Un Ensemble per la Cultura
Un Ensemble per la Cultura, Rome: 18 December 2017 On 18th December 2017, a chamber ensemble of EUYO musicians performed as part of Un Ensemble per la Cultura, an event organized by RAI Radiotelevisione Italiana and the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities and Tourism, to launch ... Read more »
China-EU Exchange Project 'Experiencing Europe'
China - EU Exchange Project 'Experiencing Europe' - Year 1 Project: 21 - 28 October 2017 From 21-28 October, a chamber ensemble of 11 EUYO members travelled to Shanghai for the first project of the three-year Experience Europe programme, sponsored by the EU Delegation to China. The aim of the pr... Read more »
EUYO at Princess of Asturias Award celebrations
EUYO at Princess of Asturias Award celebrations: Asturias, Spain: 13 - 18 October 2017 In October, the EUYO’s brass and percussion ensemble performed in a variety of locations throughout Asturias in the days leading up to a special ceremony in honour of the Princess of Asturias award for Concor... Read more »
EUYO 2017 Summer Tour
The EUYO's 2017 Summer Tour Spirit of the North commenced with an 18 day residency in Grafenegg, the Orchestra's Summer Home & Principal Venue Partner. The Orchestra then performed in Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania as part of Spirit of the North tour, focusing on and celebrating music from the... Read more »
Europe Day 2017 in Malta
2 -10 May, 2017 - Organised in collaboration with Maltese Presidency of the Council of the EU 2017 and conducted by Brian Schembri, the EUYO performed alongside the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Malta to mark Europe Day 2017. This collaborative concert fea... Read more »
50th anniversary of the death of Konrad Adenauer
24 - 26 April 2017 - EUYO in Berlin. A string quartet of EUYO players travelled to Berlin to perform as part of a commemorative event honouring the 50th anniversary of the death of Konrad Adenauer, the first post-war Chancellor of Germany from 1949 -1963. American foreign minister Henry Kissinge... Read more »
Britten-Pears April 2017 Orchestra Project
A small group of EUYO players were invited to perform as special guests as part of the Britten-Pears April 2017 Orchestra Project at Snape Maltings in Aldeburgh. Over a fortnight, New York-born conductor Marin Alsop lead the Britten–Pears Orchestra in two programmes: Ravel’s Daphnis et Chloé, St... Read more »
60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome
25 March 2017 - On the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, in the beautiful setting of Villa Medici, the EUYO performed Spirit of Europe; a repertoire of music from across Europe to celebrate 60 years of unity, peace and cultural integration. Leading members of the Italian and... Read more »