Update 02/10/2024
FUTURE NOW – Central Asia | Music and Film Festival from 12 to 20 November 2024
Diplomatic relations have linked Germany and the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan for 30 years. But what is the current social and cultural situation in the countries of Central Asia? What developments are emerging for the future?
At FUTURE NOW – Central Asia, young musicians and filmmakers take a forward-looking look at the traditions of their home countries and enter into a dialogue with young German artists.
Update 26/08/2024
IT’S BEEN A CELEBRATION: Young Euro Classic’s 25th anniversary full of musical highlights
In its anniversary edition, the international festival of the world’s best youth orchestras once again opened the Konzerthaus stages to first-rate young musicians from all over the world, winning ovations from approximately 23,000 visitors. Presenting 16 orchestras, ten ensembles from non-European musical traditions and a day for children, the festival focused on the future in its 25th edition, once again proving its uniqueness amidst the international cultural landscape.
Young Euro Classic has developed into an important institution, continuously questioning the boundaries of classical music. The approximately 1,125 musicians aged 11 to 28 who performed this year came from 45 countries. Especially the festival-within-the-festival, “re:play – Freedom of Sound”, featuring musical traditions from (Central) Asia, Iran, South America, European and African cultural regions, offered the classic-loving audience new impulses.
Update 19/08/2024
European Composition Award 2024 goes to the Turkish composer Ege Gür
In its 25th anniversary season, the European Composition Award, endowed with 5,000 euros, was once again presented as part of Young Euro Classic. This year’s winner is the 26-year-old Turkish composer Ege Gür, who was honoured for his piece ‘the image of that which is invisible’. The National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra of Turkey performed the work, which is dedicated to the victims of the earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria in 2023, for the first time in Germany at the Konzerthaus Berlin on 10 August.
Sarah Wedl-Wilson, Berlin State Secretary for Culture, presented the prize, which was organised by the Governing Mayor of Berlin, Kai Wegner. The European Composition Prize is awarded annually to the best premiere or German premiere presented at Young Euro Classic.
