The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta () is a

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based in Fukushima developed out of the aftermath of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster. Panos Karan and the British NPO Keys of Change created the Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta (FYS) in March 2012 which mainly consists of middle-school students from the

Fukushima Prefecture is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan located in the Tōhoku region of Honshu. Fukushima Prefecture has a population of 1,771,100 () and has a geographic area of . Fukushima Prefecture borders Miyagi Prefecture and Yamagata Prefecture ...

Performances

London 2014 concert

In April 2014, the FYS performed at

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in London. The concert included a new musical work composed for the FYS by composer

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. For the specific performance the FYS collaborated with professional British musicians of the Orpheus Sinfonia. During its visit in London, the FYS also performed at '' BBC Newsnight'' show

Tokyo 2015 concert

In August 2015, the FYS performed at Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall in Tokyo under the conductor Tetsuji Honna. For the specific performance the FYS collaborated with music students from Tōhō Gakuen School of Music and professional musicians from the

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. Her majesty the Empress Michiko of Japan attended the concert

Boston 2016 concert

In April 2016 the FYS visited United States for the first time and performed at

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in Boston to commemorate the 5th anniversary of the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami disaster. The visit to Boston was part of the U.S.-Japan "TOMODACHI Initiative" and was also supported by Japan Society of Boston, the

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, the General Consulate of Japan in Boston, the

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and the American Embassy in Tokyo.

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