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CodeDS/UK/967
NameNational Youth Orchestra of Wales; 1945-; Welsh orchestra
Dates1945-
BiographyThe National Youth Orchestra of Wales (Welsh: Cerddorfa Genedlaethol Ieuenctid Cymru), founded in 1945, has the distinction of being the first national youth orchestra in the world and is Europe’s longest-standing national youth orchestra.

Based in the capital, Cardiff, the orchestra has an impressive history which has merited attention both within Wales and beyond.

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