The Young ClassX Jugendchor
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Really powerful voices: The Young ClassX Ensemble is not a normal youth choir, but a selection of talented young people who started singing in many different school choirs in Hamburg as part of The Young ClassX initiative - and now don't want to stop.
Under the direction of The Young ClassX choir module leader, Maria Ludwig-Petersen, they regularly work in their free time on a challenging repertoire that spans a wide range of popular music. One of their trademarks is the songs arranged especially for them, some of which are original compositions.
The effort is worth it, as the young people not only receive additional support through vocal coaching, but they also conquer the really big stages as The Young ClassX Ensemble: Elbphilharmonie, Kampnagel, Laeiszhalle - to name but a few. These young singers also inspire audiences beyond the borders of Hamburg and Germany with their passion for music. In 2017, they sang - also in cooperation with the Hamburg State Opera - at the Shanghai Opera in the production ‘Erzittre, feiger Bösewicht!’, a version of Mozart's Magic Flute adapted for young people. In 2022, their journey took them to Carnegie Hall in New York, where they performed under the direction of Kent Nagano in the world premiere of Sean Shepherd's ‘On a Clear Day’ together with the Philharmonic State Orchestra, the Alsterspatzen, the Audi Youth Choir Academy and the Dresdner Kreuzchor.
Initiated in 2008 by the Otto Group and Salut Salon, The Young ClassX has now reached over 30,000 children and young people. The music promotion programme has received several awards throughout Germany and is under the patronage of Prof. Dr Michael Otto, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Otto Group, and Dr Peter Tschentscher, First Mayor of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg.
In 2022, The Young ClassX was honoured with the OPUS Klassik for promoting young talent.
