QYO founder and QYS Conductor John Curro AM MBE celebrated his 85th birthday in December in Bonn, Germany while on tour with the Queensland Youth Symphony.

The Queensland Youth Symphony had the honour of performing for QYO Patron, His Excellency the Honourable Paul de Jersey AC, Governor of Queensland in a special concert for our patron members and donors, to thank them for their contributions towards the 2017 QYS International Tour.