2015 Tour to Germany, Czech Republic, and Switzerland

Concerts took place at the following venues:

June 16 – Smetana Hall, Prague, Czech Republic
June 18 – Rudolfinum, Prague, Czech Republic
June 19 – Mestanska Beseda, Plzen, Czech Republic
June 22 – Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
June 24 – Kultur Casino, Bern, Switzerland
June 27 – Kongresszentrum, Interlaken, Switzerland
June 28 – Casino Gasellschaft, Basel, Switzerland
June 29 – Kultur- und Kongresszentrum, Luzern, Switzerland

The orchestra performed the following repertoire:

June 16 (Prague), June 22 (Berlin), June 29 (Luzern)
Shostakovich, Dimitri: Festive Overture, op. 96
Dvorak, Antonín: Cello Concerto, op. 104 in B minor (Natalia Gutman, cello)
Bartók, Béla: Concerto for Orchestra

June 18 (Prague), June 19 (Plzen), June 24 (Bern), June 27 (Interlaken), June 28 (Basel)
Mozart, W.A.: Overture to The Marriage of Figaro (K. 492)
Ravel, Maurice: Daphnis et Chloé: Suite no. 2
Schoenberg, Arnold: Five Pieces for Orchestra, op. 16 (1949 version)
Strauss, Richard: Don Quixote, op. 35 (Jonah Ellsworth, cello, Gerald Karni, viola)

above: Benjamin Zander leads The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in rehearsal in prague.
View the photo galleries from photographer Dave Jamrog

Read the recap on the Boston Musical Intelligence