Founded in the 1960s in order to develop the musical education of young Europeans, EMCY arranges concerts (with and without orchestra), broadcasts, tours, award ceremonies, master classes and courses for competition prize winners throughout Europe.
EMCY is a registered association under German law with an elected international board of five representatives, headed since 2012 by chairman Paul Scholer.
Current members are: The EMCY office is located in Munich's Creative Quarter (Kreativquartier) in Schwere-Reiter-Str.
These concerts, tours, workshops, and master classes are international meeting points for young musicians.
EMCY also holds conferences for competition organisers (most recently in Luxembourg in 2018) and music educators on particular themes.