One of the primary goals of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER is to offer highly talented young musicians the chance to work with the great directors and soloists of their time. With this is mind it was important to Claudio Abbado, the music director of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER, to allow other distinguished conductors apart from him to lead the orchestra.
In the years since its founding, many outstanding artists have conceived an enthusiasm for the idea behind the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER and have accompanied the orchestra on its tours, often repeatedly. The soloists welcomed by the orchestra now include some of its former members, who find their way back to the GMJO in this way.