National Youth String Orchestra

A sheer joy from start to finish, Dvořák’s optimistic Serenade for Strings is complemented here by the cool elegance of Stravinsky’s ballet score Apollon Musagète.

Praised for their precision, infectious energy and light and transparent sound, the National Youth String Orchestra brings youthful verve to these works, alongside Gipps’ musical portrait of a Lake District garden, full of bittersweet melancholy that’s reminiscent of Vaughan Williams. 

National Youth String Orchestra
Damian Iorio conductor

Mozart:
Adagio and Fugue in C minor, K.456 (7’)
Stravinsky:
Apollon musagète (33’)
Gipps:
Cringlemire Garden, Op.39 (7’)
Dvořák:
Serenade for Strings, Op.22 (30’)

General booking opens Saturday 30 May at 10am.

Advance booking for members begins from Monday 11 May – view our full schedule of priority booking dates.

Find out how becoming a member both supports our work and enables you to enjoy priority booking.

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Summer at Snape

Join us for a celebration of music and visual art this summer.

31 July – 30 August 2026

Summer at Snape

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