Orchestre Français des Jeunes explained

Type:	Youth orchestra
Orchestre Français des Jeunes
Short Name:	OFJ
Location:	Paris, France
Principal Conductor:	Fabien Gabel

The Orchestre Français des Jeunes (French Youth Orchestra, in 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]

See also

• List of youth orchestras

Notes and References

1. Web site: Kubik. Suzana. 2018-07-18. À quoi servent les orchestres de jeunes ?. 2020-12-07. France Musique. fr.
2. Web site: OFJ. 2020-12-06. www.ofj.fr. Orchestre Français des Jeunes.
3. Web site: 2013-08-15. Deutsche und französische Jugendorchester beim Élysée-Jubiläum. 2020-12-10. MUSIK HEUTE. de-DE.
4. Web site: European Federation of National Youth Orchestras. Members&Partners. 2020-12-09. en-gb.
5. Web site: OFJ / Fabien Gabel, nouveau directeur musical. 2020-12-06. Association Française des Orchestres. 18 October 2016 . fr-FR.