German Circle of Friends of European Youth Orchestras

Civic Commitment at its Best

Creating a platform in Berlin for the best youth orchestras from around the world – that was the idea that inspired a group of friends to set up the German Circle of Friends of European Youth Orchestras back in the year 2000.

Since then it has been a pleasure and a privilege for the members of the Circle to see and hear how each summer their civic commitment is transformed into music as Young Euro Classic quite literally rings out in the German capital. But the circle’s unparalleled commitment is not dedicated to the pleasures of music alone: it is also a commitment to Europe, to the future, and to Berlin.

Chairman: Dr. Willi Steul, General Director of Deutschlandradio

Deputy Chairman: Ulrich Deppendorf, Editor in Chief, Head of ARD-Hauptstadtstudio (ARD capital studio) Berlin

Members

Dr. Joachim Braun
Journalist, Berlin

Richard Gaul
Communications Consultant, Berlin

Wolfgang Klein
Journalist, Berlin

Wolfram Lüdecke
Board of Directors, Berliner Synchron AG, Berlin

Dietrich Mattausch
Actor, Berlin

Johannes Neukirchen
Former Ministerial Director., JNC Consultants, Bonn/Berlin

Axel Pelzer
Solicitor, Berlin

Dr. Dieter Rexroth
Dramatic Adviser & Musicologist, Berlin

Joachim Rupprecht
Solicitor, Rupprecht, Engel & Kornisch Solicitors, Berlin