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The Helsinki Strings (Finnish: Helsingin juniorijouset, Swedish: Helsingfors Juniorstråkar) is a world-renowned youth orchestra based in Helsinki, Finland.
The Helsinki Strings, formed of students from the East Helsinki Music Institute and the Sibelius Academy, has fifty members from the ages of 10 to 20. The Helsinki Strings was founded by its conductors Csaba and Géza Szilvay in 1972, while Max Rostal and Yehudi Menuhin have served as the patrons of the orchestra.
After winning the Finnish Association of Music Schools Competition in 1977, the Helsinki Strings have released around 30 records, toured internationally and made over 70 television programmes, of which the artistic-educational series entitled Minifiddlers in Musicland (YLE) marked a new era in music education in Finland. In addition to Finland, the orchestra has given concerts in Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Russia, the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. International forums ASTA (American String Teachers’ Association), ESTA (European String Teachers’ Association), IKS (International Kodály Society), ISME (International Society for Music Education) and NMPU (Nordic Music Pedagogical Union) have all promoted the orchestra’s reputation beyond its national borders.
The Helsinki Strings, formed of students from the East Helsinki Music Institute and the Sibelius Academy, has fifty members from the ages of 10 to 20. The Helsinki Strings was founded by its conductors Csaba and Géza Szilvay in 1972, while Max Rostal and Yehudi Menuhin have served as the patrons of the orchestra.
After winning the Finnish Association of Music Schools Competition in 1977, the Helsinki Strings have released around 30 records, toured internationally and made over 70 television programmes, of which the artistic-educational series entitled Minifiddlers in Musicland (YLE) marked a new era in music education in Finland. In addition to Finland, the orchestra has given concerts in Hungary, Sweden, Denmark, the Faroe Islands, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Belgium, the Netherlands, France, Italy, Russia, the United States, Canada, Japan, Korea, China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan. International forums ASTA (American String Teachers’ Association), ESTA (European String Teachers’ Association), IKS (International Kodály Society), ISME (International Society for Music Education) and NMPU (Nordic Music Pedagogical Union) have all promoted the orchestra’s reputation beyond its national borders.
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