Speakers - Junior Orchestra

Camerata Junior was founded in 2010 by the Friends of Music Society, under the presidency of C. Pylarinos, with the aim to instill team spirit and collective musical action among pupils, mainly through periodical preparation classes at the Megaron – Athens Concert Hall and participation in art events in Greece and abroad.

Camerata Junior counts 27 youngsters aged 11-22 who comprise the Orchestra’s main body and another 16 pupils aged 6 – 12 in parallel activities. The Orchestra’s preparations started off in February 2011 leading to the first public appearance on May 5th at the 20th anniversary of the foundation of the Camerata – The Friends of Music Orchestra , that took place at the Dimitris Mitropoulos Hall. The Orchestra’s next appearance was on June 21st 2011 at the Athens Megaron and on October 29th 2011 at the Thessaloniki Concert Hall.