Next Concert: Wednesday 25th November 2026
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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Applications for the Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra 2026-2028 are now closed.
The next round of auditions will take place in 2028.
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There is not an orchestra in the British Isles that doesn’t contain alumni of the YMSO. As a testament to how influential they feel their time at YMSO was, many of them return to the orchestra to tutor at rehearsals and also advise.
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"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."
Lord Menuhin
President 1993-1999
Just 3 weeks to go! 🎭
We can’t wait to return to Cadogan Hall on Wednesday 25th November for the second concert of our 2026/27 season with an evening featuring some real gems 🎻
The concert opens with Glinka’s Ruslan and Ludmilla Overture, a brilliant and fast-paced overture whose energy has made it one of the composer’s most popular works 🎶
This is followed by Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4, performed by internationally acclaimed pianist Ronan O’Hora. Combining lyricism and intimacy, this is one of Beethoven’s most original and innovative works. The second half of the concert is devoted to Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6, affectionately known as the Pathétique. This deeply personal work brings the evening to a powerful and moving conclusion 🎹
We can’t wait to welcome you to another exciting evening of music-making!
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Just an hour to go! We’re so excited to be back at Cadogan Hall rehearsing Götterdämmerung ahead of this evening’s concert!
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We have had a wonderful day of rehearsals at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama with a new cohort of young musicians, all ahead of our season opener on Wednesday! 📯
The orchestra is sounding fantastic rehearsing with our soloist Lorna McLean - you won’t want to miss this! 🎤
Tickets are still available for Wednesday’s concert – get yours now and don’t miss out on a journey down the Rhine! 🏞️
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Only 3 weeks to go! We are really looking forward to working with soprano Lorna McLean in this all-Wagner concert 📯
Lorna McLean recently completed her studies on the Guildhall Opera Course and competed in the final of Guildhall’s most prestigious award, the Guildhall School Gold Medal in the Barbican Hall. She is a Prize Winner of the 2024 Carole Rees Awards for young Wagnerian voices, a quarter finalist for the Elizabeth Connell Prize.
Recent performances include Daphne (Daphne, Strauss) and Gutrune (Götterdämmerung, Wagner) for the Edinburgh Players Opera Group, Maria (Maria de Rudenz, Donizetti) for Gothic Opera and the title role of Suor Angelica at Wexford Festival Opera. Lorna was a scholarship holder at Bayreuth Festival 2026 with the Wagner Society UK, and performed in the Stipendiat Konzert.
Upcoming performances include Sieglinde (Die Walküre, Wagner) for the Sutton Philharmonic Orchestra in collaboration with the Wagner Society UK.
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Come and hear Lorna perform scenes from Tristan und Isolde and Götterdämmerung with us on Wednesday 14th October, 7:30pm at Cadogan Hall 🎤
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