About Us The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra is Britain’s leading orchestra for young musicians on the threshold of their professional careers. It provides invaluable experience to those who are studying or have recently completed their training, but are not yet established in the profession.
‘‘The string section of this fine young team was, not surprisingly, in fine fettle throughout a programme that culminated in what was almost certainly the most compelling account of Tchaikovsky's Symphony No 4 yet heard from anybody in the hall - not excluding the various Russian and other European visitors and the CBSO.’’
The concert ended with the Manfred Symphony for which the YMSO had commissioned Andrew Brinsford to compose a new conclusion to replace the one Tchaikowsky himself seems to have thought inadequate. The players lavishly captured the gothic atmosphere of the four scenes depicting Manfred's wandering over the Alps, the somber portents of the first and last offset by the delicacy of the Scherzo and the pastoral motif of the third. read more
The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra played with assuredness, strength and a full understanding of the music, responding to every demand of their conductor, James Blair, with a delight in the act of making music. A marvelous and most satisfying show. read more