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Press Release, August 16, 2026
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A Rousing Celebration of Music and Joy
Young Euro Classic completes a successful 27th season
With the concert of the AYSO – Accademia Youth Symphony Orchestra from Italy and the presentation of the European Composition Award, the 27th edition of Young Euro Classic has ended, with a total of 22,800 concertgoers and 90 percent of seats occupied. From July 31 to August 16, the Festival presented 14 orchestras, two jazz formations and a chorus, once again demonstrating its unique position within Berlin’s cultural summer offerings and the international cultural landscape. The festival-within-the-festival, FUTURE NOW, has developed into a trendsetting part of Young Euro Classic: the occupancy for the five weekend concerts proves the audience’s sustained interest in non-European music traditions and innovations. In addition to the NEXT GENERATION Children’s Day for the youngest listeners, the format “YEC im Kiez” (YEC in the Neighbourood) proved particularly popular: during the pop-up concerts at Klunkerkranich, C/O Berlin and on the grand Konzerthaus stairway, smaller ensembles from different orchestras created an informal, wonderful atmosphere. Read more
Press Release, July 28, 2026
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The Festival Young Euro Classic as a Musical Map of the World
The 27th Season begins on July 31, 2026
This Friday, Young Euro Classic, the leading international youth orchestra festival, opens with a fantastic weekend of events at the Konzerthaus Berlin. The Bundesjugendorchester, or National Youth Orchestra of Germany, unites the best young orchestral players in Germany, conducted by the shooting star Aurel Dawidiuk and the equally young pianist Giorgi Gigashvili as the soloist. Afterwards, the audience is invited to party on Gendarmenmarkt and the Konzerthaus staircase, where live music, free drinks and the special festival atmosphere conclude a luminous opening night. On Saturday, the Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ukraine follows, with Oksana Lyniv on the conductor’s podium and Illia Ovcharenko as soloist – both musically and politically, this is an important symbol. The festival-within-the-festival, FUTURE NOW Musical Diaries, offers two performances on the opening weekend by ensembles from Vietnam and Tajikistan. Read more
Press Release, July 8, 2026
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Music Connecting Worlds:
FUTURE NOW Musical Diaries
Young Euro Classic presents its fourth Festival-within-the-festival
With its festival-within-the-festival, entitled FUTURE NOW Musical Diaries, Young Euro Classic once again looks beyond the confines of European classical music. On the Festival weekends, ensembles from Tajikistan, Vietnam, Morocco and Argentina as well as an international FUTURE NOW Ensemble offer new listening experiences (August 1 & 2, 8 and 15 & 16). The five concerts at the Werner-Otto-Saal of Konzerthaus Berlin all take place at 4:30 pm and invite listeners to a journey through cultures and genres. This gives rise to figurative musical diary entries filled with curiosity, openness and shared sounds. Read more
Press Release, April 16 2026
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Optimism in Sound – International Encounters
Tickets for Young Euro Classic 2026 go on sale on April 16
For the 27th time, Young Euro Classic enriches Berlin’s cultural summer: from July 31 to August 16, 2026, the international youth orchestra festival at the Konzerthaus Berlin demonstrates that the future of classical music has long begun. Young musicians from Europe, Africa, the Americas and Asia bring their sounds, their stories, their curiosity to Berlin. They demonstrate that music forges connections while preserving uniqueness. For 17 days, 14 youth orchestras, two jazz formations, a young chorus and five ensembles contribute to the multi-faceted programme. Read more
Press Release, August 17, 2025
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Full House, Full Sound!
Young Euro Classic 2025 ends with a record 95% of occupied seats and standing ovations for young musicians from more than 36 countries.
Young Euro Classic set standards in 2025 – not just artistically, but also in terms of visitor numbers: with more than 95% of occupied seats and a total of approximately 24,000 visitors, the festival experienced one of its most successful editions ever. From August 1 to 17, sixteen youth orchestras including more than 1,200 musicians from at least 36 countries as well as the German National Youth Ballet made the Konzerthaus on Berlin’s Gendarmenmarkt a place of infinite musical enthusiasm. The ensembles featured in the festival-within-the-festival “FUTURE NOW – Tomorrow’s Traditions Today”, all of them presenting art music of their own classical traditions, also found an eager audience. Buoyed by impressive performances of international youth orchestras and joint music-making with the traditional music ensembles from various regions of the world, and also by the infectiously positive energy of the musicians, the audience took home an encouraging feeling of hope, despite these times of crises. Read more
Press Release, July 29, 2025
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The Sound of the Future!
Young Euro Classic begins on August 1
For its 26th edition, Young Euro Classic once again offers a highly diverse festival programme, featuring youth orchestras from all over the world. From August 1 to 17, the audience at the Konzerthaus Berlin can enjoy 17 evening concerts and six ensemble concerts. Classical, jazz, dance, symphonic works, older masterworks and German premieres combine in a musical experience conveying the European idea of liberty, equality and solidarity in all its topicality. On the Festival weekends, the ensemble concerts that form part of the festival-within-the-festival “FUTURE NOW – Tomorrow’s Traditions Today” offer insights into the traditional music cultures of Bolivia, Indonesia, The Gambia, Afghanistan (in exile), India and the Sami Region. Read more
Press Release, July 8, 2025
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Time for the Future: „FUTURE NOW – Tomorrow’s Traditions Today”
The Festival within the Festival at Young Euro Classic
For the third time, Young Euro Classic presents a festival within the festival: entitled “FUTURE NOW – Tomorrow’s Traditions Today” this year, it features six extraordinary ensembles from Bolivia, Indonesia, Afghanistan (in exile), India, the Gambia and the Sámi Region, who make the traditional sounds of their homelands resound. On the Festival weekends – always at 5 pm – musical innovation is illuminated from various cultural perspectives. With the exception of the Azada Ensemble (in exile) from Afghanistan, which performs at the Französische Friedrichstadtkirche, all concerts take place at the Werner-Otto-Saal of the Konzerthaus Berlin. One new aspect this year is the encounters – dialogues without words – between the FUTURE NOW ensembles and musicians of some of the symphony orchestras featured at Young Euro Classic. These create an improvised musical dialogue between cultures and musical traditions – all without predetermined notes, but with great musical open-mindedness. Read more
Press Release, April 8, 2025
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Europe’s Sounds of the Future
Tickets go on sale for the international youth orchestra festival Young Euro Classic on April 10
After celebrating its 25th anniversary, Young Euro Classic returns for an eventful 26th edition. Seventeen evening concerts, five ensemble concerts and a day full of diverse offerings for the youngest music fans await the audience between August 1 and 17, 2025 at the Konzerthaus Berlin. This year’s focus is on Europe as part of a musically rich world. This richness is also reflected in the festival-within-the-festival, “FUTURE NOW – Tomorrow’s Traditions Today”, during which ensembles from Indonesia, India, The Gambia, Bolivia and the Sápmi region in northern Fennoscandia interpret the classical music traditions of their cultures. NEXT GENERATION, the programme for the youngest visitors, offers workshops and concerts on August 9, giving children and teenagers multiple insights into the world of music. Read More