The 2000s saw the AYO perform at Centennial of Federation celebrations and embark on multiple European tours.
2000
Perth International Festival of Arts
Perth
‘The Three Nines’
Conductor: Tadaaki Otaka
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney (Olympics Arts Festival), Canberra, Melbourne, Adelaide
Conductor: Robert Spano
Soloist: Pinchas Zukerman
Australia Day Celebrations ‘Lighting of the Flame’
Sydney
Conductor: Brian Buggy
Featuring The Sing 2001 Choir
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National Music Camp
Macquarie University, Sydney
Director: Tony Fogg
2001
Centenary of Federation Centennial Celebrations
Sydney
Conductor: Lyn Williams
Featuring various soloists, choirs and dancers
Ceremony for Centennial of Federation Festival
Melbourne
Conductor: Richard Mills
Soloists: Deborah Cheetham, soprano and Yothu Yindi
European Tour
Appearances in Sydney (Australia), Rotterdam, Amsterdam (The Netherlands), La Roque d’Antheron (France), Berlin (Germany)
Conductor: Mikko Franck, Vladimir Ashkenazy (Berlin)
Soloists: Clemens Leske, Jr, piano (Sydney); Sophie Rowell, violin; Michael Kieran Harvey, Caroline Almonte and Kristian Chong, piano
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National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Brett Dean
2002
Melbourne Symphony Myer Music Bowl Series
Melbourne
Conductor: Markus Stenz
Soloists: Sophie Rowell, violin; Caroline Almonte, Kristian Chong, and Michael Kieran Harvey, piano
Musica Viva Lismore
Brisbane, Lismore and Armidale
Conductor: Federico Cortese
Soloist: Slava Grigoryan, guitar
Sydney Symphony ‘Meet The Music’
Sydney
Conductor: Federico Cortese
Soloist: Slava Grigoriyan, guitar
Sydney Symphony ‘Tea & Symphony‘
Sydney
Conductor: Federico Cortese
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National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Michael Mulcahy
2003
Perth International Arts Festival
Perth
Gurrelieder
Conductor: Diego Masson
Featuring various soloists and choirs
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Sydney Philharmonia Subscription Series
Sydney, Newcastle, Canberra, Beechworth
Conductor: Thomas Woods
Soloists: Patricia Rozario, soprano; Christopher Josey, counter-tenor; Sydney Philharmonia
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National Music Camp
University of Western Australia, Perth
Director: Marshall McGuire
2004
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney and Canberra
Conductor: Benjamin Zander
Soloists: Emma Matthews, soprano; Sally-Anne Russell, mezzo-soprano; Sydney Philharmonia
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
European Tour
Sydney (Australia); St Thomas (The Netherlands), Kassel (Germany), La Chaise-Dieu, La Roque (France), Merano (Italy), St Moritz (Switzerland) and London (UK)
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Soloists: Hélèn Grimaud and Cristina Ortiz, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Brett Dean
2005
Sydney Symphony ‘Meet The Music’ Series
Armidale, Sydney and Canberra
Conductor: Alexander Anissimov
Soloist: Michael Kieran Harvey, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Queensland Music Festival
Brisbane
Tristan und Isolde
Conductor: Richard Mills
Featuring various soloists, including John Treleaven, Lisa Gasteen, Bruce Martin, Bernadette Cullen, David Wakeham, Barry Ryan, Jaewoo Kim, and Lionel Theunissen
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National Music Camp
Monash University, Melbourne
Director: Richard Mills
2006
Adelaide Festival
Adelaide
Conductor: Diego Masson, conductor
Soloists: Bernadette Cullen, mezzo-soprano; Keith Lewis, tenor; David Wenham, actor
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Oleg Caetani
Featuring: Sydney Philharmonia Choir
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Marshall McGuire
2007
UWA Perth International Arts Festival
Perth
Conductors: Gérard Korsten & Paul Kildea
Soloist: Cameron Hill
Featuring: Sydney Philharmonia
Associate Conductor: Simon Kenway
European Tour
Appearances in Sydney (Australia), Germany, France and the Netherlands
Conductor: Lawrence Foster
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide
Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch
2008
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Rossen Milanov
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide Festival Centre Symphonic program
Adelaide
Conductor: John Nelson
Soloist: Herbert Schuch
Associate Conductor: Keith Crellin
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National Music Camp
Canberra School of Music, ANU
Director: Marshall McGuire
2009
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Geelong, Canberra
Concert Series
Conductor: Alexander Shelley
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide
The Beethoven Festival
Conductor: John Nelson
Soloist: Herbert Schuch
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium, Adelaide
Director: Paul Dean