1960
Berlin, Germany
In 1960 JM World Orchestra brought together outstanding young musicians in Berlin, Germany, under the guidance of world-class conductors Charles MacLaurin Mackerras such as for a full concert programme featuring also the choir, followed by an international tour. The JM World Orchestra is a historical program of Jeunesses Musicales International and it still represents a significant part of the history of the organisation, as well as the first international youth orchestra of its kind.
Conductor
Sir Alan Charles MacLaurin Mackerras (1925 – 2010) was an American-born Australian conductor. He was an authority on the operas of Janáček and Mozart, and the comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan. He was long associated with the English National Opera (and its predecessor) and Welsh National Opera and was the first Australian chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.
Soloist
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