About
The Asian Youth Orchestra (AYO) is a youth orchestra composed of musicians from several Asian countries. It was founded by Yehudi Menuhin and Richard Pontzious in 1987, and its first concert took place in August 1990, conducted by Menuhin. The orchestra's artistic director was Richard Pontzious who died in 2020, its principal conductor is Joseph Bastian, and its conductor laureate was Sergiu Comissiona who died in 2005.
Members
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葉俊禧 cello
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姜馨来 double bass
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Le Hoai-nam violin
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Jingchun Jin oboe, principal
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劉琛彥 viola
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包文慶 horn
Discography
Albums
Links
Conductor position
Founder
Identifiers
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