Press releases from the European Youth Orchestra Academy
Here you will find all official press releases from the European Youth Orchestra Academy — from programme presentations and jury announcements to concert and project information. Each release is available as a PDF download and may be used for journalistic purposes. Contact: Klaus Peter Rieser >T +49(0)174 19 73 160
E presse@eyoa.de
Photocredits: © Heinz Bunse
Hannes Wagner – The violinist and current prize-winner of the SINFONIMA competition is soloist at the EYOA's "Young European Music Festival". On September 11 at Heidelberg's Brahms Hall and on September 12 at the Musensaal of Mannheim's Rosengarten, he performs the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto. He plays a violin by Bapt. Rogerius Bon Nicolai Amati from 1678, generously made available to him by the SINFONIMA Foundation of Mannheimer Versicherung. Wagner is currently completing his studies at the Hochschule für Musik Trossingen and gained early orchestral experience as concertmaster – including with the World Youth Orchestra and the Baden-Württemberg State Youth Orchestra.
Photocredits: © Mannheimer Versicherungen
Dr. Lothar Stöckbauer – Board member of the SINFONIMA Foundation of Mannheimer Versicherung. The foundation awards valuable historical string instruments to highly talented young musicians through an annual competition. By collaborating with the European Youth Orchestra Academy (EYOA), Stöckbauer underscores the close connection between cultural patronage and Mannheim's identity as a business hub.
"Young European Music Festival" in the Rhine-Neckar Metropolitan Region
Hannes Wagner, SINFONIMA Foundation Prize-Winner, to perform as Soloist at the 2026 "Young European Music Festival"
- Where cultural patronage meets Mannheim as a business hub
- European Youth Orchestra Academy (EYOA) brings young musical talent back to Mannheim
- Seven concerts planned across the Metropolitan Region in September
Mannheim, June 29, 2026 — Hannes Wagner has been announced as soloist at the 2026 EYOA Festival. The violinist and SINFONIMA Foundation prize-winner will perform the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto on two evenings, playing a violin by Bapt. Rogerius Bon Nicolai Amati (1678), generously made available to him by the Mannheimer Versicherung foundation. The Young European Music Festival — presented by EYOA, founded in 2019 — brings together 76 young musicians from 17 countries for seven concerts at four venues across the Metropolitan Region.
More music, more connections, more Europe
“Young European Music Festival”: A new concept for the European Youth Orchestra Academy in 2026
- A Musical Statement for Peace, Diversity, and Cohesion in Europe
The European Youth Orchestra Academy (EYOA) will present an expanded concept in 2026. In addition to the symphony orchestra, the program will now include chamber music and big band jazz, with more concerts and a new festival structure: the Young European Music Festival.
Our guiding principles are peace, friendship and joy.
European Youth Orchestra Academy in Mannheim (2025)
- 50 young musical talents from 17 countries in the EU, Great Britain and Ukraine are returning to Mannheim
- Zehntägiges vielseitiges Boot Camp unter professioneller Anleitung mit Vorbereitung auf klassisches Konzert im OPAL
- Zu Ostern: Gala-Konzert und öffentliche Generalprobe
- Familienkonzert am Karfreitag mit Mal-Performance