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At the invitation of the Berlin Philharmonic

The German National Youth Orchestra (Bundesjugendorchester) is Germany's national youth symphony orchestra for highly talented musicians aged 14 to 19. Founded in 1969 by the German Music Council, it has been supported by the Berlin Philharmonic as a patron orchestra since 2013 and is considered a talent factory for young professional orchestra players.



Cast

  • German Federal Youth Orchestra
  • German Federal Jazz Orchestra
  • Jonathan Stockhammer, Conductor
  • Malika Tirolien, Vocals

Program

Wynton Marsalis
Swing Symphony: 4th Movement Manhattan to LA, commissioned by the Berliner Philharmoniker Foundation in collaboration with The Barbican, the New York Philharmonic, and the Los Angeles Philharmonic


Darius Milhaud
La Création du monde (arranged by Libor Šíma)


Edward Kennedy ("Duke") Ellington
Night Creature


Intermission


Leonard Bernstein
On the Town: 3 Dance Episodes


Libor Šíma
Sledgehammer Reloaded


Malika Tirolien
Grow Suite (arranged by Stefan Behrisch)
Additional information
Participating artists
Bundesjugendorchester
Bundesjazzorchester
Jonathan Stockhammer
Malika Tirolien
Dates
April 2026
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