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Contents
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An overture to the EUYO
Spring Tour 2011 Programme
Vladimir Ashkenazy
Audition for the EUYO
Claus Peter Flor
Messages of goodwill from the EU
A message from Joy Bryer
A message from UniCredit
EUYO in Łódź
EUYO in Serbia and Croatia
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EUYO in Como
EUYO Members
Sir Robert Bellinger Award
Chairman’s Award
EUYO Tutors
Support from the EU Member States
Honorary Patrons and Committees
Partners and Friends
Support the EUYO
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An Overture
Foundation of the EUYO
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Main photo: The EUYO
performing during the
renowned BBC Proms series on
9th August 2010, at the Royal
Albert Hall, London.
Right: Herbert von Karajan
conducting the Orchestra in
Salzburg in 1980.
Far right: Last night of the
Young Euro Classic series in
Berlin, with Gianandrea
Noseda, 22nd August 2010.
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he European Union Youth Orchestra is
one of the world’s most prestigious and
dynamic orchestras. It unites Europe’s most
talented young musicians from all 27 EU
countries, under some of the world’s most
famous conductors, in an orchestra that transcends cultural
boundaries and performs all over the world.
The musical ability and commitment demanded of the
players, combined with the renowned musical leadership
of its conductors, has won the EUYO an outstanding
musical and educational reputation and regular
comparisons with the world’s finest orchestras.
The Orchestra is composed of up to 140 players,
drawn from all 27 member countries of the European
Union. The players are selected each year from thousands
of candidates aged between 14 and 24, who take part
in auditions throughout the EU. The competition is
such that current members of the Orchestra have to reaudition along with new applicants each year in order to
keep their places. Once the members have been selected
for the year, they are invited to join the EUYO in spring
and summer for intensive rehearsal periods followed
by demanding tours, offering them the opportunity to
perform on international stages all over the world.
The EUYO provides an invaluable professional
development experience for young orchestral musicians.
It is an unparalled advanced training opportunity for
musicians to bridge the gap between music colleges and
the cosmopolitan professional music world. Over 90%
of EUYO players go on to become professional
musicians, and many have found jobs with Europe’s
leading orchestras.
The EUYO was founded in 1976 by the late
Lionel Bryer and Joy Bryer, respectively the founding
Chairman and Secretary General of the International
Youth Foundation of Great Britain, with a view
to creating an orchestra that would represent the
European ideal of a community working together to
achieve peace and social and cultural understanding.
Since its inception it has received the support of the
European Parliament and the European Commission
with both financial aid and political backing.
Claudio Abbado, the Orchestra’s Founding Music
Director, and the late Sir Edward Heath, KG, its first
President, helped to establish the EUYO as a world-
class institution. Claudio Abbado was succeeded as
Music Director by Sir Bernard Haitink, who in turn
was succeeded in 2000 by the EUYO’s present Music
Director, Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Since its inaugural tour, the Orchestra has gone from
strength to strength and continues to attract incredibly
gifted players and world-class conductors, performing
to full houses in all the major cities, concert halls, and
festivals of Europe, as well as undertaking important
foreign tours to destinations which have included China,
Hong Kong, Japan, India, North and South America,
Kazakhstan and Russia.
In recognition of the Orchestra’s achievements, prizes
awarded to the EUYO include the Olympia Prize of
the Alexander S Onassis Public Benefit Foundation,
the ‘Prix d’Initiative Européenne’, the Grant for Young
Artists awarded by The Praemium Imperiale and the
European Media Prize.
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2010 at a glance
Some past EUYO guest conductors…
Daniel Barenboim
Leonard Bernstein
James Conlon
Sir Colin Davis
Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Carlo Maria Giulini
Paavo Järvi
Herbert von Karajan
Gianandrea Noseda
Mstislav Rostropovich
Sir Georg Solti
Notable soloists
who have worked
with the EUYO…
Emanuel Ax
Teresa Berganza
Kyung-Wha Chung
Placido Domingo
Sir James Galway
Barbara Hendricks
Janine Jansen
Nigel Kennedy
Radu Lupu
Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Anne-Sophie Mutter
Jessye Norman
Murray Perahia
Ravi Shankar
In 2010 the EUYO worked with more than 250 of Europe’s
finest young musicians reaching around 25,000 people
through its performances and millions more through
broadcasts. In spring, after a residency in Interlaken, the
EUYO wowed audiences in a series of concerts among
the mountains of Switzerland and Italy, under the EUYO’s
current music director, Vladimir Ashkenazy. Grace Francis
(British pianist) and Patricia Kopatchinskaja (Moldovan
violinist) joined the orchestra for two highly acclaimed
concerts. Vocal soloists Rachel Harnisch, Katharina Peetz,
Artjom Korotkov and Hee-Do An, and the Chœur Pro
Arte de Lausanne, also joined the EUYO for Beethoven’s
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, which brought the audience
to its feet.
In May, the EUYO was invited to perform as Goodwill
Ambassador for the European Union at a special Gala
concert at the Expo 2010 in Shanghai. Seventy-six
members of the Orchestra performed a whirlwind musical
journey around Europe under Spanish conductor Inma
Shara, in a concert that was the highlight of the EU’s
Europe Day celebrations. Guest soloist 20-year-old Zhu
Liying, a rising star from the Beijing Conservatoire, thrilled
her compatriots with a rendition of Rodrigo’s Concierto de
Aranjuez. The concert ended with a surprise item, a popular
Chinese song, Ye Shanghai (Shanghai Nights), which was
specially arranged for the event and was greeted with
delight by the predominantly Chinese audience.
In summer, after a two-week rehearsal period in
Grafenegg, Austria, the EUYO performed with BritishUkrainian Violist Maxim Rysanov both in Grafenegg and
in the renowned BBC Proms series in London, under
Matthias Bamert. Gianandrea Noseda then conducted
Europe’s rising stars in sell-out concerts in Poland, the
Netherlands (with Dutch violinist Liza Ferschtman),
Switzerland, Germany and Italy.
For many of the musicians, the highlights of the tour
were performing at the BBC Proms and performing in
Berlin, as part of the Young Euro Classic Festival. But, as
one young player put it, there was much more to celebrate
than just the performances:
“The new energy that now I have in my blood. The smile
of all the EUYO players-team, our music in my ears, the
euphoria that we made on the stage, off the stage in a pub,
the publics of our concerts, the musical ideas that I won with
this experience,
the ideas that
my friends
gifted to me,
all my friends...
BILLIONS of
things...”
Spring Tour 2011
Liszt Bicentenary
Sunday 27 March
19:00
Muzeum Sztuki MS 2,
Łódź, Poland
Chamber concert of music by
Bacewicz, Hindemith, Liszt,
Tansman and Wagner
Claus Peter Flor
Conductor
Friday 1 April
19:00
Szymanowski Concert Overture in E
Op.12
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell
and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Sunday 3 April
19:30
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell
and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Arthur Rubinstein
Concert Hall,
Łódź, Poland
Budapest Spring
Festival
Béla Bartók National
Concert Hall,
Palace of the Arts,
Budapest, Hungary
Monday 4 April
20:00
Grand (Blue) Hall,
Sava Centar,
Belgrade, Serbia
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Wagner Rienzi Overture
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s Farewell
and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Tuesday 5 April
19:30
Szymanowski Concert Overture in E
Op.12
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s
Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Thursday 7 April
20:45
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s
Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Sunday 10 April
21:00
Wagner Rienzi Overture
Wagner Die Walküre: Wotan’s
Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Liszt Les préludes
Wagner Tannhäuser Overture
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Dawn and
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Siegfried’s
Funeral Music Act III
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries
Great Hall,
Vatroslav Lisinski
Concert Hall, Zagreb,
Croatia
Teatro Alighieri,
Ravenna, Italy
Sala Verdi,
Conservatorio,
Milan, Italy
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Board of Trustees
Robert Albert (Chairman)
Lesley King-Lewis
Robert Laurence
Nicola Wallis
Vladimir Ashkenazy
EUYO Staff
Joy Bryer
Kim Sargeant
Benjamin Noakes
Alix de Mauny
Colin Window
Steve Blendell
Thomas Smith
Max van Duuren
Anna Letchworth
Sophie Brew
Fiona Tree
Rosie Sargeant
Co-Founder and Secretary General
General Manager
Orchestra Manager
Development & Marketing Manager
Tour Manager
Stage Manager
Assistant Stage Manager and Librarian
Transport Manager
Nurse
Nurse
Alexander Technique
Intern
Conductor
Thursday 21 April
20.30
Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict Overture
Poulenc Aubade for dancer with
piano and 18 instruments
Soloist: Vovka Ashkenazy
Dancer: Alessandra Ashkenazy
Tchaikovsky Hamlet Fantasy
Overture Op.67
Prokofiev movements from
Romeo and Juliet
Saturday 23 April
20:00
Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict Overture
Elgar Falstaff Op.68
Tchaikovsky Hamlet Fantasy
Overture Op.67
Prokofiev movements from
Romeo and Juliet
Teatro Sociale,
Como, Italy
Interlaken Classics
51st Season
Casino Kursaal, Interlaken,
Switzerland
Sunday 24 April
10:30
Interlaken Classics
51st Season
Casino Kursaal, Interlaken,
Switzerland
Chamber concert of music by
Bacewicz, Hindemith, Liszt,
Poulenc, Tansman and Wagner
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Photo: Pete Jones
Right: Vladimir Ashkenazy
conducting the EUYO at the
BBC Proms, Royal Albert
Hall, London, 2006
Below: Rehearsing at the
Konzerthaus in Berlin, 2009
Photo: Erik Veenhuysen
Photo: Kai Bienert
Bottom: HM Queen Beatrix
with members of the EUYO
at the Concertgebouw,
Amsterdam, 2009
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EUYO Music Director
O
ne of the few artists who has
combined a successful career as a
pianist and conductor, Vladimir
Ashkenazy first came to prominence
on the world stage in the 1955
Chopin Competition in Warsaw and
as first prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in
Brussels in 1956. Since then he has built an extraordinary
career, not only as one of the most outstanding pianists
of the 20th century, but as an artist whose creative life
encompasses a vast range of activities and continues to offer
inspiration to music-lovers across the world.
Conducting has formed the largest part of his activities for
the past 20 years. He took up the new position of Principal
Conductor and Artistic Advisor to the Sydney Symphony
Orchestra in January 2009 and collaborates with them on
extensive recording projects and international touring activities
each year. He has previously held posts as Chief Conductor
of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Music Director of
NHK Symphony Orchestra in Tokyo.
Alongside these positions, Ashkenazy continues his
longstanding relationship with the Philharmonia Orchestra
of which he was appointed Conductor Laureate in ­­2000.
In addition to his performances with the orchestra in
London and around the UK each season, he tours with
them worldwide, most recently to China and Korea, and
has developed landmark projects such as ‘Prokofiev and
Shostakovich Under Stalin’ in 2003 (a project which he
also took to Cologne, New York, Vienna and Moscow) and
‘Rachmaninoff Revisited’, which was reprised in Paris in
October 2010.
Ashkenazy also holds the positions of Music Director of
the European Union Youth Orchestra (since 2000), with
which he tours each year, and Conductor Laureate of the
Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the NHK Symphony
Orchestra. He maintains strong links with a number of other
major orchestras with which he has built special relationships
over the years, including the Cleveland Orchestra (of which
he was formerly Principal Guest Conductor) and Deutsches
Symphonie-Orchester Berlin (Chief Conductor and Music
Photo: DECCA Sasha Gusov
Vladimir
Ashkenazy
Director 1988-96), as well as making guest appearances with
many other major orchestras around the world.
While conducting takes up a significant portion of his time
each season, Ashkenazy maintains his devotion to the piano,
these days mostly in the recording studio, where he continues
to build his extraordinarily comprehensive recording catalogue
with releases such as the 1999 Grammy award-winning
Shostakovich Preludes and Fugues, Rautavaara’s Piano
Concerto No.3 (a work which he commissioned), Bach’s
Wohltemperiertes Klavier, Rachmaninov’s Transcriptions and
Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. His most recent release is a
disc of Bach Partitas.
Beyond his hectic and fulfilling performing schedule,
Ashkenazy continues to be involved in some fascinating TV
projects, often inspired by his passionate drive to ensure that
serious music continues to have a platform in the mainstream
media and is made available to as broad an audience as
possible. Many will remember his programmes with the
outstanding director Christopher Nupen, as well as 1979’s
‘Music After Mao’, filmed in Shanghai, and the extraordinary
‘Ashkenazy in Moscow’ programmes, which marked his
first visit in 1989 to the country of his birth since leaving
the USSR in the 1960s. More recently he has developed
educational programmes with NHK TV including the 1999
‘Superteachers’ working with inner-city London school
children, and in 2003-4 a documentary based around his
‘Prokofiev and Shostakovich Under Stalin’ project.
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standard, aged between 14 and 24 on
31 December 2011 and hold a passport
from one of the 27 EU countries, you
could be joining us for our Summer
2012 and Spring 2013 Tours! Visit our
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an audition near you.
www.euyo.org.uk
Claus
Peter Flor
Guest Conductor
R
Photo: Shawn Northcutt
espected by musicians the world over
as a hugely gifted conductor and for
his instinctive musicianship, Claus
Peter Flor is Music Director of the
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra.
Flor continues to work internationally at a high level
and regularly visits the Netherlands Philharmonic,
Dallas Symphony, Houston Symphony, Singapore
Symphony, Het Residentie Orkest, Orquesta de
Valencia, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg,
Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, São
Paolo Symphony, Orchestra Verdi di Milano and KBS
Symphony Orchestra amongst others.
Highlights of the 2010/11 season include his return to
the Russian National Orchestra, Warsaw Philharmonic,
Royal Liverpool Philharmonic, Tokyo Symphony, Osaka
Philharmonic, Bilbao Symphony, China Philharmonic
and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.
As an opera conductor, Flor continues his
relationship with the Théâtre du Capitole Toulouse.
Last season he conducted its revival of Mozart’s
Die Zauberflöte – a production he premiered with the
house in 2007 as part of a Mozart cycle. He returns
to Toulouse in 2011 for a revival of Puccini’s Madame
Butterfly and in 2011/12 for a new production of
Wagner’s Rienzi. Recent operatic collaborations
include the production of Wagner’s Siegfried, directed
by David McVicar with Strasbourg Opera in 2008,
and other productions with the Staatsoper Berlin,
Deutsche Oper Berlin and the Munich, Dresden,
Hamburg, and Cologne opera houses. He has
conducted Mozart’s Le nozze di Figaro and Wagner’s
Die Meistersinger at La Monnaie in Brussels, taking
the latter on tour to Tokyo; Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte
for Houston Grand Opera; Weber’s Euryanthe for
Netherlands Opera with the Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra and Puccini’s La bohème for Dallas Opera.
Flor has a large discography, including an acclaimed
series of Mendelssohn recordings with the Bamberg
Symphony, which have recently been re-issued
by Sony/BMG. Most recently he has made two
recordings with the Malaysian Philharmonic for
BIS label; Suk’s Asrael Symphony released in 2009
and Dvořák’s Symphonies No.7 and 8, which will be
released next year.
Born in Leipzig in 1953, Flor began his musical
career with violin tuition in Weimar and Leipzig,
before focussing on conducting with Rolf Reuter
and later on with both Rafael Kubelik and Kurt
Sanderling. At the age of 31 he became General
Music Director of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin
and also began regular associations with the other
major German orchestras: the Leipzig Gewandhaus
and Dresden Staatskapelle. In 1988 he made his debut
with the Berlin Philharmonic, where he has since
returned twice.
Prior to his position as Music Director of the
Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, Flor held
the position of Principal Guest Conductor of the
Orchestra Sinfonica di Milano Giuseppe Verdi
(2003-08) at the personal invitation of their Music
Director Riccardo Chailly, with a remit to develop the
orchestra’s work in the central European repertoire.
From 1999-2008 he was also Principal Guest
Conductor of the Dallas Symphony Orchestra. In
addition, he has served as Principal Guest Conductor
of the Philharmonia Orchestra (1991-94) and Artistic
Advisor to the Zürich Tonhalle Orchestra (1991-96).
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Messages of
Goodwill
JosÉ Manuel Barroso
HERMAN VAN ROMPUY
President of the European Commission
President of the European Council
Head of the EUYO’s Honorary Patrons
As the European Union Youth Orchestra
embarks on its Spring Tour, I feel that
nothing could send a more powerful
message of European cooperation than
young musicians gathering together, from
across 27 countries, to create a common
musical language.
To hear these talented performers –
whose scintillating sound is made all
the richer for their cultural differences – is
not only deeply uplifting but also reminds
us vividly of the fruits of the European
project: lasting peace and a brighter future
for our youth.
I am particularly delighted that the
EUYO will bring this message of hope to
Serbia and Croatia, which have suffered
such a turbulent history in recent years. By
reaching out, through music, to our closest
neighbours, the EUYO plays a part in
helping to create that brighter future for
us all. I wish the Orchestra every success
on tour.
When I think of Europe, my first instinct
is always to think of culture. The European
experience and the European spirit are bound up
with how we express ourselves, our imagination
and our freedom. We build on centuries of rich
artistic heritage, while continually reinventing
ourselves, looking to the future.
Nothing offers a clearer representation of this
than the European Union Youth Orchestra.
To see young musicians channelling their talent
into a common endeavour, drawing inspiration
from their cultural heritage and making it their
own, is a source of hope and inspiration for us all.
Once again, the Orchestra is expanding
its horizons, this time with its first visit to
Croatia. I am particularly pleased that this
year young musicians from Croatia and Serbia
will participate in concerts in Zagreb and
Belgrade, epitomising the inclusive spirit of the
Orchestra. I wish the Orchestra every success
on its Spring Tour.
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Androulla Vassiliou
Commissioner for Education,
Culture, Multilingualism and Youth
The European Union Youth Orchestra’s Spring
Tour will bring young and extremely talented
European musicians together to practice, study
and perform on stages in and outside the
European Union. This wonderful orchestra
helps to bridge the gap between the musicians’
education and their professional career on the
international stage and in this sense one could
say that the Orchestra is an ‘essential breeding
ground’ for emerging new European talent.
The European Commission’s Culture
Programme supports the Orchestra and
I am personally delighted that our continued
involvement in the European Union Youth
Orchestra is helping it to reach out to audiences
across Europe. As this Spring Tour shows,
there is great public demand for excellent
music; however touring and performing is
costly and it would be impossible without
European support. By investing in new talent,
this Orchestra is investing not only in the
young musicians on stage, but also in our future.
I wish the European Union Youth Orchestra
every success during the 2011 Spring Tour.
Jerzy Buzek
President of the European Parliament
Honorary President of the EUYO
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Since time immemorial, music has shaped
the political landscape of civilizations great
and small. The ability of artistic expression
to convey emotions which often escape
words is a part of the common thread of
humanity which the European Union Youth
Orchestra represents.
As Europe continues to fine tune the
2007- 50th Anniversary of
the Signing of the Treaty of Rome
pitch of our political union, we look to
the European Union Youth Orchestra as
the embodiment of that which we work
to achieve: all nations, moving in concert
to produce a symphony of peace and
prosperity. Just as each instrument of the
orchestra plays a vital role in the tone of the
music, each nation of the European Union
plays a vital role in our collective future.
Together we become something greater
than the sum of our parts.
The European Union Youth Orchestra is
a shining example of the best that Europe
has to offer. In your bright faces, in your
young minds and in your beautiful music
I find optimism and hope for the future
strength of the European Union.
I wish you every success for the upcoming
Spring Tour 2011.
The European
Union Youth
Orchestra is a
shining example of the best
that Europe has to offer
Catherine Ashton
High Representative of the Union
for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy
I am delighted to offer my support to the
European Union Youth Orchestra for their
Spring Tour 2011. Once again the Orchestra
will bring its great talent and its unique
message to audiences around Europe.
I am particularly happy to see Serbia
and Croatia on the itinerary for this
tour, as I have made our European
Neighbourhood a strong focus of my own
work. It is encouraging to see the Orchestra
collaborating with young musicians in these
two countries, collaboration that embodies
the spirit of our common European future.
I wish the Orchestra every success on
this tour, and everybody who attends the
performances a very enjoyable time.
By investing in
new talent this
Orchestra is
investing not only in the young
musicians on stage, but also in
our future
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Message from
Joy Bryer
Portrait by Kurosh Davis
Euyo co-founder
and Secretary General
T
he European Union Youth
Orchestra’s work is becoming
more and more invaluable
towards building cultural
bridges within and outside
the Union. I am passionately
dedicated to the importance of good neighbourly
relations and this spring’s tour underlines our
commitment and celebrates the Orchestra’s
extraordinary achievements in building bridges
across Europe and the world as a powerful symbol
of the values at the heart of the EU. The shimmering
beacon of light shining at the centre of our tour is the
concerts in Croatia and Serbia, bringing our message
of hope and peace.
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For this Spring Tour we are also delighted to
celebrate Liszt’s bicentenary, which coincides with
Hungary’s EU Presidency, and we are especially proud
to have been invited to give the closing concert of the
Budapest Spring Festival in such an auspicious year.
Liszt was the quintessential European and a pioneering
composer and performer, so we place his music
alongside music with which he had strong musical
and personal connections, by his son-in-law Richard
Wagner: capitalising on the strength of our magnificent
EUYO, we can programme extracts from The Ring
despite the huge forces called upon by the composer!
We also continue our connections to literary
giants – last year it was Byron, with a pre-echo of
Shakespeare; now this April, as our Easter concert
falls on Shakespeare’s birthday, we have programmed
another Tchaikovsky work with a Shakespeare theme,
an overture by the somewhat Shakespeare-obsessed
Berlioz, one of our Music Director’s favourite Elgar
works, and movements from Prokofiev’s great ballet –
noting that Prokofiev shared his birth date with
the Bard of Avon. Finally, our concert in Como (the
birthplace of Cosima, Liszt’s daughter and Wagner’s
second wife) gives us a rare but welcome opportunity
to collaborate with the medium of dance, in Poulenc’s
‘concerto choréographique’.
I am delighted that the Orchestra will be returning
to Łódź for its main rehearsal period and two
concerts. Łódź is a remarkable city in which to
rehearse – the warmth and generosity of its citizens,
as well as their musical tradition, inspire our young
musicians to even greater musical heights. I would like
to express my heartfelt thanks to our hosts, the Arthur
Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra, the Academy of
Music in Łódź, the Adam Mickiewicz Institute and
Witold Stępień, Marshal of the Łódź Region, and
applaud their incredible financial generosity during
these difficult times.
I am proud to welcome to our EUYO family a
new Maestro: Claus Peter Flor, Music Director of
the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra who is
particularly renowned for his interpretations of the
operatic repertoire.
I am thrilled that our beloved and inspirational
Music Director, Vladimir Ashkenazy, will also
be working with us this Spring. In our Como
concert, Maestro Ashkenazy, his son Vovka, and
daughter-in-law Alessandra, will perform Poulenc’s
Aubade, displaying the beauty of dance and music
in all its glory. As the ‘Mother’ of Europe’s largest
musical family, with thousands of children and even
grandchildren, it is a pleasure to see such a shining
example of a family united in musical endeavour.
This wonderful occasion would not have been possible
without the support of As.Li.Co, the association
that runs the Teatro Sociale di Como, and the
Accademia Europea di Musica di Erba; I thank them
wholeheartedly.
To our Patrons, the Heads of State and Prime
Ministers of the 27 EU Member States, our
Honorary and Administrative Committees, we
owe a debt of gratitude. I am most grateful to
Commissioner Vassiliou (her Directorate General
of the European Commission administers the
Culture Grant from which we receive significant
funding) and our President, Jerzy Buzek, whose
support and encouragement are fundamental to our
working life. I cannot thank both the Commission
and Parliament enough.
Message from
Federico
Ghizzoni
CEO UniCredit
IN PRAISE OF OUR PARTNER,
UNICREDIT
I have always believed that the public and private
sectors are natural partners, working together with the
arts to help them thrive and flourish. In these times of
economic uncertainty and continuing financial crisis
I feel passionately that culture, and especially classical
music, can help. It is therefore with great pleasure
that I applaud UniCredit for their commitment to
investing in young people, truly society’s greatest asset,
and for believing, as we do, that we must help our
youth to fulfil their creative potential.
A
ll of us at UniCredit are
delighted and honoured to
support the European Union
Youth Orchestra.
It is our privilege as an
engaged corporate citizen to be
a part of the social and cultural fabric of the communities
in which we live and work. In seeking to foster their
sustainable development, we support major art, music
and literary events throughout Europe.
Many of our initiatives encourage young artists to
express themselves and to exercise their creative energy.
Because young people are society’s greatest asset, we
strive to help talented youth realise their full potential.
This is precisely what the EUYO does. It invests in the
great artists of tomorrow.
These talented young musicians truly embody
the spirit of the European Union. Their music is a
compelling reminder of how diversity, collaboration and
harmony can enrich and ennoble us all.
As a leading European financial group operating in
22 countries, UniCredit has long believed that the road
to excellence must transcend national boundaries. This
orchestra does so by bringing together Europe’s most
promising young musicians with acclaimed conductors to
give voice to the universal language of music.
The EUYO inspires us to support the work of the
next generation. We believe that doing so is key to the
sustainable success of our enterprise.
For all these reasons, we are proud to support
the EUYO, which so clearly and harmoniously
exemplifies values that are fundamental to our shared
European future.
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EUYO in Łódź
Young Europeans!
We are greatly honoured that after a magnificent
performance of the European Union Youth Orchestra
in Łódź last August we again have the pleasure to host
the musical symbol of the European community in the
Łódź Region. We are especially pleased with the fact that
this time Łódź becomes EUYO’s artistic haven, where
for 14 days young musicians from 27 EU countries will
perfect their repertoire, preparing for a concert tour of the
Continent.
I am convinced that in this city, built with multinational
capital at the turn of the 19th and 20th centuries, you will
find the European spirit. It is certain that the universal
language of music will allow you to communicate with the
inhabitants of the region without any barriers.
You are most welcome here and we do hope to meet
you again in the ever-hospitable city of Łódź.
Młodzi Europejczycy!
Jesteśmy niezmiernie zaszczyceni faktem, iż po
wspaniałym zaprezentowaniu się Młodzieżowej
Orkiestry Unii Europejskiej w Łodzi, w sierpniu
ubiegłego roku, znów mamy przyjemność gościć
muzyczny symbol europejskiej wspólnoty
w województwie łódzkim. Cieszy nas szczególnie fakt,
iż tym razem dla EUYO Łódź będzie artystyczną
przystanią, gdzie przez 14 dni młodzi muzycy z 27
krajów Unii Europejskiej szlifować będą repertuar,
przygotowując się do tournee po Starym
Kontynencie.
Jestem przekonany, iż w mieście, zbudowanym
na przełomie XIX i XX w. przez wielonarodowy
kapitał, odnajdziecie ducha europejskości. Jestem
pewien, że uniwersalny język muzyki
pozwoli Wam bez przeszkód
porozumiewać się z mieszkańcami
regionu.
Witamy – zapraszamy –
i liczymy na kolejne spotkanie
w zawsze gościnnej Łodzi!
Witold
Stępień
Witold Stępień
Marszałek
województwa łódzkiego
Marshal of the Łódź Region
www.iam.pl/orchestra
T H E O F F I C I A L O R C H E S T R A
OF THE POLISH EU PRESIDENCY
TOUR
Photo: Werner Kmetitsch
The I, CULTURE
Orchestra unites young,
talented musicians from
Armenia, Azerbaijan,
Belarus, Georgia,
Moldova, Ukraine
and Poland
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BeRlin (2/nOv/2011)
BeRlineR PhilhaRmOnie
BRUssels (4/nOv/2011)
COnseRvaTOiRe ROyal
de BRUxelles (BOZaR)
The I, CULTURE
Orchestra promotes
cultural understanding
beyond EU borders
EAsTERn
EUROPEAn
PARTnERshIP
lOndOn (6/nOv/2011)
ROyal FesTival hall
madRid (8/nOv/2011)
TeaTRO Real
I, CULTURE
Orchestra is aimed
at fostering orchestral
education and
performance
Photo: European Commission
EUYO in
Serbia
“Let us celebrate this evening’s concert as a shining
beacon of light: young people performing and working
together in harmony for a better world. The future of
Europe belongs to its youth – may we all strive to leave
them a legacy of peace and prosperity.”
Ambassador
Vincent Degert
Joy Bryer
Delegation of the European
Union to the Republic of Serbia
Photo: European Commission
EUYO Co-Founder and Secretary General
EUYO in
Croatia
“I am filled with immense pride in welcoming you to
this evening’s concert, our very first in Croatia. May this
joyful event celebrate the ever-closer ties between your
country and the European Union.”
Joy Bryer
EUYO Co-Founder and Secretary General
I am delighted to welcome the European Union Youth
Orchestra, composed of 115 young musicians coming
from the 27 member states of the European Union, to
Serbia. It is my particular pleasure to note that for this
special concert in Belgrade, this unique symphonic
orchestra will also include two Serbian musicians.
It is through the universal language of music and
with the dedication, the energy and the passion
of young people that cultural, political, social or
economic boundaries can be surpassed, bringing joy
and peace to people.
The common effort of making Liszt and
Wagner resonate through all these different
talents and under the leadership of an excellent
conductor is a symbol of the diverse and everchanging Europe to which we all belong.
I would like to congratulate all members
of the Orchestra and the whole team of the
EUYO and wish them continued success for
the future.
It is my particular pleasure to warmly welcome the
European Union Youth Orchestra, the promoter of
the highest criteria of excellence among a new
generation of musicians.
The international structure of the Orchestra and
its reputation that is based on the exceptional talent
of its members and levels of perfection of each of
the national schools of music are a paradigm for the
success of specific cultural initiatives which truly
enhance cooperation and artistic dialogue
among young people. The association
of individual energies in moments
of creative fusion of an orchestral
formation made up of representatives
from 27 European countries is a
unique triumph of youth.
I congratulate each and every
member of the Orchestra as well as
their Music Director and wish them
every success in their future work.
Jasen Mesić
Minister of Culture of
the Republic of Croatia
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Left: Rehearsing with
the EUYO’s founding Music
Director, Claudio Abbado
in 1979
Below: Claudio Abbado
and Joy Bryer meet His Holiness
Pope John Paul II in 1981
Above: Mstislav Rostropovich
rehearsing the EUYO in 1995
Right: The EUYO performing
at the 50th anniversary of the
signing of the Treaty of Rome
in 2007
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EUYO
in Como
Photo: Susanne Holm
Vovka Ashkenazy
Alessandra Ashkenazy
Having started her classical ballet training in Florence,
and obtained at a very early age the final diplomas from
the Royal Academy of Dance, Alessandra Ashkenazy
completed her studies at the Académie de Danse
Classique Princesse Grace, Monte Carlo, the John
Cranko School, Stuttgart and the Royal Ballet School
of Antwerp, with teachers such as Marika Besobrasova,
Alex Ursuliak, Egon Madsen, Gabriel Popescu and
Woitek Lowsky.
Since then she has worked with Carla Fracci’s
Compagnia Italiana di Balletto and has danced
in productions by international choreographers,
including Derek Deane, Wayne Eagling, Gillian
Whittingham, Ricardo Nunez and Gheorghe Tancu.
She won the Arena di Verona competition, directed
by Pierre Lacotte and Ghislaine Thesmar, where she
performed in the world première of Zorba the Greek,
choreographed by Lorca Massine, working alongside
the great Vladimir Vassiliev.
Companies she has worked in include the Deutsche
Moscow-born Vovka Ashkenazy, of Russian and
Icelandic parentage, was brought up in England and
Iceland. He made his début in 1983 at the Barbican
Centre, London, performing Tchaikovsky’s Piano
Concerto No. 1 with the LSO under Richard Hickox.
Since then, his career has taken him all over the world.
He has performed at the Edinburgh, Marlboro and Spoleto
Festivals, and orchestras he has appeared with include
the major British orchestras as well as the Los Angeles
Philharmonic, the Australian Chamber and the Berlin
Symphony Orchestras, under the batons of, among others,
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Semyon Bychkov, Martin FischerDieskau and Stanislaw Skrowaczewski. He is an active
chamber musician and has performed and recorded with
clarinettist Dimitri Ashkenazy, with whom he has toured
Japan several times. He has also performed and recorded
with Vladimir Ashkenazy, with whom he recently brought
out a CD of French music for two pianos with Decca, with
plans for a Russian CD this summer. Their duo concert
activities in 2010 took them to Italy, Switzerland, Turkey
and the Far East, and a tour of Japan and Korea is planned
for this autumn. He has also worked together with the
Reykjavík Wind Quintet, recording a CD on the Chandos
label. A second CD is due out this year.
Vovka Ashkenazy also devotes time to teaching and
has given masterclasses all over the world.
He lives with his family in Switzerland.
Oper under Gerd Reinholm, where she worked with
Roland Petit and Peter Schaufuss, and the Bonn Opera,
first under Youri Vàmos and then Valery Panov.
She currently lives in Switzerland with her family
where, alongside performing, she also teaches,
collaborating with the ‘Motoperpetuo’ association
in Lugano.
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EUYO Members
EUYO
Members
Adrian Dima
Romanian joined in 2010
12.08.1989
Universitatea Naţională de Muzică Bucureşti
Concert master
Patricia Estebaranz
Spanish new member
21.04.1986
Fontys Conservatorium, Tilburg/
Rotterdams Conservatorium
Sarah Sew
British joined in 2006
09.02.1986
Hochschule für Musik ‘Franz Liszt’ Weimar
Maia Frankowski
Belgian new member
11.04.1988
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
violin
The members of the EUYO are among the
most talented young musicians in Europe.
Aged between 14 and 24, candidates for the
Orchestra are drawn from all twenty-seven
countries of the European Union.
Julia Didier
French new member
25.12.1988
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
Matt Bain
British joined in 2010
28.07.1986
Royal College of Music, London
Luis Gallego Chiquero
Spanish joined in 2010
18.12.1985
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
Emily Blogg
British new member
09.09.1988
Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester
Tessel Hersbach
Dutch joined in 2010
16.03.1990
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Chloé Burlet
Belgian joined in 2010
03.05.1987
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
Laura Jaillet
French new member
23.03.1988
Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki
Karolina Chlipała
Polish new member
09.03.1987
Akademia Muzyczna im.
Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach
Juliette van Kalmthout
Dutch new member
14.07.1986
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Joris Decolvenaer
Belgian new member
10.07.1988
Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles
Anna Kasperovič
Lithuanian new member
18.05.1988
Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija, Vilnius
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Sophie Keiter
German new member
14.02.1986
Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg
Tiago Santos
Portuguese joined in 2009
02.06.1988
Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas do IPCB,
Castelo Branco
Maria José Laginha
Portuguese new member
10.11.1986
Private studies
Luísa Seco
Portuguese joined in 2009
16.12.1989
Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra,
Lisboa
Ann Majerus
Luxembourgish joined in 2010
09.01.1991
Conservatorium Maastricht
Mário Siegle
Portuguese new member
05.01.1991
Escola Superior de Música, Artes e
Espectáculo, Porto
Mira Mäkäräinen
Finnish joined in 2010
10.02.1987
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
Wien/Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki
Hajnalka Standi
Hungarian joined in 2009
07.09.1987
Pécsi Tudományegyetem Művészeti Kar
Anna Muzyk
Polish joined in 2010
18.07.1991
Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta
Bacewiczów w Łodzi
Bas Treub
Dutch joined in 2009
31.07.1987
Graduate, Koninklijk Conservatorium,
Den Haag
Mara Oosterbaan
Dutch new member
06.03.1987
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Hanneke Verbueken
Belgian new member
11.08.1989
Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen
Sara Pastine
Italian joined in 2010
06.07.1990
Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali
‘O. Vecchi-A. Tonelli’, Modena
Stella Zaķe
Latvian new member
13.06.1994
EmĪla Dˉarziņa mˉuzikas vidusskola, Riga
Maria Podhajska
Polish joined in 2010
07.09.1987
Graduate, Akademia Muzyczna im.
Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach
Anna Arnal
Spanish new member
11.08.1991
Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya,
Barcelona
Pekko Pulakka
Finnish joined in 2008
07.01.1992
Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki
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Viola
violin
EUYO Members
Marc-Antoine Bier
French joined in 2009
15.12.1986
Haute école de musique de Genève
Emiliano Travasino
Italian joined in 2010
22.05.1985
Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki
Joana Maria Dias Nunes
Portuguese joined in 2009
05.09.1990
Escola Superior de Música, Artes e
Espectáculo, Porto
Romain Lapeyre
French joined in 2008
29.10.1988
Royal Academy of Music, London
CELLO
Jennifer Coombes
British new member
09.11.1987
Zürcher Hochschule der Künste
Dirk Feller
Dutch joined in 2010
05.09.1985
Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht
Marjolein Nieuwenkamp
Dutch joined in 2010
20.12.1986
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Alba González i Becerra
Spanish new member
09.08.1985
Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst
Frankfurt am Main
António Novais
Portuguese joined in 2008
18.07.1989
Royal Academy of Music, London
Knarika Karapetjana
Latvian new member
04.09.1986
Royal Academy of Music, London
Marta Pelejero Pérez
Spanish joined in 2008
28.05.1988
Graduate, Conservatorium van Amsterdam
David Kenny
Irish joined in 2009
28.09.1990
Cork School of Music
Javier Romero
Spanish joined in 2010
14.10.1985
Graduate, Royal Academy of Music, London
Gea Pantner Volfand
Slovenian new member
13.11.1990
Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana
Pablo Sánchez
Spanish new member
19.03.1986
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien
Hannover
Sofie van der Schalie
Dutch new member
24.01.1989
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Alessandro Sanguineti
Italian new member
21.05.1986
Royal College of Music, London
Ieva Sruogytė
Lithuanian joined in 2009
24.09.1989
Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija, Vilnius
Fernando Santiago Garcia
Spanish new member
30.05.1989
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
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Vera Alexandra Sá Pereira
Portuguese joined in 2010
01.08.1989
Royal Academy of Music, London
Lieselot Watté
Belgian joined in 2010
28.12.1989
Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen
Irena Rovtar
Slovenian joined in 2010
03.10.1987
Graduate, Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana
Flute
David Sloan
British joined in 2010
27.12.1989
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama,
Glasgow
Laura Florence Sandrin
Belgian/Italian new member
29.01.1991
Codarts, Rotterdam/Conservatoire de musique
d'Esch-sur-Alzette
Helena Custers
Belgian new member
31.10.1991
Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst,
Lemmensinstituut Leuven
Marietta Szűcs
Hungarian joined in 2009
02.06.1986
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem,
Budapest
Servaas Jessen
Dutch joined in 2009
05.11.1990
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Emiliano Zenodocchio
Italian joined in 2010
21.05.1985
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Jacek Karwan
Polish new member
07.07.1989
Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina,
Białystok
Martin Daněk
Czech joined in 2010
27.07.1989
Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ Berlin
oboe
Rebecca Wise
Dutch joined in 2010
19.04.1990
Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Lenard Liebert
German new member
28.01.1988
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Jennifer Melville
British new member
30.05.1985
Birmingham Conservatoire
Andrei Mihailescu
Romanian joined in 2008
09.01.1991
Royal Academy of Music, London
Ana Rivera Aguirre
Spanish joined in 2010
29.03.1986
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien
Hannover
Ákos Nagy
Hungarian joined in 2010
17.12.1987
Debreceni Egyetem
Kamen Hitov
Bulgarian new member
02.10.1985
Natsionalna muzikalna akademia
‘Pancho Vladigerov’, Sofia
Clarinet
Double bass
CELLO
EUYO Members
Horn
Luisa Lohmann
German joined in 2010
15.12.1986
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien
Hannover
Charles Hutchinson
British new member
07.10.1986
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Hannah Pucher
Austrian new member
27.07.1986
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
Wien
Jorge Monte de Fez
Spanish new member
24.11.1986
Private Studies, Berlin
Simone Weber
Luxembourgish new member
11.06.1985
Hochschule für Musik Saar, Saarbrücken
Jože Rošer
Slovenian new member
13.10.1989
Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana
Magnus Koch Jensen
Danish joined in 2010
02.11.1991
Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium,
København
Emma Whitney
British joined in 2010
08.06.1987
Graduate, Guildhall School of Music and
Drama, London
Bálint Döme Mohai
Hungarian joined in 2010
06.06.1989
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem,
Budapest
Bettina Baumschlager
Austrian new member
24.09.1990
Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz
Trumpet
Bassoon
EUYO Members
Lydia Pantzier
German joined in 2010
20.04.1989
Universität der Künste Berlin
David Collins
Irish joined in 2010
10.11.1985
Graduate, Royal Scottish Academy of Music
and Drama, Glasgow
Alex Edmundson
British joined in 2010
15.01.1991
Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London
Andrew Connell-Smith
British new member
31.07.1987
Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama,
Glasgow
Tamás Farkas
Hungarian joined in 2010
10.03.1988
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem,
Budapest
Noémi Makkos
Hungarian joined in 2009
03.03.1992
Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg
Klemen Glas
Slovenian joined in 2010
27.09.1987
Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana
Peter Vallebo
Danish joined in 2010
03.07.1986
Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien
Hannover
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EUYO Members
Julia Gollner
Austrian new member
31.08.1985
Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
Tuba
Chris Barrett
British joined in 2010
20.09.1987
Royal College of Music, London
Claire Iselin
French new member
05.08.1986
Graduate, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music
and Dance, London
Robert van den Bosch
Dutch new member
23.04.1990
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Nora von Marschall
German joined in 2010
01.10.1991
Hochschule für Musik Würzburg
Paula Brouwer
Dutch new member
28.02.1988
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Antonio Ostuni
Italian joined in 2009
28.12.1986
Conservatorio ‘C. Monteverdi’ Bolzano
Stefan Landes
German new member
29.08.1988
Hochschule für Musik und Theater München
Erica Versace
Italian new member
10.11.1986
Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel
Ádám Maros
Hungarian joined in 2010
03.03.1989
Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem,
Budapest
Robin Green
British joined in 2010
07.10.1986
Graduate, Royal College of Music, London
Manuel Pérez Delgado
Spanish new member
19.02.1987
Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de
Madrid/Madrid Okho Percusión
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keyboards
Harp
tromboone
bass tromboone
Simon Wildauer
Austrian new member
26.03.1992
Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst
Wien
Percussion
Jaike Bakker
Dutch new member
16.09.1987
Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag
Tomáš Trnka
Czech new member
24.09.1990
Janáčkova Akademie Múzických Umění v Brně
EUYO Members
Cello
Mladen Drenic
01.05.1989
Fakultet muzičke umetnosti,
Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu
Nemanja Stankovic
26.12.1989
Fakultet muzičke umetnosti,
Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu
Guest Croatian players
Cello
violin
Guest Serbian players
Petra Kušan
18.06.1988
Muzička akademija Zagreb/Leopold-MozartZentrum der Universität Augsburg
Smiljan Mrcela
26.08.1987
Muzička akademija Zagreb
The Sir Robert Bellinger Award
The Award, generously donated by the
Bellinger Donnay Charitable Trust, is awarded
each year to a member of the EUYO who
has demonstrated huge musical talent and
potential, but whose development and career
would benefit greatly from financial assistance.
António, who was awarded the £5,000 grant
following the 2010 Summer Tour, has used the
award to help him continue with his studies at
the Royal Academy of Music in London.
Photo: Tomasz Ogrodowczyk
The Sir Robert Bellinger Award was presented
in 2010 to 21-year-old António Novais from
Portugal, the EUYO’s co-principal of the cello
section for the current season.
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Chairman’s
Award
O
Photo: Tomasz Ogrodowczyk
ur Chairman, Robert A Albert, makes
an award each year to a member (or
members) of the orchestra who, in the
opinion of the Secretary General and
the General Manager, has contributed
most towards the creating of an atmosphere of harmony
and understanding during the summer tour, so that the
ideals of the EUYO – the bringing together of musically
talented youth from the different nations, religions,
cultures and traditions of the European Union to form
an orchestra of world-class standard – are realised. The
award for the current season was presented jointly to two
members: orchestral pianist Robin Green (British) and
violinist Esther Feustel (German).
Robin Green currently holds the Leverhulme Chamber
Music Fellowship at the Royal College of Music in
London, having graduated from the college in 2008, where
he studied piano with Yonty Solomon and Andrew Ball.
Robin also studied conducting with Peter Stark and Neil
Thomson. He joined the EUYO in 2010. Traditionally,
the pianist has a relatively small role within the Orchestra,
and as he or she does not belong to a section, it can
sometimes be a bit isolating. Not so for Robin: he threw
himself heart and soul into the life of the Orchestra and
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gained the respect and friendship of players, tutors and
staff alike. When asked if he would rehearse and then
conduct several of the chamber music pieces, he rose to the
occasion with gusto, leading his peers in some wonderful,
playful and slick performances. By going over and above
the call of duty, he truly reflected the ideals upon which
the Orchestra was founded.
Esther Feustel took up the violin at the age of five.
She studied for several years under Prof T Tomaszewski
at the Julius Stern Institute of the University of the Arts,
Berlin. From 2004 to 2011 she studied at the Staatliche
Hochschule für Musik, Mannheim, first with Prof Dora
Bratchkova and then with Prof Marco Rizzi. She graduated
in January 2011. From 2008 to 2010 she played with the
German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and she has been a
member of the Mannheimer Ensemble since 2005.
A new member of the EUYO last year, she immediately
understood what the Orchestra was all about – not only
a place to make great music but a place to connect and
bond with other musicians from very different cultural
backgrounds. When the EUYO performed in Berlin she
volunteered to organise a post-concert dinner and night
out for the entire Orchestra. The evening, which began
in a fantastic restaurant on the Eastern side of town, was
hugely appreciated by all the players and staff, and really
contributed to the feeling of kinship among the players.
PETER PÜHN
Double Bass Tutor
Principal Double Bass, Deutsches
Symphonie-Orchester, Berlin; Visiting
Professor, Royal Academy of Music,
London.
RIEN DE REEDE
Woodwind Tutor
Emeritus Flautist, Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra, Amsterdam; Emeritus Professor
of Flute and Chamber Music, Koninklijk
Conservatorium, Den Haag.
JEFF BRYANT
PROF DAVID STRANGE
EUYO
Tutors
Director of Studies, Cello and String Tutor
Professor of Cello and former Head of
Strings, Royal Academy of Music, London.
PETER STARK
Rehearsal Conductor
Professor of Conducting, Royal College of
Music, London; Conductor in Residence,
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain;
writer & broadcaster.
CARMINE LAURI
Violin I Tutor
Co-leader, London Symphony Orchestra
and Guest Leader, London Philharmonic
Orchestra; Guest leader, Rotterdam
Philharmonic; Orchestral coach, Guildhall
School of Music and Royal Academy of
Music, London.
OLIVER KIPP
Violin II Tutor
Principal 2nd Violin, NDR
Radiophilharmonie, Hannover; Member,
Hyperion Trio; EUYO alumnus.
KONSTANTIN SELLHEIM
Viola Tutor
Member, Munich Philharmonic; Assistant
Professor, University of the Arts, Berlin;
founder, Tertis Viola Ensemble; member,
Chamber Ensemble of the Munich
Philharmonic and the Sellheim Duet.
Horn Tutor
Professor of Horn, Guildhall School of
Music, London; former Principal Horn,
London Symphony Orchestra and Royal
Philharmonic Orchestra, London.
PROF JOHN MILLER
Trumpet Tutor
Director of Brass Studies, Royal Northern
College of Music, Manchester;
former member, Philip Jones Brass
Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra,
London.
PETER GANE
Lower Brass Tutor
Former Head of Wind, Brass and
Percussion, Guildhall School of Music,
London; Professor of Trombone, Guildhall
School of Music, London; Professor of
Trombone, National Youth Orchestra of
Great Britain.
NICK WOUD
Percusssion Tutor
Principal Timpani, Royal Concertgebouw
Orchestra, Amsterdam; Senior Timpani
Tutor, Amsterdam Conservatory of Music;
former Percussion Coach, NJO Summer
Academy, Amsterdam.
Gabriele Mossyrsch
Harp Tutor
Solo harp, Vienna Volksoper; Harp
Professor, Vienna Conservatoire; member
Ensemble Triopartout
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Support from the
eu Member States
Austria
Bundesministerium für
auswärtige Angelegenheiten
A ‘Cultural Ambassador’ for the European Union, the EUYO is funded
with support from the European Union’s Culture Programme and from
the 27 member governments of the European Union.
Belgium
Agentschap Sociaal-Cultureel Werk
voor Jeugd en Volwassenen
Germany
Beauftragter für Kultur und Medien
Poland
Adam Mickiewicz Institute
Greece
Ministry of Culture
Portugal
Direcção-Geral das Artes,
Ministério Da Cultura
Bulgaria
Ministry of Culture
Cyprus
Ministry of Education and Culture
Czech Republic
Ministerstvo Kultúry
Denmark
Kulturministeriet
Estonia
Eesti Vabariigi Kultuuriministeerium
Finland
Opetus- ja
kulttuuriministeriö
France
Département des affaires
européennes et internationales,
Délégation au développement
et aux affaires internationales,
Ministère de la culture et de la
communication
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Hungary
Hungarofest KultúrPont Iroda
Ireland
Culture Ireland
Italy
Ministerio degli Affari Esteri
Latvia
Latvijas Republikas Kultu–ras Ministrija
Lithuania
Lietuvos Respublikos Kultu–ros Ministerija
Luxembourg
Ministère de la Culture
Malta
The Malta Council for Culture and the Arts
Netherlands
Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en
Wetenschap
Romania
Romanian Cultural Institute
Slovakia
Ministerstvo Kultúry
Slovenia
Ministrstvo za Kulturo
Spain
Ministerio de Cultura
Sweden
Statens Kulturrad
United Kingdom
The British Council
Honorary Patrons
and Committees
Bulgaria Honorary Patron
Georgi Parvanov
Honorary Committee
Nickolay Mladenov
Vezhdi Rashidov
Administrative Committee
Milka Miteva
Maria Mircheva
Ivo Varbanov
European Parliament
Honorary President
Jerzy Buzek
European Commission
Head of the Honorary Patrons
José Manuel Durão Barroso
Head of the Honorary Committee
Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for
Education, Culture, Multilingualism
and Youth
Honorary Patron
Baroness Catherine Ashton
European Council
Honorary Patron
Herman Van Rompuy
European Committee
of the Regions
Honorary Patron
Mercedes Bresso
Austria
Honorary Patrons
Heinz Fischer
Werner Faymann
Honorary Committee
Michael Spindelegger
Claudia Schmied
Administrative Committee
Renate Böck
Belgium
Honorary Patrons
HM King Albert II
Yves Leterme
Honorary Committee
Steven Vanackere
Joke Schauvliege
Isabelle Weykmans
Fadila Laanan
Administrative Committee
Marie-Hélène Cussac
Anne De Ridder
Jean-Paul Schyns
Czech Republic
Honorary Patron
Petr Nečas
Honorary Committee
Jiří Besser
Josef Dobeš
Jiří Schneider
Administrative Committee
Zdenka Hofbauerová
Zdenka Kachlová
Jaromíra Mizerová
Lucie Šiková
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Cyprus
Honorary Patron
Demetris Christofias
Honorary Committee
Markos Kyprianou
Andreas Demetriou
Administrative Committee
Dina Georgiades
Ayis Ioannides
Elena Theodoulou
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Germany
Honorary Patrons
Angela Merkel
Honorary Committee
Guido Westerwelle
Kristina Schröder
Administrative Committee
Dr Manuel Negwer
Florian Römmert
Estonia
Honorary Patron
Andrus Ansip
Honorary Committee
Urmas Paet
Laine Jänes
Administrative Committee
Eero Raun
Kai Kiiv
Greece
Honorary Patrons
Karolos Papoulias
George A Papandreou
Honorary Committee
Pavlos Yeroulanos
Administrative Committee
Irene Gavala-Chardalia
Panagiota Mamali
Victoria Solomonides
France
Honorary Patrons
Nicolas Sarkozy
François Fillon
Administrative Committee
Pierre Barrois
Marielle Cohen
Georges-François Hirsch
Hungary Honorary Patron
Pál Schmitt
Viktor Orbán
Honorary Committee
János Martonyi
Miklós Réthelyi
Administrative Committee
Veronika Tóth
Imre Kovács
Edit Székely
Ireland
Honorary Committee
Mary Hanafin
Administrative Committee
Zoe Keers
Latvia
Honorary Patrons
Valdis Zatlers
Valdis Dombrovskis
Honorary Committee
Ģirts Valdis Kristovskis
Administrative Committee Jolanta Miķelsone
Maija Sīpola
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Finland
Honorary Patrons
Tarja Halonen
Mari Kiviniemi
Honorary Committee
Alexander Stubb
Stefan Wallin
Administrative Committee
Anna Jaskiewicz
Italy
Honorary Patrons
Giorgio Napolitano
Silvio Berlusconi Honorary Committee
Franco Frattini
Sandro Bondi
Andrea Ronchi
Francesco Maria Greco
Administrative Committee
Bruno Socillo
Claudio Mantovani
Michaela Schefer
Antonella Pisanelli
Paolo Raddusa
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Denmark
Honorary Patrons
HM Queen Margrethe II
Lars Løkke Rasmussen
Honorary Committee
Lene Espersen
Administrative Committee
Jonas Bille Gamkjær
Bertel Krarup
Lithuania
Honorary Patrons
Dalia Grybauskaitė
Andrius Kubilius
Honorary Committee
Audronius Ažubalis
Arūnas Gelūnas
Administrative Committee
Lauksmina Krisciunaitė
Kristina Agintaitė
Malta
Honorary Patrons
George Abela
Lawrence Gonzi
Honorary Committee
Tonio Borg
Dolores Cristina
Mario de Marco
Administrative Committee
Dr Martina Caruana
Sean Buhagiar
Martin Gauci
Netherlands
Honorary Patrons
HM Queen Beatrix
Mark Rutte
Honorary Committee
Halbe Zijlstra
Administrative Committee
Wiebren Buma
Poland
Honorary Patron
Donald Tusk
Honorary Committee
Radosław Sikorski
Bogdan Zdrojewski Administrative Committee
Eliza Kujan
Romania
Honorary Patrons
Traian Bašescu
Emil Boc Honorary Committee
Teodor Baconschi
Kelemen Hunor
Daniel Petru Funeriu
Administrative Committee
Iulia Chirobocea
Mihai Constantinescu
Iulia Deutsch
Horia-Roman Patapievici
Ariadna Ponta
Slovakia
Honorary Patrons
Ivan Gašparovič
Iveta Radičová
Honorary Committee
Mikuláš Dzurinda
Daniel Krajcer
Administrative Committee
Ol’ga Smetanová
Ivana Korbačková
Spain
Honorary Patrons
HM King Juan Carlos I
José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero
Honorary Committee
Ángeles González-Sinde Reig
Administrative Committee
Féliz Palomero
Antonio Garde Herce
María Jesús Gamo
Margarita Vivanco
Sweden
Honorary Patrons
HM King Carl XVI Gustaf
Fredrik Reinfeldt
Honorary Committee
Carl Bildt
Lena Adelsohn Liljeroth
Birgitta Ohlsson
Administrative Committee
Johan Falk
United Kingdom
Honorary Patrons
HM Queen Elizabeth II
David Cameron Honorary Committee
William Hague
David Lidington
Baroness Rawlings of
Burnham Westgate
Administrative Committee
Cathy Graham
Benjamin Noakes
Slovenia
Honorary Patrons
Danilo Türk
Borut Pahor
Honorary Committee
Majda Širca
Administrative Committee
Boris Rener
Irena Lesjak
Biserka Močnik
Sonja Kralj Bervar
Helena Drnovsek Zorko
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Luxembourg
Honorary Patrons
HRH Grand Duke Henri
Jean-Claude Juncker
Honorary Committee
Jean Asselborn
Octavie Modert
Administrative Committee
Marco Battistella
Bob Krieps
Portugal
Honorary Patrons
Aníbal Cavaco Silva
José Sócrates
Honorary Committee
Luís Amado
Gabriela Canavilhas
Administrative Committee
João Aidos
Ana Paula Laborinho
Dulce Brito
Constanza Ronchetti
All details correct at time of going to print.
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Partners
and Friends
The EUYO is extremely grateful, on behalf
of all its young musicians, for the support it
receives from its residency hosts, corporate
partners, trusts, foundations and individuals,
without which it would be unable to continue
its important work. The Orchestra wishes to
thank everyone below and all those who have
chosen to remain anonymous.
SPRING RESIDENCY HOSTS 2011
Academy of Music, Łódź, Poland
Arthur Rubinstein Philharmonic Orchestra, Łódź, Poland
SPRING TOUR 2011 CORPORATE SPONSOR
TRUSTS AND FOUNDATIONS
The Bellinger-Donnay Charitable Trust
The Coutts Charitable Trust
The Golsoncott Foundation
The Leverhulme Trust
The Lynn Foundation
The Modiano Charitable Trust
INSTRUMENTS
The EUYO is grateful to Yamaha Music Europe, Sabian Cymbals and
Salvi Harps for supplying musical instruments on tour.
www.salviharps.com
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Our musicians are young, talented and passionate – and
looking to launch careers in a cosmopolitan orchestral world.
The EUYO acts as a training ground, bridging the gap
between music colleges and the professional music scene.
By joining the new 'Friends of the EUYO' scheme you
can help to create the next generation of leading orchestral
musicians – and keep classical music alive!
In these difficult financial times, we need the support of
passionate, committed individuals more than ever before –
and every little helps. Join us and become part of the largest
cultural family in Europe.
“The EUYO has been, and always
will be, a unique orchestra. It brings
together Europe’s greatest young talents
and provides them with unforgettable
experiences, preparing them for the real
world, and audiences with wonderful
performances at the highest level all over
the world. Only with your support can
the EUYO exist to carry on achieving this
on behalf of our next generation of great
orchestral players.”
Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy
To join the Friends of the EUYO, just fill in the form opposite
or contact Alix de Mauny, Development and Marketing
Manager. Tel: + 44 (0) 20 7235 7671 Email: alix@euyo.org.uk
FRIENDS OF THE EUYO
Benefactor
Rehearsal Friend
Dirk Engelmann
Fred and Marianne Emery
Dr H Onno Ruding
Dr Eckhart von Hahn
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Edna Laird
Sir Harold and Lady Atcherley
Franz Mikorey
Concert Friend
Nicola Wallis
Maestro Vladimir Ashkenazy
Kate Bingham
Dr Mary Archer
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£100 £250
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Advance notice of concert schedules
and priority ticket reservation for special
EUYO concerts
Discounted tickets to selected concerts
MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION FORM
To join the Friends of the EUYO, simply complete and return this form to: EUYO, 6A Pont Street,
London SW1X 9EL, United Kingdom.
1. Embrace the EUYO
I would like to join the Friends of the EUYO at the following level:
Rehearsal Friend £100 or €125
Concert Friend £250 or €325
Benefactor – Orchestra Chair £500 or €625
PleaseMEMBERSHIP
specify if there is aAPPLICATION
particular instrument
you wish to support or a young musician from
FORM
To join the Friends of the EUYO, simply complete and return this form to:
a specific EU country. We will contact you to confirm a suitable choice
EUYO, 6A Pont Street, London, SW1X 9EL, United Kingdom
Benefactor – Section Principal £1,000 or €€1,250
Please specify if there is a particular section that you wish to support
Benefactor – Concert Master £2,500 or €3,250
EUYO Ambassador £5000 + or €6,250 +
2. Your contact details:
First name
Title
Surname
Address
Postcode
E–Newsletter
Country (if non-UK)
Credit in the EUYO tour brochures
and complimentary copies
Telephone
Email
I am a former member of the EUYO / ECYO
Two complimentary tickets to a
selected concert
3. Acknowledgement:
Invitation to attend rehearsals
Please specify how you would like your name to be acknowledged in any relevant EUYO
Join EUYO receptions at selected concerts
materials
Elect to support and receive communication
from a particular instrument or a particular
EU national
Four complimentary tickets
to selected concerts
Elect to support and receive communication
from a selected section principal
Complimentary copies of recordings
made by the EUYO that year
If you prefer to remain anonymous, tick here
4. How to pay:
International Payment: The easiest way to pay your membership from outside the UK is by
direct bank transfer. Please put ‘EUYO Friends’ as the reference on the transfer order.
on date:
I am setting up a transfer for the total sum of €
EUYO account name: EUYO
IBAN: GB26 BARC 2006 0549 2708 33 BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22
Six complimentary tickets to selected
concert
Credit Card: Please debit my Mastercard / Visa / Amex / Maestro (circle one)
Receive communication about and from
the Concert Master
the total annual sum of (specify amount) £
Join the EUYO Conductor, Concert Master,
musicians and staff for dinner
or post–concert drinks reception
*If you give us £5,000 or more, you will be invited to become an EUYO Ambassador.
The EUYO welcomes you to get to know us from the inside and we are more than
happy to discuss channelling your support and involvement towards projects that
are particularly close to your heart. Please don’t hesitate to contact a member of
the EUYO team to discuss your donation personally.
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, to be debited
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Signature
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Union Youth Orchestra once again
For your transport requirements
please give us a call – you’ll like
what you hear
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Photo © Tomasz Trzebiatowski
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Violinist
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The EUYO is funded with support from the European Union’s
Culture Programme and from the 27 member states of the European
Union: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark,
Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy,
Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,
Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom.
The EUYO is under the auspices of the International Youth Foundation
of Great Britain, a United Kingdom registered charity no. 281420.
European Union Youth Orchestra
6A Pont Street
tel: + 44 (0)20 7235 7671
London
fax: + 44 (0)20 7235 7370
SW1X 9EL
info@euyo.org.uk
UK
www.euyo.org.uk
Front Cover: The Marriage of Tristan and Isolde of the White Hands, daughter of the ruler of Brittany, from ‘The Story of Tristan and Isolde’, William Morris & Co.
(stained glass) by Sir Edward Burne-Jones (1833-98) © Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire, UK/ The Bridgeman Art Library
Photo by Tomasz Ogrodowczyk
Spring Tour 2011