Wiener Jeunesse Orchester

Austria

Since it was founded in 1987 the Wiener Jeunesse Orchester (WJO) has established itself as Austria’s national youth symphony orchestra.
The members of the WJO are students at music universities and conservatories from across Austria between 18 and 26 years of age.

The WJO is a regular guest at Vienna’s Konzerthaus and other leading auditoriums around the country as well as giving concerts in many other European countries.

The WJO has performed with numerous prestigious solo instrumentalists and singers, including Christian Altenburger, Olaf Bär, Edita Gruberova, Elisabeth Leonskaja, Bo Skovhus and Pieter Wispelwey.

The WJO repertoire ranges from Classical and Romantic compositions right through to contemporary music and has included many premieres of works by Austrian composers.