What is Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra?
The '''Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester''' ('''Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra''') is a youth [[orchestra]] based in [[Vienna]], [[Austria]]. It was started in 1986 by the [[conducting|conductor]] [[Claudio Abbado]]. Auditions are held in many [[Europe]]an capital cities. From the start it included people from Eastern Europe. This was before the collapse of the [[Iron Curtain]]. It is a very big orchestra. The musicians play music that needs a large orchestra, usually music from the late [[Romantic music|Romantic]] period or the [[20th century]]. The orchestra has been conducted by very famous conductors including [[Claudio Abbado]], [[Mariss Jansons]], [[Pierre Boulez]] and [[Bernard Haitink]]. The orchestra played at the 2008 [[BBC Proms]] in the [[Royal Albert Hall]] in [[London]] with Sir [[Colin Davis]] conducting. They will be playing again at the Proms in September 2009 when they will perform [[Richard Strauss]]'s huge work ''Also sprach Zarathustra''. ==Other websites== *[http://www.gmjo.at/ Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester official website] [[Category:Youth orchestras]]