Youngsters take Budapest by storm
China DailyThe youth orchestra plays in Budapest. CHINA DAILY During the second half, the orchestra played Franz Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 and Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird Suite. According to Jing, Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No 2 was the highlight of the tour and was a display of the orchestra's youthful energy and vibrancy. According to orchestra head Chen Zhimin, the Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra has toured internationally since 2015, including Germany, France, Japan and Spain, and has left its mark on many of the world's prestigious musical events. Founded in July 2011, the Guangzhou Symphony Youth Orchestra was the first in China to be organized and administered by a professional orchestra — the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra — which coaches its members, including those with and without backgrounds in music.