FYSO + Ahrensburg Youth Symphony Orchestra
Flint School of Performing Arts Production

Join the Flint Youth Symphony Orchestra (FYSO) in welcoming the Ahrensburg (Germany) Youth Symphony Orchestra to Flint!

The Youth Symphony Orchestra of Ahrensburg (Germany) has been in existence since 1968 and has gained experience on many international stages. In over 50 years, the young musicians have performed not only works from Beethoven to Wagner, but also film and musical music as well as premieres of international contemporary composers. Furthermore, many of the orchestra's instrumentalists have also gained unique stage experience through solo concerts.

The orchestra and its two pre-orchestras maintain partnership contacts with ensembles in Europe, Asia and the U.S. When travelling abroad, the JSOA takes on the role of cultural ambassador and thus facilitates an international human and musical exchange.

Since summer 2018, Sönke Grohmann has been the third conductor after Karl-Heinz Färber and Michael Klaue. Following in the footsteps of his predecessors, he is searching for new sounds, emotions and musical highlights together with the young musicians.

In October 2019, the orchestra, conducted by Sönke Grohmann and Kazuo Kanemaki, made its acclaimed debut in the sold-out Great Hall of the Elbphilharmonie Hamburg. More information on jsoa.de and on Instagram @jsoahrensburg