Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester

The Gustav Mahler Jugendorchester (GMJO) was founded in Vienna in 1986, on the initiative of its present musical director, Claudio Abbado. It is today regarded as the worlds leading youth orchestra and is under the patronage of the European Council. Its high artistic level has prompted many leading conductors to perform with the GMJO, such as Claudio Abbado, Herbert Blomstedt, Pierre Boulez, Myung-Whun Chung, Sir Colin Davis, Peter Eotvos, Ivan Fischer, Daniele Gatti, Bernard Haitink, Mariss Jansons, Philippe Jordan, Ingo Metzmacher, Kent Nagano, Seiji Ozawa, and Franz Welser-Most. Amongst the renowned soloists to have worked with the GMJO are Martha Argerich, Yuri Bashmet, Renaud and Gautier Capucon, Matthias Goerne, Susan Graham, Thomas Hampson, Leonidas Kavakos, Evgenij Kissin, Christa Ludwig, Radu Lupu, Yo-Yo Ma, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Anne Sofie von Otter, Maxim Vengerov, and Frank-Peter Zimmermann. The GMJO has been a regular guest at the most renowned concert halls and fes...