ENSEMBLES 2018

OJPA - Alicante´s Youth Orchestra

The Alicante´s Youth Orchestra is a unique project that unites the 200 highly talented young musicians, aged 14-26, from the Alicante Region. It was founded in 2009, by Francisco Maestre as its Chief Conductor.  The OJPA´s young musicians, are bound together by their passion for classical music, enthusiasm to be challenged, a desire to display their remarkable skills in the most prestigious concert venues, and to represent Spain and the Alicante Region at international events and work with the most important orchestras, conductors, musicians and soloists of our time. Every year, its members have to pass an audition to be accepted into the orchestra. Under the guidance of their conductor, renowned soloists, distinguished guests, and a team of professional tutors, the young musicians are given the unique opportunity to improve and complete their musical learning experience within the orchestra. With the dedication to strive for excellence at technical mastery, artistic and self-expression, the OJPA Program consists of intense weekend rehearsals at ADDA (Auditorio de la Diputación de Alicante), demanding repertoires, around 30 concerts per year presented in Spain and abroad, as well as participation in competitions, festivals and tours. Every summer the musicians take part in the most prestigious European Festivals in Germany, France, Spain, and Austria. At SCL Vienna, the orchestra has attained the 1st place with excellent success in the competition of the Golden Hall of Musikverein twice. In 2017, OJPA enjoyed its first exchange program with Amersfoort Youth Orchestra and is already looking forward for the next one in 2019. From 2013 to this date, OJPA has hosted the Alicante´s International Youth Orchestras Festival (FIJO). This event provides valuable occasions to learn and exchange musical and cultural experiences with the world´s finest musicians.

Francisco Maestre

Conductor

Francisco Maestre completed his conductor training in Spain under Maestros Yaron Traub, Dima Slobodeniouk, José De Eusebio and in St. Petersburg with Maestro Alexander Polyanichko. In 2008, he graduated as Conductor and Artistic Conductor for Symphony Orchestra from  the “N.A. Rimsky-Korsakov” State Conservatory from Saint Petersburg. Recently, he has led performances with the Galicia Symphony Orchestra, Palermo Classica Symphony Orchestra, Mariinsky Theatre Youth Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de la Región de Murcia, Eurasian Symphony Orchestra, Sant Petesburg Youth Symphony Orchestra, Turkish National Youth Philharmonic Orchestra, Moscow Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra Giovanile di Roma, Orchestra d’Archi Giovanile della Svizzera Italiana, Amerfoort Jeugd Orkest and many others. He has made several recordings which include Beethoven Symphonies and Mozart’s Requiem for RNE. Annually since 2014, he has conducted at the Musikverein and Wiener Konzerthaus. He has worked with musicians such as: Shlomo Mintz, Edicson Ruiz, José Sempere, Maite Alberola, Rusanda Panfili, Marcelo Guzzo, Alfredo Ferre, ‎Alok Kumar, Andrei Chestiglazov, Sofia Vasheruk, Sergei Redkin and many more. His commitment to contemporary music and composers has allowed him to conduct many premiers by leading and emerging composers: the Spanish Premiere of the Concerto for Double Bass and Orchestra by R. Martinsson with the Berlin Philharmonic soloist Edicson Ruiz, Europe Premier of the Opera Oh My Son, Europe Premier of “Libertadores” by Oscar Navarro at MuTh Hall in Viena and World Premiere of the Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra by Simone Iannarelli at the International Guitar Festival “José Tomás”. In collaboration with the AlicanteAdministration, he expanded the education programs to include side-by-side concerts, competitions, festivals, masterclasses, mentorship programs and continues to create innovative projects to engage the talents and communities, bringing vibrancy and blossoming collaboration to the musical culture in Alicante and abroad.

SCL Artistic Program

Competition Program

Additional Concerts Program