The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra (YMSO) is the only symphony orchestra in the UK dedicated to providing free orchestral training, performance experience and professional development opportunities to musicians on the threshold of their professional careers.
James Blair conducts the YMSO in Chabrier’s most renowned work, his vibrant España, followed by Sibelius’ Violin Concerto performed by Kryštof Kohout. Elgar’s Enigma Variations, including the beloved 'Nimrod', concludes the evening.
The Young Musicians Symphony Orchestra continues its season at Cadogan Hall with conductor James Blair and works by Tchaikovsky, Elgar and Stravinsky.
The concert opens with Tchaikovsky’s Capriccio Italien, a festive work that blends Italian fo...
The YMSO ends its 2025-26 season with Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2, with soloist Radu-Gabriel Stoica, and Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, conducted by James Blair. Berlioz's Hungarian March from the Damnation of Faust opens the programm...
In its first concert of the 2025-26 season, YMSO performs Strauss' dazzling Ein Heldenleben, conducted by James Blair. Young star Annemarie Federle joins them to perform Ruth Gipps' virtuosic Horn Concerto, while Sibelius' tone poem Finlandia opens t...
James Blair conducts a dynamic programme of Romantic music including Tchaikovsky's powerful Piano Concerto No. 1 with Georgian pianist Salome Jordania, and Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, in an impressive display of both technical precision and emo...
