2015". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Young Euro Classic Archiv Programm 2014". Young Euro Classic (in German). Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "01.10.2008 Wowereit verlieh Berliner Landesorden an verdienstvolle Frauen und Männer (Teil I)". berlin.de. 1 October 2008. Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "The Winners of the Cultural Brands Awards 2015". Kulturmarken. Retrieved 21 December 2020.
- "Auszeichnungen". Young Euro Classic (in German). Retrieved 21 December 2020.