2012 marks the 25th anniversary of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER. In spring 1987, Claudio Abbado conducted the first public concerts of the newly founded orchestra in Vienna and its neighbouring capitals. For the 2012 tours, the GMJO pays tribute to its founding partner cities and long term presenters, festivals and concert halls. During the Easter Tour 2012, the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER will perform twelve concerts with Ingo Metzmacher and Swedish soprano Iréne Theorin with two exceptional programmes in seven European countries.
Summer Tour 2011
The 2011 Summer Tour brings about a renewed encounter with two distinguished artists of our time. Following the 2008 Summer Tour, Sir Colin Davis returns to the podium of the GUSTAV MAHLER JUGENDORCHESTER for the second time. At his side is Susan Graham, the American mezzo-soprano who is a regular and sought-after guest on all important stages of the world.
Stravinsky’s Symphony in Three Movements, Ravel: Shéhérazade and Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony will be heard at four concerts, starting with performances during the long-standing residency partnership at Bolzano, followed by the Semperoper at Dresden – as every year by invitation of the Staatskapelle Dresden – and finally at the BBC Proms in London.
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