TALENTED
YOUNG AUSTRALIAN MUSICIANS GO GLOBAL WITH AYO INTERNATIONAL TOUR
AYO International
Tour held once every three years heads to China, Europe and UK
The
Australian Youth Orchestra (AYO) will give the world a taste of Australia's finest
classical young musicians with the triennial AYO International Tour set to take
place in July and early August.
This year is the 20th anniversary of the
AYO International Tour and will showcase 92 talented musicians performing in some
of the most prestigious venues across the globe. Europe and China will be the
focus of the tour which starts in Canberra and Sydney and then travels to Shanghai,
Beijing, London, Copenhagen and Amsterdam.
Many of the musicians who were
selected for the orchestra have completed 12 AYO training programs. This pathway
is created to nurture the musical development of Australia's finest young instrumentalists.
The
Australian Youth Orchestra's CEO Colin Cornish played in the orchestra's International
Tour in 1988 and said the tour is a culmination of three years of hard work and
dedication by these top young musicians on show for the world to see.
"This
year is our most ambitious tour yet across three continents and is one of the
most influential experiences which inspires these young artists to become our
future greats."
"It is impossible not to get moved and transformed
by this touring experience AYO provides and we're especially honoured to have
celebrated international conductor Sir Mark Elder at the helm," said Cornish.
Sir Mark Elder CBE has been music director of the prestigious Halle, Manchester
since 2000 and works with many of the world's leading symphony orchestras including
the Berlin Philharmonic, the Orchestre de Paris, the Chicago Symphony, the Boston
Symphony, the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic.
Elder
last conducted the AYO at the Adelaide Festival in 1982 and his enthusiasm to
return to work with the orchestra, and in particular the current generation of
musicians, is testament to the AYO's international reputation.
The Repertoire
to include:
Brett DEAN Amphitheatre
MAHLER Songs from Des Knaben Wunderhorn
PROKOFIEV
Piano Concerto no.3 in C major, op. 26
SHOSTAKOVICH Symphony no. 10 in E minor,
op.93
RACHMANINOV Symphony no.2 in E minor, op.27
The Venues to include:
Australia
17
July Llewellyn Hall, Canberra
18 July Sydney Opera House, Sydney
China
21
July Shanghai Concert Hall, Shanghai
23 July Tianjin Grand Theatre, Tianjin
24
July National Centre for Performing Arts, Beijing
Denmark
28 July Tivoli
Gardens, Copenhagen
United Kingdom
30 July Royal Albert Hall, London (the
Proms)
1 August Harrogate Theatre, Harrogate
The Netherlands
3 August
Concertgebouw, Amsterdam
For further information please visit www.ayo.com.au.
The AYO International Tour starts in Canberra on July 17, followed by Sydney on
July 18 and ends in Amsterdam on August 3.
For your chance to win a double pass for the 18 July show at the Sydney Opera
House, simply tell us in 25 words or less, why you should win. Winners will be
notified via email. Good luck!
