More than simply a youth orchestra, the BPYO embodies a vision of "shaping future leaders through music." Fulfilling this vision includes providing our young musicians with transformative learning experiences that transcend the boundaries of geography to create new opportunities for personal and musical growth.
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
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.
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