European Youth Music Festivals: Bringing Europe to the People
Every few years, thousands of young musicians and their teachers travel to another European country to take part in a very special event: the European Youth Music Festival.
Every few years, thousands of young musicians and their teachers travel to another European country to take part in a very special event: the European Youth Music Festival.
Registration is now open for the d@rts International Conference & Artistic Reunion, hosted by the Gustav Mahler Private University of Music in Klagenfurt, Austria.
The 4th European Music & Art School Symposium (EMSS) will take place on 25–26 September 2026 at the mdw Vienna, with both in-person and online participation options.
At the invitation of AZUŠ-ČR, EMU members, Board members, European partners and speakers came together in Prague for the 51st EMU General Assembly, the EMU Forum and Conference 2026.
Over the years, the European Music School Union has opened its General Assemblies in many impressive and memorable places. But this year’s opening was special in a very particular way.
This year’s edition of the EFM is exploring how music supports physical and mental health, strengthens resilience, and contributes to wellbeing across society.
The Board of MusiQuE – Music Quality Enhancement met in person in Brussels on 22 and 23 April 2026 to discuss and shape the organisation’s future strategic direction.
The latest EMU Spotlight Session provided a practice-oriented overview of how schools can initiate and develop mobility projects that enable enriching encounters between teachers and students across Europe.
Dedicated to exploring powerful strategies for promoting the value of music and arts education, this EMU Spotlight Session focusses on effective advocacy for music and art schools.
From 29 May to 1 June 2025, Catalonia became a vibrant meeting point for Europe’s young music community as more than 4,000 young musicians from 18 countries gathered for the 15th European Youth Music Festival.
