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Puchheimer JugendKammer Orchester
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The PYCO was founded at the end of 1992 by Simone Burger-Michielsen
and her husband Peter Michielsen (Puchheim is situated in
the west of Munich/Bavaria). The orchestra has 30 string musicians,
the average age is about 16 years.
Concert Tours and participation on competitions:
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| 1995 |
Süd-Ungarn
Bavarian Competition, Ingolstadt: „Mit sehr gutem Erfolg
teilgenommen“
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| 1996 |
German Competition, Gera: „Mit sehr gutem Erfolg teilgenommen“
European Youth Music Festival in Kopenhagen/Dänemark
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| 1997 |
European Youth Music Festival, Neerpelt/Belgien:
1. Preis cum laude |
| 1998 |
Japan: Internat. Youth Music Festival, concerts
in Kumamoto, Jonan Town, Yatsushiro and in German Embassy in
Tokio (Soloist Mari Suzuki, Violin) |
| 1999 |
European Youth Music Festival, Neerpelt/Belgien:
1. Preis cum laude Bavarian Competition, München: „Mit
sehr gutem Erfolg teilgenommen“; |
| 2000 |
German Competition, Karlsruhe: „Mit sehr
gutem Erfolg teilgenommen“ |
| 2001 |
International Festival of Youth Orchestras in
Florenz with concerts in Lucca, Florenz, Arezzo, Perugia und
Bevagna |
| 2002 |
Tassilo-Preis of “Süddeutsche Zeitung”
European Youth Music Festival, Neerpelt/Belgien: 1. Preis
summa cum laude
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| 2003 |
10 years PJKO: happening with other musicians from folk
rock, percussion and modern jazz
International Festival for the Youth in Gaia/ Portugal
Bavarian Competition; München “mit hervorragendem
Erfolg teilgenommen”
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| 2004 |
Concert Tour to Italy with concerts in Florenz
und Cingoli
German Competition, Osnabrück: „Mit hervorragendem
Erfolg“, 1. Platz
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| 2005 |
concerts in Munich (Circus Krone, Prinzregenten, Bundesgartenschau)
partnership Muenchener Kammerorchester/Christoph Poppen and
Puchheimer Jugendkammerorchester/Peter Michielsen
concerts in Czech Republic (Prague), Poland (Wroclav), Dresden
and Weimar
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| 2005 |
concerts in Munich; concert-tour to Austria and France
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In the meantime different successful chamber music ensembles
were established out of the orchestra. In 1999 for example
three quartets won first prices at Jugend Musiziert on the
district level and a first and second price on the national
level.
In 2002 there were one trio and one quartet successful in
this competition in Germany, 2005 there were four quartets.
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