European Union Youth Orchestra

Founded in 1976, the European Union Youth Orchestra is among the world’s leading youth orchestras. Comprising young musicians from all 27 EU member states, it receives more than 2,500 applications each year. The orchestra relocated its headquarters from the northern Italian city of Ferrara to Grafenegg in 2023. 

The EUYO's annual summer tour also kicks off in Grafenegg in 2024, with conductors Iván Fischer and Gianandrea Noseda, along with pianist Isata Kanneh-Mason. The orchestra is set to captivate its audience with works by Ernst von Dohnányi, Gustav Mahler, Benjamin Britten, and Richard Strauss.