An orchestra's musicians are its soul. Our 120 members are selected annually from more than 2500 candidates, across all 27 EU Member States.
Annual EUYO auditions take place between October and November in all 27 European countries. Find out more below!
European Union
Youth Orchestra
Orchestrating Futures
An EUYO performance is as good as a great international orchestra's - with immense added energy from our members' young age. Like the highest ideals of the European project, we channel this into working together, and electrifying music that transcends the sum of its parts.
Like society, an orchestra is a place to learn, play, work, perform, to understand your part, and those of others. We all want to know where today's complex, challenging world is going; who will build a bright tomorrow, and how? One thing is sure: the future is created by, for, and with young people. At EUYO, we're orchestrating ours.
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Auditions
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EU Ambassadors
For half a century, the EUYO has embodied the values of the European Union. An orchestra is the ultimate harmonious group, listening to and working with each other. We stand for the cooperation, creativity, innovation and achievement that define enlightened Europeans.
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United in Diversity
Like the motto of the European Union, we are United in Diversity: an orchestra of dynamism, energy and passion, shaped afresh each year by talented young musicians from every EU Member State.
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Young Voices
Supporting and developing young, exceptionally talented musicians is to play a vital part in the lives of the great artists and great music of tomorrow. This underpins everything we do.
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Opportunities
The power of music is deep and wide. It develops talent and the understanding of self and society, brings communities together, and expresses beauty and value. On tour, online, in residency and at home, all our projects aim to be the fullest possible opportunities for our artists and audiences.
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Photo: Rrahman Osmani
Photo: Sakis Gioumpasis
©ECMKP, Photo: B. Barczyk