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Next concert: 26th March 2024, Cadogan Hall. Find out more here.

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The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra is Britain’s leading orchestra for young musicians on the threshold of their professional careers. It provides invaluable experience to those who are studying or have recently completed their training, but are not yet established in the profession.

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Unlike many similar organisations in Europe and the USA, this orchestra does not benefit from any government subsidy. We receive no public funding of any sort and are therefore entirely dependent on the generosity of individuals, charitable foundations and corporate sponsors.

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Lord Menuhin

"these students represent the next generation of orchestral musicians who will continue our great classical tradition into the new millennium. The orchestra needs all your encouragement and support."

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We’re so excited to start rehearsals for our concert next week at Cadogan Hall 💥

Tuesday 26th March, 7.30pm

Dvořák - Carnival Overture
Schumann - Piano Concerto in A minor
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 4

Get your tickets now and don’t miss out on this fantastic programme 🎼

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Don't get too excited James !!!

Introducing the soloist for our concert on 26th March, Francisco Vilar! 🎹🇵🇹

Berlin-based concert pianist Francisco currently studies with Professor Mi-Joo Lee as a Konzertexamen student, a course reserved for highly-skilled young artists at the Berlin University of the Arts. He is a graduate of the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied with Professor Ian Jones, as well as with Professors Jianing Kong and Sofya Gulyak, completing his studies with First Class honours as an ABRSM scholar.

Francisco has had the pleasure of showcasing himself as a concerto soloist and recitalist, both in his native Portugal and around Europe. Following his success as First Prize Laureate of the Póvoa de Varzim Piano Competition, Francisco’s performances were streamed on the Portuguese national radio, Antena 2. As a soloist, he has interpreted many of the pieces within the Piano Concerto canon, including Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 1 as part of his UK tour, Grieg Piano Concerto, Schumann Piano Concerto, with orchestras including the Orquestra do Norte, Cambridge Symphony, Croydon Symphony, amongst others.

In the summer of 2016, Francisco was hand-picked by pianist Angela Hewitt to take part in her masterclass in Perugia, Italy. He has also had the honour of working with prestigious pianists such as Boris Berman, Dimitri Alexeev, Luis Pipa and Yejin Gil, from whom he still receives regular guidance.

With chamber music being an important facet of his musical life, Francisco has had masterclasses with musicians from ensembles including the London Haydn Quartet, Barbican Piano Trio. He is sought-after as a collaborative pianist, having gained extensive experience working with emerging instrumentalists and singers in recitals and CD recordings.

Francisco is the artistic director and founder of the festival “Concertos de Outono – Ciclo Clássico”, occurring yearly since its foundation in 2019. Another passion of his is to create multi-disciplinary projects and performances across different artistic spheres. Examples of this include a collaboration with cinematographer Filipe Meunier on a short film of Chopin’s Polonaise-Fantaisie and his upcoming cinematography project with the performance of Debussy’s first book of Preludes.

Hear Francisco play the Schumann Piano Concerto with YMSO on Tuesday 26th March at Cadogan Hall 🎼

TICKETS 🎫: cadoganhall.com/whats-on/young-musicians-symphony-orchestra-26-03-24/book/871034/
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Our next concert at Cadogan Hall is just one month away!

In the fourth concert of YMSO’s 2023-24 season, the Orchestra performs works by three of the great Romantic composers. The evening will begin with Dvořák’s exhilarating Carnival Overture. The spotlight will then shift to Portugese virtuoso Francisco Vilar, who is sure to mesmerize the audience with his performance of Schumann’s stunning Piano Concerto 🎹

Finally, the Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s Fourth Symphony, a powerful and emotionally charged piece that takes listeners on a thrilling journey through the themes of fate and destiny 🎺

TICKETS 🎫: cadoganhall.com/whats-on/young-musicians-symphony-orchestra-26-03-24/book/871034/
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Last Thursday’s concert at Cadogan Hall was fantastic 😃 🎉

Thank you to everyone who attended and congratulations to everyone who played, especially Deniz Sensoy for her stunning rendition of the Bruch Violin Concerto 🎻

Here’s a few behind-the-scenes snaps of our rehearsal on the day 📷

You can next hear the Orchestra on Tuesday 26th March 🎼

Tickets are already on sale here!
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