What's the greatest Youth Orchestra in the world?

With Carnegie Hall's announcement that it will develop a National Youth Orchestra, top American instrumentalists from 16 to 19 years old will get the chance to train and tour in what organizers plan to be a world class ensemble. read more

If by Youth Orchestra, you mean a group of instrumentalists under the age of 23, then, in my opinion, the San Francisco Youth Orchestra is the one. They sound better than most professional orchestras on the planet. read more

In 2008, Gramophone, one of the world's most respected classical music publications since its founding in 1923, took on the monumental task of ranking the world's best orchestras. read more

They have an amazing sound, and is the best Norwegian Orchestra. They play so different type of music, all with high quality, but they also set up the big symphonies and get world famous soloist to play with them. It is a Orchestra in huge progress and my opinion is this the best version of Oslo Philharmonic orchestra ever been. read more