Orchestre Français des Jeunes

The Orchestre Français des Jeunes (French Youth Orchestra,, OFJ) is the national youth orchestra of France, founded in 1982 by the Ministry of Culture. It consists of young musicians of ages 16 to 25, selected by audition.

In 2013, to mark the 50th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty, the Orchestre Français des Jeunes performed a series of concerts together with its German counterpart, the Bundesjugendorchester, under the direction of Dennis Russell Davies.

It is a member of the European Federation of National Youth Orchestras.

List of musical directors

 * 1982-1983: Jérôme Kaltenbach
 * 1984-1985: Emmanuel Krivine
 * 1986: Sylvain Cambreling
 * 1987-1991: Emmanuel Krivine
 * 1992-1998: Marek Janowski
 * 1998-2001: Jesus Lopez Cobos
 * 2001-2004: Emmanuel Krivine
 * 2004: Jesus Lopez Cobos
 * 2005-2008: Jean-Claude Casadesus
 * 2008: Dennis Russell Davies
 * 2009-2010: Kwamé Ryan
 * 2011-2014: Dennis Russell Davies
 * 2015-2016: David Zinman
 * since 2017: Fabien Gabel