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Contents

4 An overture to the EUYO 6 Spring Tour 2011 Programme 9 Vladimir Ashkenazy10 Audition for the EUYO 11 Claus Peter Flor12 Messages of goodwill from the EU14 A message from Joy Bryer15 A message from UniCredit 16 EUYO in Łódź17 EUYO in Serbia and Croatia

19 EUYO in Como 21 EUYO Members27 Sir Robert Bellinger Award28 Chairman’s Award 29 EUYO Tutors30 Support from the EU Member States31 Honorary Patrons and Committees34 Partners and Friends35 Support the EUYO

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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 re-audition 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-

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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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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.

2010 at a glance

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 British-Ukrainian 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...”

notable soloists who have worked with the eUYo…

Emanuel Ax Teresa Berganza Kyung-Wha ChungPlacido Domingo Sir James GalwayBarbara Hendricks Janine Jansen Nigel Kennedy Radu Lupu Lord Yehudi Menuhin Anne-Sophie Mutter Jessye Norman Murray Perahia Ravi Shankar

some past eUYo gUest condUctors…

Daniel BarenboimLeonard BernsteinJames ConlonSir Colin Davis Sir John Eliot Gardiner Carlo Maria Giulini

Paavo Järvi Herbert von KarajanGianandrea NosedaMstislav Rostropovich Sir Georg Solti

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Chamber concert of music by Bacewicz, Hindemith, Liszt, Tansman and Wagner

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

Wagner Rienzi OvertureWagner 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

Wagner Rienzi OvertureWagner 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 27 March19:00

Muzeum Sztuki MS 2, Łódź, Poland

Friday 1 April 19:00

Arthur Rubinstein Concert Hall,Łódź, Poland

Sunday 3 April19:30

Budapest Spring Festival

Béla Bartók National Concert Hall,

Palace of the Arts, Budapest, Hungary

Tuesday 5 April19:30

Great Hall, Vatroslav Lisinski

Concert Hall, Zagreb, Croatia

Thursday 7 April20:45

Teatro Alighieri, Ravenna, Italy

Sunday 10 April21:00

Sala Verdi,Conservatorio,

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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

Wagner Rienzi OvertureWagner 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

Wagner Rienzi OvertureWagner 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

Monday 4 April20:00

Grand (Blue) Hall, Sava Centar,

Belgrade, Serbia

Robert Albert (Chairman)Lesley King-LewisRobert LaurenceNicola Wallis

Co-Founder and Secretary General General ManagerOrchestra Manager Development & Marketing Manager Tour ManagerStage ManagerAssistant Stage Manager and LibrarianTransport Manager NurseNurseAlexander TechniqueIntern

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Joy BryerKim Sargeant

Benjamin NoakesAlix de MaunyColin WindowSteve BlendellThomas Smith

Max van DuurenAnna Letchworth

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Thursday 21 April20.30

Teatro Sociale,Como, Italy

Saturday 23 April20:00

Interlaken Classics 51st Season

Casino Kursaal, Interlaken, Switzerland

Sunday 24 April10:30

Interlaken Classics 51st Season

Casino Kursaal, Interlaken, Switzerland

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Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict Overture Poulenc Aubade for dancer with

piano and 18 instruments Soloist: Vovka AshkenazyDancer: Alessandra AshkenazyTchaikovsky Hamlet Fantasy

Overture Op.67 Prokofiev movements from

Romeo and Juliet

Berlioz Beatrice and Benedict Overture Elgar Falstaff Op.68 Tchaikovsky Hamlet Fantasy

Overture Op.67 Prokofiev movements from

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Chamber concert of music byBacewicz, Hindemith, Liszt, Poulenc, Tansman and Wagner

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Right: Vladimir Ashkenazy conducting the EUYO at the BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London, 2006

Below: Rehearsing at the Konzerthaus in Berlin, 2009

Bottom: HM Queen Beatrix with members of the EUYO at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 2009

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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

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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Audition for the EUYO

If you are of at least Conservatoire 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 website for details on how to apply for an audition near you. www.euyo.org.uk

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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,

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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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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.

Messages of GoodwillJosÉ manuEl Barroso

President of the European Commission

Head of the EUYO’s Honorary Patrons

androulla Vassiliou Commissioner for Education,Culture, Multilingualism and Youth

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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hErman Van rompuY President of the European Council

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.

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

JErzY BuzEkPresident of the European Parliament

Honorary President of the EUYO

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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.

2007- 50th Anniversary of the Signing of the Treaty of Rome

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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.

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

EuYo co-FoundEr and Secretary General

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.

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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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Message from Federico Ghizzoni

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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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.

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in praisE oF our partnEr, unicrEditI 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.

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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.

Witold stępiEń

Marshal of the Łódź Region

EUYO in ŁódźMłodzi 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!

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“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

“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.”

JoY BrYEr

EUYO Co-Founder and Secretary General

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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 ever-changing 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. amBassador VincEnt dEGErtDelegation of the European Union to the Republic of Serbia

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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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

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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 Fischer-Dieskau 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.

alEssandra ashkEnazY 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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sarah sewBritish joined in 200609.02.1986Hochschule für Musik ‘Franz Liszt’ Weimar

matt BainBritish joined in 201028.07.1986Royal College of Music, London

Emily BloggBritish new member09.09.1988Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester

chloé BurletBelgian joined in 201003.05.1987Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel

Julia didierFrench new member25.12.1988Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles

adrian dimaRomanian joined in 201012.08.1989Universitatea Naţională de Muzică Bucureşti

patricia EstebaranzSpanish new member21.04.1986Fontys Conservatorium, Tilburg/ Rotterdams Conservatorium

maia FrankowskiBelgian new member11.04.1988Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles

luis Gallego chiqueroSpanish joined in 201018.12.1985Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles

tessel hersbachDutch joined in 201016.03.1990Conservatorium van Amsterdam

laura JailletFrench new member23.03.1988Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki

Juliette van kalmthoutDutch new member14.07.1986Conservatorium van Amsterdam

anna kasperovičLithuanian new member18.05.1988Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija, Vilnius

EUYO Members 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.

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karolina chlipałaPolish new member09.03.1987Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach

Joris decolvenaerBelgian new member10.07.1988Conservatoire royal de Bruxelles

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sophie keiter German new member 14.02.1986Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg

maria José laginhaPortuguese new member10.11.1986Private studies

ann majerusLuxembourgish joined in 201009.01.1991Conservatorium Maastricht

mira mäkäräinenFinnish joined in 201010.02.1987Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien/Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki

anna muzykPolish joined in 201018.07.1991Akademia Muzyczna im. Grażyny i Kiejstuta Bacewiczów w Łodzi

mara oosterbaanDutch new member06.03.1987Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

sara pastineItalian joined in 201006.07.1990Istituto Superiore di Studi Musicali ‘O. Vecchi-A. Tonelli’, Modena

maria podhajskaPolish joined in 201007.09.1987Graduate, Akademia Muzyczna im. Karola Szymanowskiego w Katowicach

pekko pulakkaFinnish joined in 200807.01.1992Sibelius-Akatemia, Helsinki

tiago santosPortuguese joined in 200902.06.1988Escola Superior de Artes Aplicadas do IPCB, Castelo Branco

luísa secoPortuguese joined in 200916.12.1989Academia Nacional Superior de Orquestra, Lisboa

mário sieglePortuguese new member05.01.1991Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo, Porto

hajnalka standiHungarian joined in 200907.09.1987Pécsi Tudományegyetem Művészeti Kar

Bas treubDutch joined in 200931.07.1987Graduate, Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

hanneke VerbuekenBelgian new member11.08.1989Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen

stella zaķeLatvian new member13.06.1994EmĪla Darziņa muzikas vidusskola, Riga

anna arnalSpanish new member11.08.1991Escola Superior de Música de Catalunya, Barcelona

marc-antoine BierFrench joined in 200915.12.1986Haute école de musique de Genève

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romain lapeyreFrench joined in 200829.10.1988Royal Academy of Music, London

marjolein nieuwenkampDutch joined in 201020.12.1986Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

antónio novaisPortuguese joined in 200818.07.1989Royal Academy of Music, London

marta pelejero pérezSpanish joined in 200828.05.1988Graduate, Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Javier romeroSpanish joined in 201014.10.1985Graduate, Royal Academy of Music, London

pablo sánchezSpanish new member19.03.1986Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

alessandro sanguinetiItalian new member21.05.1986Royal College of Music, London

Fernando santiago GarciaSpanish new member30.05.1989Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

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Jennifer coombesBritish new member09.11.1987Zürcher Hochschule der Künste

Joana maria dias nunesPortuguese joined in 200905.09.1990Escola Superior de Música, Artes e Espectáculo, Porto

dirk FellerDutch joined in 201005.09.1985Hogeschool voor de Kunsten Utrecht

alba González i BecerraSpanish new member09.08.1985Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main

knarika karapetjanaLatvian new member04.09.1986Royal Academy of Music, London

david kennyIrish joined in 200928.09.1990Cork School of Music

Gea pantner VolfandSlovenian new member13.11.1990Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana

sofie van der schalieDutch new member24.01.1989Conservatorium van Amsterdam

ieva sruogytėLithuanian joined in 200924.09.1989Lietuvos muzikos ir teatro akademija, Vilnius

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david sloanBritish joined in 201027.12.1989Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow

lieselot WattéBelgian joined in 201028.12.1989Koninklijk Conservatorium Antwerpen

rebecca WiseDutch joined in 201019.04.1990Conservatorium van Amsterdam

helena custersBelgian new member31.10.1991Hogeschool voor Wetenschap & Kunst, Lemmensinstituut Leuven

servaas JessenDutch joined in 200905.11.1990Conservatorium van Amsterdam

Jacek karwanPolish new member07.07.1989Uniwersytet Muzyczny Fryderyka Chopina, Białystok

lenard liebertGerman new member28.01.1988Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

andrei mihailescuRomanian joined in 200809.01.1991Royal Academy of Music, London

Ákos nagyHungarian joined in 201017.12.1987Debreceni Egyetem

Vera alexandra sá pereiraPortuguese joined in 201001.08.1989Royal Academy of Music, London

irena rovtarSlovenian joined in 201003.10.1987Graduate, Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana

laura Florence sandrinBelgian/Italian new member29.01.1991Codarts, Rotterdam/Conservatoire de musique d'Esch-sur-Alzette

marietta szűcs Hungarian joined in 200902.06.1986Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, Budapest

Emiliano zenodocchioItalian joined in 201021.05.1985Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

martin daněkCzech joined in 201027.07.1989Hochschule für Musik ‘Hanns Eisler’ Berlin

Jennifer melvilleBritish new member30.05.1985Birmingham Conservatoire

ana rivera aguirreSpanish joined in 201029.03.1986Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

kamen hitovBulgarian new member02.10.1985Natsionalna muzikalna akademia ‘Pancho Vladigerov’, Sofia

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luisa lohmannGerman joined in 201015.12.1986Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

hannah pucherAustrian new member27.07.1986Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

simone WeberLuxembourgish new member11.06.1985Hochschule für Musik Saar, Saarbrücken

magnus koch JensenDanish joined in 201002.11.1991Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, København

Bálint döme mohaiHungarian joined in 201006.06.1989Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, Budapest

lydia pantzierGerman joined in 201020.04.1989Universität der Künste Berlin

alex EdmundsonBritish joined in 201015.01.1991Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

tamás FarkasHungarian joined in 201010.03.1988Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, Budapest

klemen GlasSlovenian joined in 201027.09.1987Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana

charles hutchinsonBritish new member07.10.1986Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London

Jorge monte de FezSpanish new member24.11.1986Private Studies, Berlin

Jože rošerSlovenian new member13.10.1989Akademija za glasbo, Ljubljana

Emma WhitneyBritish joined in 201008.06.1987Graduate, Guildhall School of Music and Drama, London Bettina BaumschlagerAustrian new member24.09.1990Anton Bruckner Privatuniversität, Linz

david collinsIrish joined in 201010.11.1985Graduate, Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow

andrew connell-smithBritish new member31.07.1987Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow

noémi makkosHungarian joined in 200903.03.1992Universität Mozarteum, Salzburg

peter ValleboDanish joined in 201003.07.1986Hochschule für Musik, Theater und Medien Hannover

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tomáš trnkaCzech new member24.09.1990Janáčkova Akademie Múzických Umění v Brně

simon WildauerAustrian new member26.03.1992Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien

chris BarrettBritish joined in 201020.09.1987Royal College of Music, London

robert van den BoschDutch new member23.04.1990Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

paula BrouwerDutch new member28.02.1988Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

stefan landesGerman new member29.08.1988Hochschule für Musik und Theater München

Ádám marosHungarian joined in 201003.03.1989Liszt Ferenc Zeneművészeti Egyetem, Budapest

manuel pérez delgadoSpanish new member19.02.1987Real Conservatorio Superior de Música de Madrid/Madrid Okho Percusión

Jaike BakkerDutch new member16.09.1987Koninklijk Conservatorium, Den Haag

Julia GollnerAustrian new member31.08.1985Universität Mozarteum Salzburg

claire iselinFrench new member05.08.1986Graduate, Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, London

nora von marschallGerman joined in 201001.10.1991Hochschule für Musik Würzburg

antonio ostuniItalian joined in 200928.12.1986Conservatorio ‘C. Monteverdi’ Bolzano

Erica VersaceItalian new member10.11.1986Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel

robin GreenBritish joined in 201007.10.1986Graduate, Royal College of Music, London

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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.

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.

mladen drenic01.05.1989Fakultet muzičke umetnosti, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu

smiljan mrcela26.08.1987Muzička akademija Zagreb

nemanja stankovic26.12.1989Fakultet muzičke umetnosti, Univerzitet umetnosti u Beogradu

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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.

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EUYO Tutors

pEtEr pÜhnDouble Bass TutorPrincipal 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 BrYantHorn TutorProfessor of Horn, Guildhall School of Music, London; former Principal Horn, London Symphony Orchestra and Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, London.

proF John millErTrumpet TutorDirector of Brass Studies, Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester; former member, Philip Jones Brass Ensemble, Philharmonia Orchestra, London.

pEtEr GanE Lower Brass TutorFormer 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 WoudPercusssion TutorPrincipal Timpani, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam; Senior Timpani Tutor, Amsterdam Conservatory of Music; former Percussion Coach, NJO Summer Academy, Amsterdam.

GaBriElE mossYrschHarp TutorSolo harp, Vienna Volksoper; Harp Professor, Vienna Conservatoire; member Ensemble Triopartout

proF daVid stranGEDirector of Studies, Cello and String TutorProfessor of Cello and former Head of Strings, Royal Academy of Music, London.

pEtEr starkRehearsal Conductor Professor of Conducting, Royal College of Music, London; Conductor in Residence, National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain; writer & broadcaster.

carminE lauriViolin 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 kippViolin II Tutor Principal 2nd Violin, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Hannover; Member, Hyperion Trio; EUYO alumnus.

konstantin sEllhEimViola TutorMember, Munich Philharmonic; Assistant Professor, University of the Arts, Berlin; founder, Tertis Viola Ensemble; member, Chamber Ensemble of the Munich Philharmonic and the Sellheim Duet.

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Support from the EU Member States

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.

AuSTRiA Bundesministerium für auswärtige Angelegenheiten

BeLgiuM Agentschap Sociaal-Cultureel Werk voor Jeugd en Volwassenen

BuLgARiAMinistry of Culture

CypRuS Ministry of Education and Culture

CzeCh RepuBLiC Ministerstvo Kultúry

DeNMARK Kulturministeriet

eSToNiA Eesti Vabariigi Kultuuriministeerium

FiNLAND Opetus- jakulttuuriministeriö

FRANCe Département des affaires européennes et internationales, Délégation au développement et aux affaires internationales, Ministère de la culture et de la communication

geRMANy Beauftragter für Kultur und Medien

gReeCe Ministry of Culture

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

MALTAThe Malta Council for Culture and the Arts

NeTheRLANDS Ministerie van Onderwijs, Cultuur en Wetenschap

poLAND Adam Mickiewicz Institute

poRTugAL Direcção-Geral das Artes, Ministério Da Cultura

RoMANiARomanian Cultural Institute

SLovAKiA Ministerstvo Kultúry

SLoveNiA Ministrstvo za Kulturo

SpAiN Ministerio de Cultura

SWeDeN Statens Kulturrad

uNiTeD KiNgDoM The British Council

euRopeAN pARLiAMeNThonorary presidentJerzy Buzek

euRopeAN CoMMiSSioN head of the honorary patrons José Manuel Durão Barrosohead of the honorary Committee Androulla Vassiliou, Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youthhonorary patronBaroness Catherine Ashton

euRopeAN CouNCiLhonorary patronHerman Van Rompuy

euRopeAN CoMMiTTee oF The RegioNS honorary patronMercedes Bresso

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Honorary Patrons and Committees

AuSTRiA honorary patronsHeinz FischerWerner Faymannhonorary CommitteeMichael SpindeleggerClaudia SchmiedAdministrative CommitteeRenate Böck

BeLgiuM honorary patronsHM King Albert IIYves Leterme honorary CommitteeSteven VanackereJoke SchauvliegeIsabelle WeykmansFadila LaananAdministrative CommitteeMarie-Hélène CussacAnne De RidderJean-Paul Schyns

BuLgARiA honorary patronGeorgi Parvanovhonorary CommitteeNickolay MladenovVezhdi Rashidov Administrative CommitteeMilka MitevaMaria MirchevaIvo Varbanov

CypRuShonorary patron Demetris Christofias honorary CommitteeMarkos KyprianouAndreas DemetriouAdministrative CommitteeDina Georgiades Ayis Ioannides Elena Theodoulou

CzeCh RepuBLiC honorary patron Petr Nečashonorary CommitteeJiří BesserJosef DobešJiří SchneiderAdministrative Committee Zdenka HofbauerováZdenka KachlováJaromíra MizerováLucie Šiková

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DeNMARKhonorary patronsHM Queen Margrethe IILars Løkke Rasmussenhonorary CommitteeLene EspersenAdministrative CommitteeJonas Bille GamkjærBertel Krarup

eSToNiA honorary patronAndrus Ansip honorary CommitteeUrmas PaetLaine JänesAdministrative CommitteeEero RaunKai Kiiv

FiNLANDhonorary patrons Tarja Halonen Mari Kiviniemihonorary Committee Alexander StubbStefan WallinAdministrative CommitteeAnna Jaskiewicz

FRANCehonorary patronsNicolas SarkozyFrançois FillonAdministrative CommitteePierre BarroisMarielle CohenGeorges-François Hirsch

geRMANy honorary patronsAngela Merkelhonorary CommitteeGuido WesterwelleKristina Schröder Administrative CommitteeDr Manuel NegwerFlorian Römmert

gReeCehonorary patronsKarolos PapouliasGeorge A Papandreouhonorary CommitteePavlos YeroulanosAdministrative CommitteeIrene Gavala-ChardaliaPanagiota MamaliVictoria Solomonides

huNgARy honorary patronPál SchmittViktor Orbánhonorary CommitteeJános Martonyi Miklós RéthelyiAdministrative CommitteeVeronika TóthImre KovácsEdit Székely

iReLANDhonorary CommitteeMary Hanafin Administrative CommitteeZoe Keers

LATviA honorary patronsValdis ZatlersValdis Dombrovskis honorary CommitteeĢirts Valdis KristovskisAdministrative Committee Jolanta MiķelsoneMaija Sīpola

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honorary patronsDalia GrybauskaitėAndrius Kubilius honorary CommitteeAudronius AžubalisArūnas GelūnasAdministrative CommitteeLauksmina KrisciunaitėKristina Agintaitė

iTALy honorary patronsGiorgio Napolitano Silvio Berlusconi honorary CommitteeFranco FrattiniSandro BondiAndrea RonchiFrancesco Maria Greco Administrative CommitteeBruno SocilloClaudio MantovaniMichaela ScheferAntonella PisanelliPaolo Raddusa

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LuxeMBouRghonorary patronsHRH Grand Duke Henri Jean-Claude Junckerhonorary CommitteeJean AsselbornOctavie ModertAdministrative CommitteeMarco BattistellaBob Krieps

MALTA honorary patronsGeorge AbelaLawrence Gonzihonorary CommitteeTonio BorgDolores CristinaMario de Marco Administrative CommitteeDr Martina CaruanaSean BuhagiarMartin Gauci

NeTheRLANDShonorary patrons HM Queen Beatrix Mark Ruttehonorary CommitteeHalbe ZijlstraAdministrative CommitteeWiebren Buma

poLAND honorary patronDonald Tusk honorary Committee Radosław SikorskiBogdan Zdrojewski Administrative CommitteeEliza Kujan

poRTugAL honorary patronsAníbal Cavaco Silva José Sócrateshonorary CommitteeLuís AmadoGabriela Canavilhas Administrative CommitteeJoão AidosAna Paula LaborinhoDulce BritoConstanza Ronchetti

RoMANiA honorary patronsTraian BašescuEmil Boc honorary CommitteeTeodor BaconschiKelemen HunorDaniel Petru FuneriuAdministrative CommitteeIulia ChiroboceaMihai ConstantinescuIulia DeutschHoria-Roman PatapieviciAriadna Ponta

SLovAKiA honorary patronsIvan GašparovičIveta Radičová honorary CommitteeMikuláš DzurindaDaniel KrajcerAdministrative CommitteeOl’ga SmetanováIvana Korbačková

SLoveNiAhonorary patrons Danilo Türk Borut Pahor honorary CommitteeMajda ŠircaAdministrative CommitteeBoris RenerIrena LesjakBiserka MočnikSonja Kralj BervarHelena Drnovsek Zorko

SpAiNhonorary patronsHM King Juan Carlos I José Luis Rodríguez Zapaterohonorary CommitteeÁngeles González-Sinde ReigAdministrative CommitteeFéliz PalomeroAntonio Garde HerceMaría Jesús GamoMargarita Vivanco

SWeDeNhonorary patronsHM King Carl XVI Gustaf Fredrik Reinfeldthonorary CommitteeCarl Bildt Lena Adelsohn LiljerothBirgitta OhlssonAdministrative CommitteeJohan Falk

uNiTeD KiNgDoMhonorary patronsHM Queen Elizabeth IIDavid Cameron honorary CommitteeWilliam HagueDavid LidingtonBaroness Rawlings of

Burnham WestgateAdministrative CommitteeCathy GrahamBenjamin Noakes

All details correct at time of going to print.

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SpRiNg TouR 2011 CoRpoRATe SpoNSoR

TRuSTS AND FouNDATioNSThe Bellinger-Donnay Charitable TrustThe Coutts Charitable TrustThe Golsoncott FoundationThe Leverhulme TrustThe Lynn FoundationThe Modiano Charitable Trust

iNSTRuMeNTS The EUYO is grateful to Yamaha Music Europe, Sabian Cymbals and Salvi Harps for supplying musical instruments on tour.

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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.

embrace the eUYo — Join the Friends!

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

BenefactorMaestro Vladimir Ashkenazy

Dirk Engelmann

Dr H Onno Ruding

Peter and Cynthia Hardy

Sir Harold and Lady Atcherley

Concert FriendKate Bingham

Rehearsal FriendDr Mary Archer

Fred and Marianne Emery

Dr Eckhart von Hahn

Edna Laird

Franz Mikorey

Nicola Wallis

Friends oF the eUYo

www.salviharps.com

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

*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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£100 £250 £500 £1000 £2500 £5000+ Price per annum

Advance notice of concert schedules and priority ticket reservation for special EUYO concerts

Discounted tickets to selected concerts

E–Newsletter

Credit in the EUYO tour brochures and complimentary copies

Two complimentary tickets to a selected concert Invitation to attend rehearsals

Join EUYO receptions at selected concerts

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

Six complimentary tickets to selected concert

Receive communication about and from the Concert Master

Join the EUYO Conductor, Concert Master, musicians and staff for dinner or post–concert drinks reception

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

Please specify if there is a particular instrument you wish to support or a young musician from

a specific EU country. We will contact you to confirm a suitable choice

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:

Title First name Surname

Address

Postcode

Country (if non-UK)

Telephone Email

I am a former member of the EUYO / ECYO

3. acknowledgement:

Please specify how you would like your name to be acknowledged in any relevant EUYO

materials

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.

I am setting up a transfer for the total sum of € on date:

EUYO account name: EUYO

IBAN: GB26 BARC 2006 0549 2708 33 BIC/SWIFT: BARCGB22

credit card: Please debit my Mastercard / Visa / Amex / Maestro (circle one)

the total annual sum of (specify amount) £ , to be debited

Once Quarterly Annually

Card Number

Valid from / Expires end /

Issue number Security code (the last three digits on the back of your card)

Signature

Date

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Membership Benefits

Wie das Leben so spielt.Die Versicherung einer neuen Generation

Sinfonima – die Musikversicherung von UNIQA

Informationen: www.uniqa.li, E-Mail: info@uniqa.li

Es steckt viel Liebe und Kapital in Ihrem Instrument, um sie unbedacht Gefahren auszusetzen. UNIQA trägt das Risiko für sie und ersetzt Ihre wertvollen Stücke bei Diebstahl, Zerstörung und Transportschäden, inklusive Verlieren, Liegenlassen und Fallen- lassen – damit Sie weiterhin sorgenfrei Musizieren können.

In tune with all your transport needs

Jan van Duuren & zn, experts in

international transport, are pleased

to be associated with the European

Union Youth Orchestra once again

For your transport requirements

please give us a call – you’ll like

what you hear

Jan van Duuren & zn,

Admiraal Banckertweg 6,

2315 SR LEIDEN, HOLLAND

Telephone: + 31 – 71 5225999

Telefax: + 31 – 71 5216266

Email: info@janvanduuren.nl

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tel: + 44 (0)20 7235 7671fax: + 44 (0)20 7235 7370info@euyo.org.ukwww.euyo.org.uk

EuropEan union Youth orchEstra

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.

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The EUYO is under the auspices of the International Youth Foundation of Great Britain, a United Kingdom registered charity no. 281420.

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