Schumann Cello Concerto View the program notes in three languages
Mahler Symphony No. 5 View the program notes in three languages
View photos from the 2024 Tour to Europe on Facebook.
Visit the BPYO Press Pages for the 2024 Season.
Finale: Beginning and end of the final concert of the tour
BPYO play Elgar's Nimrod in the Musikerein in Vienna
Zlatomir Fung rehearses with BPYO cellist Sophia Knappe in Berlin
The end of Mahler Symphony No. 5 in Hamburg
Finale of the Schumann Cello concerto with the BPYO and Zlatomir Fung in Hamburg
Zlatomir Fung rehearses with the BPYO in Basel for the first concert of the tour
Meet Michael Fisher, Concertmaster
Meet Graham Lovely, first horn
Guy Braunstein, violin, former concertmaster for the Berlin Philharmonic plays Mahler with the BPYO
1. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR: INTRADA
2. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - I. TRAUERMARSCH: BASEL
3. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - II. STÜRMISCH BEWEGT, MIT GRÖSSTER VEHEMENZ: PRAGUE
4. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - III. SCHERZO: HAMBURG
5. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - IV. ADAGIETTO: VIENNA
6. BPYO 2024 EUROPEAN TOUR - V. RONDO-FINALE: BERLIN
This 120-member orchestra of talented 12 to 21-year-olds—led by its co-founder and guiding force Benjamin Zander—will embark on a, multi-city tour. Read Maestro Benjamin Zander's Full South Africa Tour report from 2023, complete with video and audio links here.
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In fulfillment of the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s motto of “Shaping Future Leaders through Music,” the 2024 tour features performances throughout Europe, and numerous opportunities to collaborate with local young musicians. The international tour management company, Classical Movements arranged the tour.
"One indispensable reason why we go on tour is to share our music beyond the Boston music scene. Every person in this world deserves to be able to go to concerts or surround themselves with music, and with our international tours, we have been able to expand that opportunity for countless individuals. We may be young people, but we have been given the chance to change the world with love, music, and possibility, and that is why our international tours are so important.“ —Emily Chen, BPYO alumna
"After being on tour, I see the world differently, and I firmly believe it’s because now, I always keep my head up…When you look up, you notice everything, every last detail. I’ve always looked at my shoes like I was carrying some kind of burden, but now I can’t stop looking up. I feel a little lighter, a little freer, a little more human." —Reese Williams, BPYO alumnus
Photos by Paul Mardy Photography & video by Dave Jamrog.
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"One indispensable reason why we go on tour is to share our music beyond the Boston music scene. Every person in this world deserves to be able to go to concerts or surround themselves with music, and with our international tours, we have been able to expand that opportunity for countless individuals. We may be young people, but we have been given the chance to change the world with love, music, and possibility, and that is why our international tours are so important.“ —Emily Chen,
"After being on tour, I see the world differently, and I firmly believe it’s because now, I always keep my head up…When you look up, you notice everything, every last detail. I’ve always looked at my shoes like I was carrying some kind of burden, but now I can’t stop looking up. I feel a little lighter, a little freer, a little more human." —Reese Williams,