ESO Youth

12/09/2026

Over 50% of our places are now filled for our October Beginners & Intermediates 🎶

Reserve your place now - https://eso.co.uk/community/eso-youth/

07/09/2026

Just remembering this concert day on 21st August ☺️

We had a fabulous course with these amazing young musicians 🎶

ESO Youth Symphony Orchestra - Summer Course 2027 - come & join us!
Priority booking for 2026 participants is open now. Public booking will open on 14th September.

22/08/2026

Look what we did yesterday!

Our amazing ESO Youth Symphony Orchestra performed at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for their end of course concert.

We are incredibly proud of all the young musicians for their fantastic achievements this week.

Thanks to Michael Whitefoot Photography for the lovely images.

21/08/2026

We are rehearsing in the beautiful Bradshaw Hall at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire for our concert this evening.

Come and hear us at 7pm 🎶

21/08/2026

The ESO website is back!
If you’d like to book tickets for this evening’s concert, please purchase here: https://eso.co.uk/product/esoyouth-21aug26-birm/
They will also be available on the door.

Unreserved seating. Need help placing your order? E-mail us on [email protected]

21/08/2026

Quizmaster Finn is taking the young musicians through their paces with some very interesting tasks!

Some examples here 😂

- On the violin, starting on the G # on the E string, then move down 3 strings, then up a perfect 4th,
then up one string, then up a perfect 4th, then down a perfect 5th, then up one string, then down a minor second. If this note was the leading note, what major key would you be playing in?

- Italian composer or type of pasta?
Cherubini
Corzetti

20/08/2026

We have had another busy day!

Ben from the Musicians' Union visited us today to speak about what the union does for working musicians and others who work in the music industry.

Our young musicians were also fortunate enough to attend a session with the soprano soloist for the Strauss, Nadine Benjamin, on performance practice exploring different approaches to music and the understanding of what it is all about.

In the evening, we had a great rehearsal with Nadine on the Strauss.

Come & hear us tomorrow at Royal Birmingham Conservatoire at 7pm. Tickets will be available on the door from 6pm. £12.50 full, free for under 18 and carers. See you there!

19/08/2026

We are starting Wednesday with a very interesting and informative talk from our Harp tutor, Rita Schindler (who is Hungarian), on Béla Bartók and his music.

We have learned about Bartók’s life, the history of Hungary and how “Concerto for Orchestra” was influenced by lots of traditional Hungarian culture.

Thank you, Rita 😊

18/08/2026

It’s Terrific Tuesday at ESO Youth Symphony Orchestra Course - Day 2!

We had an excellent day of sectional rehearsals. What a difference a day makes - well done to all the musicians for their hard work today. They’re sounding amazing 🤩

23/05/2026

Welcome to our Beginners musicians 🎶
It’s a lovely warm (perhaps a little too warm!) day and they’re all working hard and playing excellently.