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The NYO Odyssey tour is over and the reviews are in! NYO marked an astonishing start to the year with a celebration of orchestral music in London, Nottingham, Coventry, Liverpool and online.
- Broadcasts
- Performances
- Reviews
- The Orchestra
Today we launch an extraordinary collective of 156 teenage musicians on their journey as the National Youth Orchestra for 2023, highlighting the impact they will have on their generation.
- The Orchestra
The National Youth Orchestra retains Arts Council funding for 3 years, reinforcing their commitment to youth in orchestral music. Sarah Alexander highlights the importance of broadening access to musical teens across the UK.
- Community of Support
It is with a heavy heart that we announce the death of John Ludlow. John was the founder leader of the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain in 1948, and went on to become leader of various orchestras including the then Sadler’s Wells Opera Orchestra and was a professor of the Royal College of Music for nearly 30 years.
- Alumni
- Community of Support
The whole NYO community is inspired by the extraordinary commitment, hope and courage of Her Majesty the Queen across seven decades. At just 21 years of age, Princess Elizabeth vowed that her life would be devoted to the service of her people, and she did not falter. We are all saddened by her death and join with everyone across the United Kingdom, the Commonwealth and the world to offer our deepest sympathy to HM King Charles III and the Royal Family.
- Community of Support
- The Orchestra
On Saturday 6 August, NYO concluded the Open Up: Free Spirits tour with a bang at the BBC Proms at the Royal Albert Hall, packed with a buzzing audience. This boundary-breaking performance, conducted by Andrew Gourlay, was so sensational that Hollywood legend Danny Elfman himself tweeted: ‘NYO was spectacular! So much energy in the house!!’
- Broadcasts
- Performances
- Reviews
- The Orchestra
We made it… NYO 2022 is here! We’ve started the new year with a bang with a triumphant return to the Barbican Hall and the Warwick Arts Centre.
- Performances
- Reviews
- The Orchestra
We are delighted to share the 15 performances recorded as part of NYO’s Lift Off & Lift Up project. In what was our biggest ever digital activity, musicians came together to launch the NYO year, spending an immersive day in creative workshops, webinars, and with instrumental tutors, before performing Jigsaw by composer Dani Howard.
- NYO Inspire
- The Orchestra
We are so delighted to share the news that NYO’s project celebrating and lifting up the voices of Black composers has won a UK Youth Award.
- Awards
- NYO Inspire
- The Orchestra