The Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (Turkish: Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası) is the national youth orchestra of Turkey, consisting of young musicians aged 15 to 22. It was founded in 2007 in Istanbul.[1]
Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra | |
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Youth orchestra | |
Native name | Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası |
Founded | 2007 |
Location | Istanbul, Turkey |
Principal conductor | Cem Mansur |
Website | genclikfilarmoni |
The orchestra has appeared with conductors and soloists including Murray Perahia, Salvatore Accardo, Shlomo Mintz, Natalia Gutman, Alice Sara Ott, Stephen Kovacevich, Kristof Barati and Ivo Pogorelich.[1] A performance at Young Euro Classic 2019 was described by the Tagesspiegel as "technically convincing and with a lot of romantic emphasis".[2]
It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.[3]