MUSICAL stars of the future are about to get their fling at Birmingham’s iconic Symphony Hall venue.

What is about to happen then also poses the question: when over 200 young musicians from 15 European countries come together with six international conductors, 50 teachers, musicians from Royal Birmingham Conservatoire and one of the world’s finest violinists, for a summer residency in Birmingham what is the likely product?

The answer: a spectacular Bank Holiday show on Monday, August 27 (2.30pm), for all the family, presenting the new face of orchestral music at its most energetic, vital and joyous!

The audience heading for Systema Europe will experience thrilling music from North and South America and Britain, old and new, and star violinist Nicola Benedetti, who joins the orchestra to perform the captivating final movement of Wynton Marsalis’ Violin Concerto written especially for her.

Sistema Europe is a network of music and social action programmes inspired by El Sistema in Venezuela, transforming the lives of young people and their communities through making music together.

The Sistema Europe annual summer residency is taking place in the UK for the first time ever. The evening features Sascha Goetzel, Jessica Cottis, Jesus Uzcategui, Etienne Abelin, Samuel Matus, Juan Carlos - conductors, Nicola Benedetti - violin, the Sistema Europe Youth Orchestra In Harmony – Telford and Sistema England Young Leaders.

Also in the programme is Elgar’s Nimrod and there will also be free activities in the foyer from 12noon onwards.

The show will also give everyone there the chance to get involved in making music, and the opportunity to meet many of the inspiring young people involved in Sistema Europe.

Tickets cost £10.

Coming up earlier in August, also at Symphony Hall, on Friday, August 3 (7.30pm) is another concert where young musicians will feature prominently.

Once again there will be no holds barred as teenage energy and musical brilliance will provide some seriously sensational music!

It promises to be a totally dazzling concert performed by the world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers, and when you also throw in a bit of magic in the form of legendary conductor and composer George Benjamin and pianist extraordinaire Tamara Stefanovich, then you’re looking at a spectacularly good night out.

The evening begins at altitude, with a wild wind whistling in the audience's ears and you watch a coven of witches at a terrifying, hedonistic dance party in Mussorgsky’s Night on a Bare Mountain (one of the BBC's Ten Pieces).

Taking the scenic route, the audience will then experience the eerily mysterious, cinematic soundscape of Ligeti’s modern classic Lontano (so chillingly spooky that Stanley Kubrick used it in the soundtrack of The Shining), the jazzy exuberance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto for the Left Hand and George Benjamin’s vibrant, attention-grabbing Dance Figures.

The adventure ends down at sea level with the waves crashing against the shore in Debussy’s La Mer.

There will be another youthful performance on Tuesday, August 14 (7.30pm) involving the CBSO Chorus and Youth Chorus.

The performance also includes mezzo soprano Justina Gringyte and conductor Ludovic Morlot.

Day breaks over an ancient Greek paradise and in Ravel’s huge, sumptuous ballet Daphnis and Chloé you can hear every drop of dew, every flurry of birdsong, and every ray of glittering sunlight.

In Symphony Hall, it sounds sensational – and with Morlot conducting Lilli Boulanger's heaven-storming Psalm 130 and Debussy’s shimmering Nocturnes, the audience can expect a serious tingle factor!