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Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra
Youth orchestra
Native nameTürkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası
Founded2007 (2007)
LocationIstanbul, Turkey
Principal conductorCem Mansur
Websitegenclikfilarmoni.org

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]

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]

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References

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  1. ^ a b "About us". Türkiye Gençlik Filarmoni Orkestrası. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  2. ^ Hanssen, Frederik. "Hoffnungsträger aus der Türkei". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  3. ^ European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.


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