In the Summer of 2020, the World Youth Choir will have a special session in the frame of the festivities of the Beethoven Anniversary Year, joining the National Youth Orchestra of Germany – Bundesjugendorchester (BJO) - for a programme with Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and a commission work by Tan Dun entitled Nine. The session will be a unique experience for the 80-100 young singers from around the world and for the audiences who will attend their high-quality concerts.

 

The rehearsal session will be hosted in Bonn from July 30th to August 7th, where the choir and orchestra will have time to work on the pieces both separately and as a combined ensemble. This will be an opportunity to not only make music together but also get to know musicians from other countries and discuss the impact of international cooperation projects on their professional development, through complementary networking activities which will be present in the programme.

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Following the rehearsals, the World Youth Choir and National Youth Orchestra of Germany will go on an exciting international tour of concerts, featuring the World premiere of Tan Dun’s piece Nine:

08 Aug - Concert in Bonn, conducted by Tan Dun

09 Aug - Concert in Berlin, conducted by Tan Dun

10 Aug - Concert in Einbeck, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

11 Aug - Concert in Lübeck, conducted by Tan Dun

13 Aug - Concert in Amsterdam, conducted by Tan Dun

14 Aug - Concert in Wiesbaden, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

15 Aug - Concert in Weikersheim, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

16 Aug - Concert in Kassel, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

18 Aug - Concert in Sterzing/Vipiteno, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

19 Aug - Concert in Vienna, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

20 Aug - Concert in Moscow, conducted by Jörn Hinnerk Andresen

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Conductors

The World Youth Choir 2020 will have two conductors, who will alternate in conducting the choir and orchestra during the rehearsals and tour: Tan Dun (CHN) and Jörn Hinnerk Andresen (DEU). Read more about them here.

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Soloists

The 2020 World Youth Choir and Bundesjugendorchester performances will feature four World Youth Choir alumni as soloists. The soloists were selected by the organisers of the session and you can read more about them here.

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Repertoire

The repertoire of the 2020 World Youth Choir session, will be fully dedicated to the 250th Beethoven Anniversary Festivities and performed with the BJO. The programme will be composed of Beethoven’s 9th Symphony and a commission work by Tan Dun entitled Nine.

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