Welcome to Young European Strings
School of Music
YES caters for music students from the age of 21/2 years upwards. The school specialises in the early development and training of young professional musicians. It was established by its founding director Maria Kelemen in 1988 in Dublin. Over the past 21 years, generations of musicians to graduate from the establishment became students of music colleges in Ireland and abroad.
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YES Chamber Orchestra Concert
Royal Conservatoire of Music, Brussels
Thursday 30th October 2008
The Chamber Orchestra travelled to the Royal Conservatoire of Music in Brussels on 30th of October at the invitation of the Flemish Language department. There, under the artistic direction of Ronald Masin, they performed an exciting repertoire of well known classical and traditional Irish pieces.
This very special occasion marked the return of Maria Keleman and Ronald Masin to their Alma Mater after an absence of forty years. In 1988 Maria established the Young European Strings School of Music in Dublin training students using the methodologies of the Belgo-Hungarian schools and developing the schools unique approaches to the teaching string instruments with great success.
The programme for this showcase concert was as follows: Concerto for three violins, string orchestra and harpsichord in F major by Antonio Vivaldi, the three young soloists are Phoebe White, Isobel Cordone and Claire Austen with Julien Wolfs on harpsichord; Hungarian-Jewish traditional melodies arranged for strings; Johann Sebastian Bach’s Concerto for violin in A major with guest soloists Gwendolyn Masin on violin and Julien Wolfs on harpsichord, and Serenade in C, opus 48 by Pjotr Tchaikovsky.
Twenty students and their parents travelled with Maria and Ronald to Brussels.
Celebrating 20 Years of Success
Anniversary Gala Concert
Tuesday 18th November 2008
National Gallery, Merrion Square
For one magical night the Great Hall at the National Gallery was filled with music performed by present and past students of the Young European Strings School of Music (YES). The Gala Concert marked the 20th Anniversary since the founding of the school by Maria Kelemen.
Special guest on the evening were Mr Martin Mansergh TD, Minister for State at the Department of Finance and Minister of State for Arts, Sports and Tourism (with special responsibility for the Arts) who gave the plenary address, representatives of the musical, diplomatic and political arenas, alumni of the school, the founders and faculty of the school and friends and families of past and present pupils.
The exciting and challenging programme for the evening comprised Vivaldi’s Concerto for three violins. The three young soloists were Phoebe White, Isobel Cordone and Claire Austen. Vivaldi’s Concerto for four violins with soloists Gwendolyn Masin, Gina Maria McGuinness, David O’Doherty and Catherine Leonard, Hungarian-Jewish Traditional melodies arranged for strings, and Tchaikovsky’s Serenade for Strings.
The concert was followed by a drinks reception in the Baroque Room.
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Marino Suite CD
The new CD “Marino Suite” is available in all music shops in Ireland and/or can be downloaded from iTunes!
