St Petersburg, Mariinsky II

Shepherd. Tchaikovsky. Shostakovich

Soloist: Joshua Bell (violin)
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Conductor: Valery Gergiev

The programme includes:
Sean Shepherd
Magiya

Pyotr Tchaikovsky
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 35

Dmitry Shostakovich
Symphony No 10 in E Minor, Op. 93

Established by Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) is a new programme that annually brings together one hundred and twenty of the most talented young musicians (aged sixteen–nineteen) from across the USA for an intensive training residency and tour, led each year by a different world-renowned conductor. The first national youth orchestra in modern American history, the NYO-USA is an opportunity for high-school-aged musicians to participate in a professional-level performance programme, forge personal and artistic bonds with peers and represent both their own communities and the USA as their country’s musical ambassadors. The inaugural season of the NYO-USA features players from forty-two of the fifty states. Chosen through a rigorous application and review process, they share an exceptional level of musical achievement while coming to the orchestra from a wide range of backgrounds, mirroring the country’s rich diversity. Because it is a tuition-free programme, acceptance into the NYO-USA is based solely on merit, and financial aid is available for travel costs to and from New York. Prior to their tour each summer, the NYO-USA musicians come together for a two-week residency at Purchase College, State University of New York, where they are coached by first chair players from some of America’s greatest orchestras and prepare the tour programme with conductor James Ross of The Juilliard School and the University of Maryland. Faculty members in 2013 – who mentor the young players through individual instrument and sectional rehearsals, as well as sessions on broader dimensions of musical and personal development – are drawn from the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the Philadelphia Orchestra and the Chicago, Houston, St Louis and Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestras. The NYO-USA will tour to different parts of the world each summer, incorporating cultural exchange opportunities into its itinerary as often as possible.

Age category 6+

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