We are the UK’s leading organisation championing orchestral music as a powerful agent for teenage development.
Calling all teenage musicians
Make music a big part of your life in our growing community.
We welcome teenage musicians ready for the greatest musical adventure in the UK.
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Help us open the door to orchestral music for thousands of teenagers.
Your support could bring confidence, joy and skills for life ahead to young people across the UK.
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With free tickets for teens, we welcome everyone to experience the extraordinary at an NYO performance.
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It could be the experience that changes their life.
Latest news
- 10 May 2024
We’re grateful for Her Majesty’s continued recognition of our work.
- The National Youth Orchestra
- 22 April 2024
Earlier this month, the entire NYO community came together, united by music and its power to change lives.
- Broadcasts
- Performances
- Reviews
- The Orchestra
- 12 April 2024
NYO alumna invited to conduct Gavin Higgin’s Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra.
- Alumni
- Performances
- The National Youth Orchestra
- The Orchestra
- 10 May 2024
We’re grateful for Her Majesty’s continued recognition of our work.
- The National Youth Orchestra
- 22 April 2024
Earlier this month, the entire NYO community came together, united by music and its power to change lives.
- Broadcasts
- Performances
- Reviews
- The Orchestra
- 12 April 2024
NYO alumna invited to conduct Gavin Higgin’s Concerto Grosso for Brass Band and Orchestra.
- Alumni
- Performances
- The National Youth Orchestra
- The Orchestra
- Performances
- The Orchestra
- 6 March 2024
Applications are now open for teenage musicians to take part in the greatest musical adventure by joining The National Youth Orchestra in 2025.
- The Orchestra
- 7 February 2024
This February, in partnership with Blackpool Music Hub, NYO is opening up the buzz of orchestral music to teenagers from across the UK in Blackpool.
- NYO Inspire
- The National Youth Orchestra
- The Orchestra
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