Danny Elfman Wunderkammer (world premiere tour)
Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé

Simone Dinnerstein piano
Andrew Gourlay conductor
National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

 Feel the sound, free your spirit! Join us for a fearless performance by the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with conductor Andrew Gourlay, where hundreds of teenagers passionately share their love of music

NYO’s musicians invite you into the stratospheric sound world of Danny Elfman, as they premiere a new work written especially for them by the Hollywood legend, before taking flight with Gershwin's electrifying, jazz-inspired 'Rhapsody in Blue' with soloist, Simone Dinnerstein.

‘I think and feel in sounds,’ said Maurice Ravel. So, when he wrote his ballet Daphnis and Chloe, he created a sumptuous soundscape in which you can feel every fluttering heartbeat, every stolen glance, and the flickers of first love.

Expect an exhilarating and boundary-breaking experience as NYO radiates exuberance and vitality, and frees your spirit!

Southbank Centre, London

Gabriela Ortiz – Téenek — Invenciones de Territorio 
Stravinsky – The Rite of Spring 
Dinuk Wijeratne – Concerto for Tabla & Orchestra 

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Carlos Miguel Prieto conductor

Boundaries? What boundaries! Join us for a riotous performance with the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain, where hundreds of musicians radiate beyond the concert platform to champion music that matters to them right now.

Taking inspiration from Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring which shocked audiences with its urgent drama and radical rhythms, NYO’s teenagers are preparing to push boundaries and team up with composers who are celebrating difference and diversity right now.

Dinuk Wijeratne’s spectacular Tabla Concerto is a pioneering work of musical fusion. Together with the charismatic soloist Sandeep Das the orchestra will draw you into an evocative world where cultures have no barriers. Téenek by Gabriela Ortiz is a provocative reminder of our mutual belonging to the world and each other, in music fizzing with elements of classical, folk and jazz.

Come and join NYO’s irrepressible teenagers for a performance bursting with spirit and energy.

Barbican, London

Ravel La Valse
Dani Howard Coalescence
Karim Al-Zand City Scenes (Three Urban Dances)
Conducted by NYO's Associate Conductor,
Lee Reynolds
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Sian Edwards conductor

Warwick Arts Centre

Thomas Adès Dawn (Chacony for orchestra at any distance)
Gabriela Lena Frank Three Latin American Dances
Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain
Andrew Gourlay conductor

It's time to get connected!

Join us in this boundary-breaking performance as the National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain open up the music they love to audiences across the UK, packed with pulsing dance rhythms and a feeling of freedom and release.

Expect a burst of youthful energy and an inclusive, inspiring concert experience as we kick off 2022 with a bang.

#NYOpenUp

The concert at the Barbican Centre will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3 on Tuesday 22
February in Radio 3 in Concert at 7.30pm and will be available for 30 days on BBC Sounds.