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Benjamin Zander and The New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra

Benjamin Zander and The New England Conservatory Youth Philharmonic Orchestra

Founded in 1962, the Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO) is the premier orchestra of the NEC Preparatory School and is comprised of accomplished young musicians between the ages of 12-18. The YPO has been under the leadership of Music Director and Conductor Benjamin Zander for the last 31 years. Visit the YPO page to find out more about these talented young artists.

Visit the Youth Philharmonic for purchasing details on the below recordings!

Prokofiev and Larry Bell: "Peter and the Wolf" and "Hansel and Gretel"

Out of print

Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
Listen to the performance of Paganini 1st concerto by 16-year-old Stefan Jackiw
Chosen as one of the Records Of The Year.
"STUNNING"
Bernard Jacobson - Fanfare Magazine
"... the performances of Ein Heldenleben and the supplementary works on the program are of a standard to rival the very best in the catalogs."
Fanfare [Read More]

Rachmaninoff / Shostakovich: Piano Concert No.2 in C minor and Symphony No. 5 in D minor
"...beautifully paced... impressively played."
Michael Manning, The Boston Globe

Mahler: Symphony No. 5
"NEC Youth Philharmonic pulls off miraculous Mahler."
Boston Globe

Dvorak / Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 9 and Piano Concerto 1
"... The Playing is unbelievable in it's conviction and communication ..."
American Record Guide [Read More]

Tchaikovsky: Symphony No 5
"The youth orchestra film ("A New World of Music") left me almost speechless with admiration... (it) was truly moving."
Eric Barnow
"A splendid and rare TV event - without a single celebrity, without any dumbing down, without a single phony sentiment. just a bunch of hard-working and talented kids who play with all their hearts. Don't miss it." - Ellen Pfeiffer's review of the PBS video, "A New World of Music" about the YPO's tour to Chile and Argentina
The Boston Herald
"It is possible that a distracted listener could think that this was one of those famous orchestras where players had spent long years or even their entire adult lives as members... Who cannot be astonished and moved by young people so devoted to music."
La Epoca
   


 
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