Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra (also known as Guangzhou Youth Orchestra or GSYO, Chinese: 广州学生交响乐团) is the affiliated

youth orchestra A youth orchestra is an orchestra made of Youth, young musicians, typically ranging from pre-teens or teenagers to those of Music school, conservatory age. Depending on the age range and selectiveness, they may serve different purposes. Orchest ...

of the

Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra The Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (GSO; ) is an orchestra based in Guangzhou, Guangdong. It was founded in 1957. The orchestra's current artistic director is Long Yu Yu Long (; pinyin: Yú Lóng; born July 1, 1964) is a Chinese conductor. H ...

. Founded in July 2011, it is the first semi-professional student orchestra in China to be organized and administered by a professional orchestra. Its current Music Director is

Huan Jing Huan Jing ()"GSYO 2015/2016 Music Season Opening Concert" (The brochure for the GYSO's opening performance of its 2015/2016 season, publicly released for free on 2015-09-10) is the resident conductor of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the musica ...

(Chinese: 景焕, Pinyin: ''jǐng hùan''). The orchestra's members are selected from multiple cities in

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. GSYO's rehearsals and training programs take place at the headquarters of the

. The administration and training follow the management guidelines of a professional ensemble. GSYO was co-founded in July 2011 by the

and the Bureau of Education of Guangzhou Municipality with the assistance of the Guangdong Provincial Government and the Guangzhou Municipal Government. Prominent supporters include: *

Long Yu Yu Long (; pinyin: Yú Lóng; born July 1, 1964) is a Chinese conductor. He is currently artistic director and chief conductor of the China Philharmonic and of the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, music director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orches ...

: Music Director,

* Xian Zhang: former Associate Conductor,

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: Music Director,

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* Guoyong Zhang: former Music Director,

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* Yang Yang: Music Director,

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* Yun Chen: President, China Chamber Music Society, and Concertmaster,

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. *

Lang Lang Lang Lang (; born 14 June 1982) is a Chinese pianist who has performed with leading orchestras in China, North America, Europe, and elsewhere. Active since the 1990s, he was the first Chinese pianist to be engaged by the Berlin Philharmonic, ...

: pianist *

Maxim Vengerov Maxim Alexandrovich Vengerov (russian: Максим Александрович Венгеров, , mɐkˈsʲim ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪtɕ vʲɪnˈɡʲerəf; he, מקסים ונגרוב; born 20 August 1974) is a Russian-born Israeli violinist, ...

: violinist In September 2013, the GSYO launched its own independent performance season, and by the end of 2014, it had held more than thirty concerts for local school students. On August 12, 2015, at the invitation of the government of Frankfurt, GSYO performed in

Hoch Conservatory Dr. Hoch's Konservatorium – Musikakademie was founded in Frankfurt am Main on 22 September 1878. Through the generosity of Frankfurter Joseph Hoch, who bequeathed the Conservatory one million German gold marks in his testament, a school for ...

. More than 300 people were in the audience, among them Liang Jianquan (), the Consul General of China.GSYO 2015/2016 Music Season Opening Concert (The brochure for the GYSO's opening performance of its 2015/2016 season, publicly provided on 2015-09-10)

References

External links

http://www.gso.org.cn/
Official website of Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra

Media Report from "Nafang Daily" () about the foundation of GSYO

Media Report from "New Express Daily" () about the foundation of GSYO {{authority control Youth orchestras China orchestras Culture in Guangzhou

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