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The European Union Youth Orchestra (EUYO) has been bringing together the best young talent from all EU member states for almost 50 years. Its 120 or so members are between 16 and 26 years old and are selected from a huge number of applicants every year. Most of them go on to pursue a professional career, and there is hardly a European orchestra that does not include former EUYO graduates. Benjamin Britten’s «Young Person’s Guide» serves as a kind of introduction to the current class, taking us through the orchestra and introducing us to each of the instrument groups - an entertaining entry point to the world of classical music (and not only for young listeners). Richard Strauss meanwhile translates the adventures of «Don Quixote» (represented by the solo cellist) into music in remarkably vivid ways. During the fight with the herd of sheep, the woodwinds are heard to bleat cheerfully, while a wind machine is used to depict the sorrowful knight’s ride through the air. But this youth orchestra also has music by a young composer in its repertoire: an effective piece by US composer Carlos Simon from 2020, which features powerful brass interjections and a voluptuous cello melody.
