28-500: The European Union Youth Orchestra ( EUYO ) is a youth orchestra with members drawn from the 27 members states of the European Union . 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, achieving "extraordinarily high standards" and playing at all major European festivals, including
56-586: A gold disc by the RIAA . He also recorded all six of Tchaikovsky's symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra. Other prominent composers in Doráti's recording career were Béla Bartók and Igor Stravinsky . His comprehensive series of Bartók's orchestral works for Mercury have been brought together on a 5-CD set. He also made the first stereo recording of Léo Delibes ' Coppélia , with
84-591: A 2014 performance at the Proms "sizzling" and at times "breathtaking". The Guardian described the EUYO as having "gripping, exhilaratingly good orchestral playing, surging with energy, laser-sharp focus and collective daring", with "a technical prowess that is downright terrifying". Bachtrack called EUYO a "wonderful celebration of music, friendship and European unity". The Times has called EUYO "the cream of Europe's talent", and that "post-Brexit, this closed door for
112-657: A 6-LP set. Dorati did re-record Swan Lake [released on CD by Universal Mercury], but he made a stereo recording of The Sleeping Beauty (complete) with the Concertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam for Philips Classics Records , and two complete recordings in stereo of The Nutcracker , one with the London Symphony Orchestra (again for Mercury), and the other with the Concertgebouw Orchestra for Philips – all this within
140-757: A fraction of them. For example, the European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) selects only around 120 members from 2,000 to 3,000 auditionees each year. National youth orchestras often serve as a stepping stone in the career of young musicians. As the required artistic prowess in national youth orchestras is quite high, many former members go on to become professional musicians. Notable youth orchestras include: Antal Dor%C3%A1ti Antal Doráti ( UK : / ˌ æ n t æ l d ɔː ˈ r ɑː t i / , US : / ˈ d ɔːr ɑː t i , d ɔː ˈ r ɑː t i / , Hungarian: [ˈɒntɒl ˈdoraːti] ; 9 April 1906 – 13 November 1988)
168-448: A professional orchestra will receive the parts and have a few days of rehearsal, and then play several performances, youth orchestras will typically rehearse the concert program over several months. This additional time gives the conductor to coach the orchestra and teach them how to learn the many skills required of an orchestral player, including instrumental techniques and ensemble playing. A significant festival for youth orchestras
196-617: A result of Brexit , it intended to relocate from London to Italy . Since the expiration of the Brexit transition period on 31 December 2020, members from the United Kingdom are no longer eligible to apply. In 2018, EUYO relocated to Ferrara , Italy. The orchestra's headquarters were then housed in the Teatro Comunale Claudio Abbado , an opera house located in the heart of the city. On 5 December 2022,
224-617: A span of about twenty-seven years. He also recorded all four of Tchaikovsky's orchestral suites with the New Philharmonia Orchestra , and he was the first conductor to make a recording of Tchaikovsky's "1812" Overture (featuring the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra) with real cannons, brass band, and church bells, first in mono in 1954 and then in stereo in 1958. Both the mono and stereo "1812" versions sold over one million copies, and were awarded
252-652: A statement supporting the Orchestra's work. On 31 May 2016, an official press announcement from the Council of Ministers and European Commission confirmed that Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker had ordered three commissioners to find funding for EUYO. On 1 June 2016, Juncker announced a proposal to enable the European Union to return EUYO to core funding. The orchestra announced in October 2017 that, as
280-552: Is Young Euro Classic , taking place every summer at the Konzerthaus Berlin in Germany . In contrast to local youth orchestras, which include players from a city or region and thus can meet regularly, national youth orchestras are composed of musicians from all over a country. Therefore, national youth orchestras are usually organized in short-term residencies , followed by a national or international tour. For example,
308-448: Is considered one of the best youth orchestras in the world, consistently receiving critical acclaim for its performances. In 2012, The New York Times noted that an EUYO concert at Carnegie Hall was "nearly indistinguishable from what any fine orchestra out to make an impression at Carnegie Hall might present", and that the orchestra proved conclusively that it was among the "elite institutions of its kind". The Financial Times called
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#1732794502631336-650: The European Community Youth Orchestra (ECYO), following a resolution adopted by the European Parliament . Claudio Abbado served as the orchestra's founding director. In 1994, the orchestra was renamed European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO), following the Maastricht Treaty that established the European Union . By 2013, the orchestra had performed in every country of the European Union. In 2014, EUYO launched
364-625: The National Youth Orchestra of the United States organizes a two-week residency in New York each year, before embarking on an international tour. Depending on the cultural tradition of classical music in a country, national youth orchestras can carry significant prestige, often being led by renowned career conductors. Therefore, they are usually quite selective, requiring applications to audition and recruiting only
392-638: The Philharmonia Hungarica , Doráti was the second conductor to record the complete symphonies of Joseph Haydn (the first complete recorded edition was conducted by Ernst Märzendorfer and the Vienna Chamber Orchestra , but it had a very limited release). He also recorded an unprecedented cycle of Joseph Haydn 's operas and Ottorino Respighi 's Ancient Airs and Dances , Suites 1, 2 and 3. Doráti became especially well known for his recordings of Tchaikovsky 's music. He
420-614: The Proms , the Salzburg Festival , and Young Euro Classic . EUYO is an associated member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras and is supported by the Creative Europe programme. EUYO is open to all EU citizens between the ages of 16 and 26 for audition . Each year, it recruits around 120 members and 120 reserves from around 2,000 to 3,000 auditionees. Members spend 2–3 years in
448-847: The Stockholm Philharmonic Dorati conducted the first recording of the Symphony No. 7 of Swedish composer [[Allan Pettersson], of which he was the dedicatee. He made digital recordings , for English Decca Records (released in the U.S. on the London label), with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra for Philips. One of these,
476-629: The Towards 2020 (T2020) project, aiming to change the face of classical music in Europe by training young musicians to engage with 21st century audiences. On 12 May 2016, EUYO announced that was to cease operations from September 2016 due to a lack of future funding from the European Union. However, the news attracted extensive support around Europe, where campaigns and flash mobs took place and many conductors and artists including Antonio Pappano , Gustavo Dudamel and Daniel Barenboim put their names to
504-528: The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra. An album set of Wagner's Der fliegende Holländer is also among Doráti's popular recordings. In 1969, he made the world premiere recording of Sibelius 's tone poem Luonnotar , with Gwyneth Jones as soprano soloist. In 1973 he conducted the world premiere recording of Max Bruch 's Concerto for Two Pianos and Orchestra , which was written in 1912 but only rediscovered in 1971. In 1969, with
532-447: The UK will be a valuable cultural opportunity lost". The Chicago Tribune called EUYO "special", remarking that the sound had "remarkable character, strength and beauty", and that "if more concerts were performed with as much dedication and passion, maybe the audience for serious music would be growing again". The Washington Post noted that EUYO "need fear no competition." In 2020, EUYO
560-550: The conductor's podium. For Ballet Theatre (later renamed American Ballet Theatre ) he created scores for the ballets Bluebeard (1941) from music by Jacques Offenbach and The Fair at Sorochinsk (1943) from music by Modest Mussorgsky . His autobiography, Notes of Seven Decades , was published in 1979. In 1983, Doráti was appointed an honorary Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE). His wife
588-1474: The orchestra announced that it would move its administrative home to Grafenegg and Vienna , Austria, from the beginning of 2023. Since the orchestra's inception, there have been five principal conductors : Assistant conductors have included James Judd . EUYO has also worked with guest conductors including Daniel Barenboim , Leonard Bernstein , Herbert Blomstedt , James Conlon , Colin Davis , Antal Doráti , Carlo Maria Giulini , Herbert von Karajan , Rafael Kubelík , Erich Leinsdorf , Lorin Maazel , Zubin Mehta , Gianandrea Noseda , Kurt Sanderling , Gennady Rozhdestvensky , Mstislav Rostropovich and Georg Solti . Soloists that have appeared with EUYO include pianists Martha Argerich , Vladimir Ashkenazy , Emanuel Ax , Evgeny Kissin , Radu Lupu , Julian Lloyd Webber , Murray Perahia , Maria João Pires , Mikhail Pletnev , Maurizio Pollini , violinists Itzhak Perlman , Renaud Capuçon , Kyung Wha Chung , Janine Jansen , Leonidas Kavakos , Daniel Hope , Nigel Kennedy , Yehudi Menuhin , Midori , Viktoria Mullova , Anne-Sophie Mutter , Arabella Steinbacher , Pinchas Zukerman , and singers Diana Damrau , Plácido Domingo , Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau , Angela Gheorghiu , Matthias Goerne , Susan Graham , Christa Ludwig , and Jessye Norman . EUYO
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#1732794502631616-544: The orchestra on average, and over 90% of its former members have become professional musicians. EUYO organizes spring and summer residencies every year, each followed by a tour. The spring residency begins with a 2–3 week residency at the orchestra's base in Ferrara . The summer residencies are based in Grafenegg and Bolzano and begin with a 3-week rehearsal period. EUYO was founded by Joy and Lionel Bryer in 1976 as
644-664: The primary purpose of music education , often led by a conductor who is also a music teacher . Some youth orchestras have been set up by professional symphony orchestras , both as a training ground for future players, and as part of their community outreach program. This is particularly common in the United States , examples including the San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra and the New York Youth Symphony . While
672-742: The world premiere of Bartók's Viola Concerto , as completed by Tibor Serly , with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra in 1949, with William Primrose as the soloist. He made his conducting debut in 1924 with the Budapest Royal Opera . As well as composing original works, he compiled and arranged pieces by Johann Strauss II for the ballet Graduation Ball (1940), premiered by the Original Ballet Russe in Sydney , Australia, with himself on
700-589: Was Ilse von Alpenheim , an Austrian pianist. Doráti died at the age of 82 in Gerzensee , Switzerland. Doráti held posts as principal conductor of the following orchestras: He made his first recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra for the recording label His Master's Voice. This was later transferred to RCA Records with whom HMV were for some time associated. Over the course of his career Doráti made over 600 recordings. With
728-696: Was a Hungarian -born conductor and composer who became a naturalized American citizen in 1943. Antal Doráti was born in Budapest to a Jewish family. His father Alexander Doráti was a violinist with the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra and his mother Margit Kunwald was a piano teacher. He studied at the Franz Liszt Academy with Zoltán Kodály and Leó Weiner for composition and Béla Bartók for piano. His links with Bartók continued for many years: he conducted
756-555: Was chosen as the European Cultural Brand of the Year, setting "an example for the future" as the "living orchestra of the European Union". Youth orchestra A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of young musicians , typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those of conservatory age. Depending on the age range and selectiveness, they may serve different purposes. Orchestras for young students have
784-537: Was the first conductor to record all three of Tchaikovsky's ballets – Swan Lake , The Sleeping Beauty and The Nutcracker – complete. The albums were recorded in mono in 1954 and 1955, for Mercury Records released on CD by The Doráti Society, with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra (later renamed the Minnesota Orchestra ), as part of their famous "Living Presence" series. All three ballets were at first issued separately, but were later re-issued in
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