European Union Youth Orchestra

European Union Youth Orchestra
Youth orchestra
Founded1976
LocationGrafenegg, Austria
Principal conductorIván Fischer
Websitewww.euyo.eu
EUYO performing with Marin Alsop at the opening concert of the 2020 World Economic Forum in Davos

The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) is a youth orchestra with members drawn from the 27 members states of the European Union.[1] Since its foundation in 1976, it has connected music colleges and the professional music world for generations of European musicians. EUYO is considered one of the best youth orchestras in the world,[2][3] achieving "extraordinarily high standards" and playing at all major European festivals,[3] including the Proms, the Salzburg Festival, and Young Euro Classic.

EUYO is an associated member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras[4] and is supported by the Creative Europe programme.[5]

  1. ^ As of 2021, players from the United Kingdom are no longer eligible to apply for the orchestra, though due to the COVID-19 pandemic, members of the 2020 orchestra will get re-invited in 2021.
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  3. ^ a b Lawson, Colin (2003). The Cambridge companion to the orchestra. Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-80658-5. OCLC 50301467.
  4. ^ European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  5. ^ European Expert Network on Culture and Audiovisual (14 October 2017). "Assessment of the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO)". www.eenca.com. Retrieved 16 December 2020.