Next Concert: Wednesday 26th November 2025
YMSO was privileged to perform once again at the EU Delegation’s Europe Day celebrations, with this year’s event taking place on Wednesday 7th May at Smith Square Hall. The orchestra performed a fanfare, followed by the anthems of the European Union and the United Kingdom. Finally, we were joined by dancers from the Royal Ballet School for two pieces of ballet music by Léo Delibes & Meyerbeer. Thank you to the brilliant team at the EU delegation and our friends at The Royal Ballet School for their collaboration and hard work putting the event together! #EuropeDay2025
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President 1993-1999
It has been fantastic to be back for another side-by-side day with the English National Ballet Philharmonic and conductor Maria Seletskaja ahead of their run of Tchaikovsky’s The Sleeping Beauty 💤
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It’s tonight! We’re so happy to be back in Cadogan Hall rehearsing with Annemarie Federle ahead of our concert tonight 📯
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A wonderful concert! Well done all.
Great concert . Thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it !. In a wonderful venue , one of my favourites .
We have had two brilliant evenings of rehearsal at the Bishopsgate Institute ahead of our concert this evening ⚡️
The exceptional Annemarie Federle is joining us for Ruth Gipps Horn Concerto and is sounding fantastic.
There is still time to join us tonight at Cadogan Hall! Book now to avoid missing out on a real treat 📯
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We’re BACK after our summer break rehearsing for our first concert of the 2025/26 season at Cadogan Hall this Wednesday! 🎻
The orchestra is sounding fantastic rehearsing Strauss’s masterpiece Ein Heldenleben for the first time this evening at Guildhall School of Music and Drama! 🦸♂️
There are still tickets available to Wednesday’s concert- get yours now and don’t miss out on a thrilling evening of music from our exceptional group of young musicians 🎶🎼
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