Orchestre Français des Jeunes

National youth orchestra of France

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Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Youth orchestra

Short name	OFJ
Founded	1982 (1982)
Location	Paris, France
Principal conductor	Fabien Gabel
Website	www.ofj.fr

The Orchestre Français des Jeunes (French Youth Orchestra, French: [ɔʁkɛstʁə fʁɑ̃sɛ de ʒœn], OFJ) is the national youth orchestra of France, founded in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture.^[1]^[2] It consists of young musicians of ages 16 to 25, selected by audition.

In 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, the Orchestre Français des Jeunes performed a series of concerts together with its German counterpart, the Bundesjugendorchester, under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies.^[3]

It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.^[4]

List of musical directors

1982-1983: Jérôme Kaltenbach
1984-1985: Emmanuel Krivine
1986: Sylvain Cambreling
1987-1991: Emmanuel Krivine
1992-1998: Marek Janowski
1998-2001: Jesus Lopez Cobos
2001-2004: Emmanuel Krivine
2004: Jesus Lopez Cobos
2005-2008: Jean-Claude Casadesus
2008: Dennis Russell Davies
2009-2010: Kwamé Ryan
2011-2014: Dennis Russell Davies
2015-2016: David Zinman
since 2017: Fabien Gabel^[5]

References

^ Kubik, Suzana (18 July 2018). "À quoi servent les orchestres de jeunes ?". France Musique (in French). Retrieved 7 December 2020.
^ Orchestre Français des Jeunes. "OFJ". www.ofj.fr. Retrieved 6 December 2020.
^ "Deutsche und französische Jugendorchester beim Élysée-Jubiläum". MUSIK HEUTE (in German). 15 August 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
^ European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. "Members&Partners". Retrieved 9 December 2020.
^ "OFJ / Fabien Gabel, nouveau directeur musical". Association Française des Orchestres (in French). Retrieved 6 December 2020.