Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra

Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Youth orchestra
Native nameTürkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası
Founded2007 (2007)
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Principal conductorCem Mansur
Websitegenclikfilarmoni.org

The Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (Turkish: Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası) is the national youth orchestra of Turkey, consisting of young musicians aged 15 to 22. It was founded in 2007 in Istanbul.[1]

The orchestra has appeared with conductors and soloists including Murray Perahia, Salvatore Accardo, Shlomo Mintz, Natalia Gutman, Alice Sara Ott, Stephen Kovacevich, Kristof Barati and Ivo Pogorelich.[1] A performance at Young Euro Classic 2019 was described by the Tagesspiegel as "technically convincing and with a lot of romantic emphasis".[2]

It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "About us". Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ Hanssen, Frederik. "Hoffnungsträger aus der Türkei". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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