The 2010s saw the Australian Youth Orchestra perform at the 2010 BBC Proms and embark on international tours in 2013, 2016 and 2019.
2010
Australian Youth Orchestra
Perth
Peter Grimes
Conductor: Richard Mills AM
Soloist: Anthony Dean Griffey
Artistic Associate: Barry Tuckwell
Australian Youth Orchestra
International Tour
Canberra, Sydney, China (Shanghai, Beijing, Tianjin), Europe (Copenhagen, London, Harrogate, Amsterdam)
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
Soloists: Ekaterina Gubanova, mezzo soprano; Alexey Yemtsov, piano
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National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Timothy White
Conductors: Lutz Koehler, Lawrence Renes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Howard Penny
2011
Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide, Melbourne
Conductor: Perry So
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
World premiere of Carl Vine’s Violin Concerto
Conductor: Thomas Dausgaard
Soloist: Dene Olding
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: Paul Dean
Conductors: Lutz Koehler, Lawrence Renes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Howard Penny
2012
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Christopher Hogwood
Associate Conductor: Luke Dollman
Australian Youth Orchestra
Queensland
Conductor: Simone Young
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Orchestra list
National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Howard Penny
Conductors: William Conway, Christopher Seaman, Mats Zetterqvist
2013
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Performance of Nigel Westlake’s ‘The Glass Soldier’
Conductor: Arvo Volmer
Soloist: Kristian Chong, piano
Australian Youth Orchestra
European Tour
Appearances in Sydney Opera House; Hamer Hall, Melbourne; Konzerthaus, Berlin; Wolkenturm, Schloss Grafenegg, Ulrichshusen, Mecklenburg Vorpommern; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Stadhalle, Kongress Palais, Kassel; Kurhaus, Wiesbaden; and the Festival Tent, Gstaad
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Soloists: Joshua Bell, violin; William Barton, didgeridoo
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Orchestra list
National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch
Conductors: Fabian Russell, Bruno Weil
Chamber Orchestra Director: Elizabeth Wallfisch
2014
Australian Youth Orchestra
Adelaide
Conductor: James Judd
Soloist: James Morrison
Australian Youth Orchestra
Brisbane
Conductor: Simone Young
Soloist: Ray Chen, violin
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Director: Richard Gill
Conductors: Alexandre Bloch, Richard Gill
Chamber Orchestra Director: Geoffrey Lancaster
2015
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Collaboration with Victorian Opera, performance of Wagner’s ‘The Flying Dutchman’
Artistic Director Richard Mills
Artistic Associate: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Sydney
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Director: James Judd
Conductors: James Judd, Douglas Boyd
Chamber Orchestra Director: Wilma Smith
2016
Australian Youth Orchestra
Brisbane & Gold Coast, QLD
Conductor: Alexandre Bloch
Soloist: Maxwell Foster
Australian Youth Orchestra
Europe, China, Australia
Appearances in Kissinger Sommer Festival, Germany; Rhiengau Musik Festival, Germany; Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany; Concertgebouw, Amsterdam; Shanghai Oriental Art Centre, Shanghai; National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing; Sydney Opera House; and Arts Centre Melbourne.
Conductor: Manfred Honeck
Soloist: Helene Grimaud, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
ANU School of Music, Canberra
Conductors: Brad Cohen, Erik Nielsen
Chamber Orchestra Director: Monica Curro
2017
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Andrew Gourlay
Soloist: Li-Wei Qin, cello
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Nigel Westlake
Soloists: Lior Attar, vocals; Diana Doherty, oboe
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Elim Chan, Dietrich Paredes
Chamber Orchestra Director: Belinda McFarlane
2018
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne and Bendigo, VIC
Conductor: Antony Hermus
Soloists: Penelope Mills, soprano; Andrea Lam, piano
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney, NSW & Brisbane, QLD
Conductor: Courtney Lewis
Soloist: Andrey Gugnin, piano
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Moritz Gnann, Christopher Seaman
Chamber Orchestra Director: Sophie Rowell
2019
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, VIC
Artistic Director: Richard Mills
Associate Conductor: Daniel Carter
Australian Youth Orchestra
International Tour
Conductor: Krzysztof Urbański
Soloists: Jan Lisiecki, piano; Daniel Müller-Schott, cello
Associate Conductor: Daniel Carter
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National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop
2020
Season cancelled due to Covid-19
National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium, University of Adelaide
Conductors:
Chamber Orchestra Director:
2021
Season cancelled due to Covid-19
Autumn Music Camp
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Conductors:
Chamber Orchestra Director:
2022
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne, Brisbane, Sydney
Conductor: Sir Mark Elder CH CBE
Assistant Conductors: Carlo Antonioli, Thaddeus Huang
Australian Youth Orchestra
Melbourne
Conductor: Matthew Coorey
Soloist (cello): Pei-Sian Ng
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Autumn Music Camp
Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop
2023
Australian Youth Orchestra
Perth
Conductor: Eivind Aadland
Australian Youth Orchestra
Sydney
Conductor: Nigel Westlake
Soloist (cello): Sharon Grigoryan
Soloist (vocals): Lior Attar
Soloist (vocals): Dr Lou Bennett AM
Associate Conductor: Fabian Russell
Orchestra list
National Music Camp
Elder Conservatorium of Music, The University of Adelaide
Conductors: Giordano Bellincampi, Ariel Zuckermann
Chamber Orchestra Director: Dale Barltrop