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DAVID AFKHAM, first winner of the „Nestlé and Salzburg Festival Young Conductors Award“ 2010, will lead the Easter Tour 2012 of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER, which is marking the 25th anniversary of the orchestra.
„It is truly wonderful for the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER as well as for all presenters of the Easter Tour 2012 to have DAVID AFKHAM - with whom the orchestra has a long-standing relationship - taking over after Ingo Metzmacher´s cancellation on short notice due to his shoulder injury.“ (Alexander Meraviglia-Crivelli, Secretary General of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER)
The principal horn and GMJO ex-member of the Staatskapelle Berlin was awarded the Beethovenring 2011.
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As of January 2012 Palais Liechtenstein will be striking out in a new direction: the museum in its present form with fixed opening hours is to close, while the new focus will be on events and pre-booked guided tours of the Princely Collections.
The 2012 New Year’s Day concert will take place as scheduled at the summer palace while the Sunday concerts will be discontinued.
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"Pure joy from a dazzlingly talented youth orchestra" - The Daily Telegraph
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Our Easter Tour 2011 got great coverage in most important European newspapers. Please read more
The long list of former members who are now playing music in professional orchestras all over the world fills us with pride. In the last few months alone, five alumni of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER have got positions in an orchestra...
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