Concertgebouw Orchestra Young 2025
Elim Chan conducts the unique international youth orchestra in Hamburg
Talented young musicians from dozens of different countries form a youth orchestra, performing Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony, All These Lighted Things by Elizabeth Ogonek, and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto featuring Julia Hagen.
The very future of classical music is right here onstage.
Concert programme
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Elizabeth Ogonek
Moondog (Dutch premiere)
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Edward Elgar
Cello Concerto
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Dmitri Shostakovich
Symfonie No. 5
Performers
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Elim Chan
conductor
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Julia Hagen
cello
About this concert
Concertgebouw Orchestra Young is our international youth orchestra for talented musicians aged fourteen to seventeen who could use a little extra support. Since the first edition in 2019, our biennial summer project has gained wide acclaim for its uniqueness and innovation. Many former members are now conservatoire students and active musicians.
Held for the fifth time in August 2025, young people from every corner of Europe will again be meeting up. After an intensive summer programme, they will be presenting themselves as a youth orchestra at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and at Hamburg's prestigious Elbphilharmonie, as well as opening SAIL Amsterdam 2025!
Under the direction of Elim Chan, they will be performing the shimmering Moondog by New York composer Elisabeth Ogonek, followed by Elgar's Cello Concerto featuring Julia Hagen, and Shostakovich’s intense Fifth Symphony.
After the concerts, the young musicians will return to their home countries as active ambassadors for the musical and social ideals of Concertgebouworkest Young. The very future of classical music is right here onstage: a very special experience for the audience and for the musicians themselves.
Dates and tickets
About this concert
Concertgebouw Orchestra Young is our international youth orchestra for talented musicians aged fourteen to seventeen who could use a little extra support. Since the first edition in 2019, our biennial summer project has gained wide acclaim for its uniqueness and innovation. Many former members are now conservatoire students and active musicians.
Held for the fifth time in August 2025, young people from every corner of Europe will again be meeting up. After an intensive summer programme, they will be presenting themselves as a youth orchestra at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw and at Hamburg's prestigious Elbphilharmonie, as well as opening SAIL Amsterdam 2025!
Under the direction of Elim Chan, they will be performing the shimmering Moondog by New York composer Elisabeth Ogonek, followed by Elgar's Cello Concerto featuring Julia Hagen, and Shostakovich’s intense Fifth Symphony.
After the concerts, the young musicians will return to their home countries as active ambassadors for the musical and social ideals of Concertgebouworkest Young. The very future of classical music is right here onstage: a very special experience for the audience and for the musicians themselves.