Weill Music Institute

2016 prepares to take a bow with NYO-USA after a performance In the summer of 2016, ’s Weill Music Institute brought together 187 of the at Purchase College. best young musicians from across the country for its biggest summer of music making yet. The National Youth Orchestra of the of America (NYO-USA) was joined for the first time by the 78 inaugural members of NYO2. The young musicians from both orchestras came together on the campus of Purchase College, SUNY, for an intensive training residency, taking part in master classes, lessons, chamber music readings, Table of Contents and orchestral rehearsals. The NYO2 program culminated in a weekend of activities in , including a side-by-side concert at Verizon Hall with The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, as well as a joint performance at the 23rd NYO-USA Program Overview 2 Street Armory alongside NYO-USA, members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and local young musicians. Just over a week later at Purchase College and Carnegie Hall, NYO-USA began its six-concert tour with conductor Christoph Eschenbach and pianist Emanuel NYO2 Program Overview 4 Ax, before traveling to Europe for concerts under the baton of Valery Gergiev with pianist Denis Matsuev in , Montpellier, , and Prague. Guest Artists 6

Donor Salute 8

Training Residencies 10

A Weekend in Philadelphia 18

NYO-USA Tour 30

NYO-USA Musicians 48

NYO2 Musicians 59

Residency and Tour Staff 68

Carnegie Hall Administrative Staff 70

Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees 72 Valery Gergiev leads NYO-USA at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw. NYO-USA Program Overview

In the summer of 2016, NYO-USA performed two ambitious During the Fourth of July weekend, NYO-USA musicians With several days to explore the city, the musicians toured the Marble Church and the Amalienborg Palace, home of the programs with two renowned conductors: Christoph joined their peers in NYO2 for activities in Philadelphia. many canals, windmills, and bridges that dot the landscape, Danish royal family. An afternoon boat cruise took them Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev. In order to prepare two The NYO-USA brass section performed for tens of thousands sampled the food, and viewed the works of the Dutch masters by Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange, one of the oldest complete programs, NYO-USA musicians had a longer of fans during postgame festivities at Citizens Bank Park, at the famed Rijksmuseum. A special reception was also buildings in the city, as well as the newly built opera residency at Purchase College than in previous years, home of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the NYO-USA held at the United States Consulate to salute NYO-USA’s house, home of the Danish National Opera. The next day, rehearsing for three full weeks leading up to the six-concert percussion section performed before The Philadelphia Amsterdam debut and the launch of the orchestra’s 2016 the orchestra took the stage for its third concert of the tour. James Ross, director of orchestral activities at the Orchestra’s Neighborhood Concert at Penn’s Landing. The European tour. European tour, this time in Tivoli Concert Hall, located in University of Maryland, returned for a fourth consecutive weekend culminated in a side-by-side performance at the the heart of Tivoli Gardens, the famous amusement park and year to lead the NYO-USA faculty, which included principal 23rd Street Armory. Rehearsals were held at NedPhO-Koepel, the rehearsal pleasure garden in central Copenhagen. After a successful players from some of the country’s finest professional hall for the Philharmonic Orchestra. The performance, the musicians enjoyed a rare evening off, lining orchestras. Percussionists from NYO-USA and NYO2 also Following the Philadelphia weekend and another week of new program included Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi up for thrilling roller coaster rides. had the unique opportunity to rehearse chamber music with rehearsals, NYO-USA took the stage at The Performing Arts d’un faune; Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 3; and Sō Percussion. Center at Purchase College and Carnegie Hall, with Prokofiev’s Symphony No. 4 and selections fromRomeo and The final stop on the tour was Prague’s Smetana Hall, an Art Christoph Eschenbach leading the ensemble in Mozart’s Juliet. The concert was part of the Concertgebouw’s Robeco Nouveau–style music hall filled with sculptures and paintings For the first time, two young musicians were selected as Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482—featuring SummerNights series, and was streamed live around the globe and topped by an exquisite glass dome. The orchestra added apprentice composers for NYO-USA. During the Purchase Emanuel Ax as soloist—as well as Bruckner’s Symphony No. thanks to a partnership with medici.tv. It is now archived on one more work to its repertoire, replacing the Rachmaninoff residency, they had the opportunity to have their music 6. While in New York, several members of the orchestra also NYO-USA’s YouTube channel. piano concerto with Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 4, “Italian.” workshopped with musicians from the orchestra, providing participated in the Summer Music Educators Workshop, a As the last notes sounded, the musicians celebrated the experience with orchestration and writing for larger Carnegie Hall program that gives music teachers from around Following its sold-out show in Amsterdam, NYO-USA emotional conclusion to an exhausting and fulfilling tour. A forces and creating opportunities for dialogue between the country the opportunity to hone their craft and learn continued its tour with a performance the very next evening final day of sightseeing gave the musicians the opportunity to instrumentalists and composers who are peers. American from expert guest faculty. at Montpellier’s Opéra Berlioz as part of the Radio see the city and enjoy new friendships. composer Sean Shepherd served as a mentor and teacher for Festival, which was broadcast to listeners nationwide. The the young composers. The apprentice composers joined an After performing at Carnegie Hall, NYO-USA flew to musicians logged more miles the next morning, flying to apprentice orchestra manager, apprentice librarian, and two Amsterdam to join Valery Gergiev and Denis Matsuev for Copenhagen. A tour of the historical sites included the apprentice conductors as members of the 2016 NYO-USA. rehearsals in preparation for the performance of a brand-new program at Amsterdam’s legendary Royal Concertgebouw.

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The inaugural class of NYO2, hailing from 27 states as well The finale of the NYO2 musicians’ 2016 season was an action- as Puerto Rico, came together in June 2016 at Purchase packed Fourth of July weekend in Philadelphia, highlighted College to rehearse and get to know each other for a full by a free concert at Verizon Hall. Giancarlo Guerrero led week before the arrival of their peers in NYO-USA. The the orchestra in Respighi’s Pini di Roma in a side-by-side young musicians, ages 14–17, had the special opportunity performance with The Philadelphia Orchestra; Tchaikovsky’s to work with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra Capriccio Italien, performed by NYO2; and Rachmaninoff’s and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero, music director of the Symphonic Dances, performed by The Philadelphia Nashville Symphony. Orchestra. Following a standing ovation, NYO2 performed selections from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess as an encore, In addition to a busy schedule of rehearsals, sectionals, now an NYO ensemble tradition. chamber music practice, and private lessons, the members of NYO2 had access to individual instruction and workshops During their visit to Philadelphia, NYO2 musicians also designed to enable them to serve their communities through had the opportunity to mentor younger students from the music. Joseph Conyers, founder of Project 440 and assistant Philadelphia Music Alliance for Youth (PMAY) at the principal bass of The Philadelphia Orchestra, talked to the Curtis Institute of Music, visit the National Constitution group about arts leadership, challenging the musicians to Center and Franklin Institute, and participate in The come up with a social entrepreneurship project to work on in Philadelphia Orchestra’s annual Neighborhood Concert groups throughout the residency. at Penn’s Landing. The weekend concluded with an epic side-by-side performance at the 23rd Street Armory that During the second week, NYO2 musicians were joined by the featured NYO2, NYO-USA, and members of The members of NYO-USA for several side-by-side rehearsals Philadelphia Orchestra—as well as local instrumentalists and other joint activities. The orchestra also took a break from Philadelphia-area youth orchestras—totaling nearly from playing to hear one of the ’s 350 musicians and making a fitting conclusion to a successful annual Concerts in the Parks and meet Music Director Alan and meaningful inaugural season. Gilbert, principal clarinetist Anthony McGill, and other members of the orchestra at Van Cortlandt Park. A second trip to included a tour of Carnegie Hall with Gino Francesconi—the longtime director of Carnegie Hall’s Archives and Rose Museum—as well as opportunities to take photos onstage and go sightseeing around the city.

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NYO-USA

Conductors Christoph Eschenbach (US concerts) Valery Gergiev (European concerts)

Pianists Emanuel Ax (US concerts) Denis Matsuev (European concerts)

1 NYO2 Giancarlo Guerrero, Conductor

1. Emanuel Ax performs as a guest soloist with NYO-USA and conductor Christoph Eschenbach. 2. Giancarlo Guerrero leads NYO2 during its inaugural season. 3. Valery Gergiev conducts NYO-USA during its European tour. 4. Denis Matsuev performs as a guest soloist during NYO-USA’s 2 3 4 European tour.

8 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 Guest Artists | 9 1 Carnegie Hall gratefully salutes the major supporters of NYO-USA who helped make the 2016 tour to Donor Europe possible. Founder Patrons: Blavatnik Family Foundation; Salute Nicola and Beatrice Bulgari; The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation; Marina Kellen French and the Anna-Maria and Stephen Kellen Foundation; The Harold W. McGraw, Jr. Family Foundation; Ronald O. Perelman; Robertson Foundation; Beatrice Santo Domingo; Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.

Additional funding has been provided by

2 The Jack Benny Family Foundation; Andrew and Margaret Paul; and Jolyon Stern and Nelle Nugent.

We also recognize those supporters who made the inaugural year of NYO2 a success.

THE ANDREW W. MELLON FOUNDATION

Leadership support for NYO2 is provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

1. vChristoph Eschenbach conducts NYO-USA in a performance of Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 at Carnegie Hall. Founder Patron: Beatrice Santo Domingo. 2.vNY O2 performs side-by-side with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center.

10 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 Donor Salute | 11 June 18–July 14, 2016 Purchase College, SUNY Purchase, New York Training Residencies In its first readings of Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony at Purchase College … the NYO-USA sounded fully professional. 1 “ —Jim Oestreich, The New York Times ”

1. NYO2 musicians take part in icebreaker activities. 2. The musicians of NYO-USA build a human pyramid. 3. NYO-USA violinist Evan Johanson wins “Rock, Paper, Scissors” during icebreaker activities. 4. Violinist Valerie Mun and flutist Tracie Kwon post a photo to 2 3 4 Instagram during NYO2 icebreaker activities.

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Orchestra Director James Ross led full orchestra rehearsals in preparation for Christoph Eschenbach’s arrival, as well as the second program with Valery Gergiev. An all-star faculty of principal players from major American orchestras also Maestro Ross has been such an coached the musicians. enormous influence on my musicianship and personhood. Working with him is an James Ross Rob Patterson Orchestra Director Principal Clarinet, Baltimore Symphony utter privilege and a pleasure. ­ Enrico Lopez-Yañez Orchestra “ Assistant Conductor Nancy Goeres Principal Bassoon, Symphony —Reuben Stern, NYO-USA bassoonist Orchestra Erin Keefe Concertmaster, Minnesota Orchestra William Short Principal Bassoon, MET Orchestra Jeff Thayer 1 Concertmaster, San Diego Symphony ” Orchestra Abel Pereira Principal Horn, National Symphony Baird Dodge Orchestra Principal Second Violin, Robert Ward Symphony Orchestra Principal Horn, Symphony Cathy Basrak Karin Bliznik Assistant Principal Viola, Principal Trumpet, St. Louis Symphony Symphony Orchestra Billy Hunter Lisa Steltenpohl Principal Trumpet, MET Orchestra Principal Viola, Baltimore Symphony Kyle R. Covington Orchestra Principal Trombone, San Diego Symphony Daniel Lee R. Douglas Wright Principal Cello, St. Louis Symphony Principal Trombone, Minnesota Orchestra 2 3 John Sharp Dennis Nulty Principal Cello, Chicago Symphony Principal Tuba, Detroit Symphony Orchestra Orchestra Alex Hanna Principal Bass, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Jauvon Gilliam Principal Timpani, National Symphony Jeffrey Turner Orchestra 1. Orchestra Director James Ross leads NYO-USA during a Principal Bass, Pittsburgh Symphony side-by-side rehearsal with faculty. Orchestra Gillian Benet Sella Principal Harp, Cincinnati Symphony 2. Cathy Basrak, assistant principal violist of the Boston Orchestra Symphony Orchestra, demonstrates bow technique to Aaron Goldman violist Nick Pelletier. Principal Flute, National Symphony 3. NYO-USA coach Abel Pereira works with Orchestra Sean Shepherd Composition Coach Elisabeth Pesavento during a master class. Mark Sparks 4 5 4. Sō Percussion member Jason Treuting points out musical Principal Flute, St. Louis Symphony details to NYO-USA percussionist Evan Jose. Percussionists Jonathan Fischer Sō Percussion from both NYO-USA and NYO2 worked on chamber music Principal Oboe, Houston Symphony Eric Cha-Beach with Sō Percussion. Josh Quillen Orchestra 5. Trombone player Marco A. Gómez rehearses with R. Douglas Adam Sliwinski Wright, principal trombonist of the Minnesota Orchestra. Joseph Peters Jason Treuting Principal Oboe, Minnesota Orchestra Percussion Ensemble Coaches 6. Mark Sparks, principal flutist of the St. Louis Symphony, Jonathan Gunn instructs flutist Alejandro Lombo. Principal Clarinet, Cincinnati Symphony 7. Jauvon Gilliam, principal timpanist of the National Symphony Orchestra Orchestra, gives some tips to NYO-USA’s percussion section.

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Conductor Giancarlo Guerrero led NYO2 throughout the program, and the musicians had the opportunity to work closely with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Additional players from other leading orchestras and ensembles rounded out the faculty.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Additional Faculty

Juliette Kang Amadi Azikiwe First Associate Concertmaster Viola, Harlem Chamber Players Hirono Oka Jonathan Colbert First Violin Bass, Royal Danish Orchestra Daniel Han First Violin Elizabeth Mann Kimberly Fisher Principal Flute, Orchestra of St. Luke’s Principal Second Violin Julietta Curenton Amy Oshiro-Morales Flute, American Symphony Orchestra Second Violin Hassan Anderson Che-Hung Chen Oboe, SHUFFLE Concert Ensemble, Viola The Marvin Moon Garrett McQueen Viola Bassoon, Knoxville Symphony Orchestra Hai-Ye Ni 1 Principal Cello Javier Gándara Gloria dePasquale French Horn, MET Orchestra Cello Weston Sprott Ohad Bar-David Trombone, MET Orchestra Cello Harold Robinson Rob Knopper Principal Bass Percussion, MET Orchestra Joseph Conyers Nancy Allen Assistant Principal Bass Principal Harp, New York Philharmonic

Elizabeth Starr Masoudnia English Horn Ricardo Morales Principal Clarinet 1. vBassoonist Ntinyari Miriti plays during a rehearsal. 2 3 David Bilger 2.vRicardo Morales, principal clarinetist of Principal Trumpet The Philadelphia Orchestra, works with clarinetist Mikhail Marasigan. Anthony Prisk Trumpet 3.vNYO2 faculty member Harold Robinson coaches the NYO2 bass section. Blair Bollinger 4.vViolinist Adam Barker chats with The Bass Trombone Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Amy Oshiro-Morales during a coaching Don Liuzzi session. Principal Timpani 5.vCellist Ella Bondar works with The Philadelphia Orchestra cellist Gloria dePasquale.

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NYO2 NYO-USA Beyond Rehearsal Apprentices

1. NYO2 greets principal clarinetist Anthony McGill following the 1. Valery Gergiev speaks with orchestra manager Joseph Soucy New York Philharmonic’s performance in Van Cortlandt Park. and orchestra management apprentice Mikaela Chang during a 2. David Gracia, manager of artist training programs at Carnegie rehearsal break at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw. Hall, poses with NYO2. 2. Head of composition faculty Sean Shepherd poses with NYO- 3. Kyle Favors, Redd Ingram, Braden Ellis, and Nathan Cloeter USA composition apprentices Paul Novak and Elizabeth Egan play a game during NYO2 icebreaker activities. before a reading of the apprentices’ works. 4. NYO2 musicians take center stage in Times Square. 3. Composition apprentice Paul Novak discusses details of his piece with conducting apprentice Ryan Zhang. 5. Gino Francesconi, the director of Carnegie Hall’s Archives and Rose Museum, shares stories with NYO2. 4. Conducting apprenctice Eric Meincke leads NYO-USA in rehearsal. 3 3 5. Orchestra library apprentice Ethan Russo talks with orchestra librarian Fabrice Curtis at Carnegie Hall.

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A Weekend in Philadelphia

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Mentoring Young Musicians from the Philadelphia Music 1. NYO2 violinist Lydia Newton looks on 1. NYO2 violinist Katherine Zhu enjoys Alliance for Youth (PMAY) as a young musician practices her part time off. during NYO2’s mentorship session with 2. NYO2 musicians Rahel Lulseged, younger players from PMAY at the Naomi Powers, and Lydia Newton dress Curtis Institute of Music. up for the Fourth of July. 2. NY O2 musicians mentor younger brass 3. NY O2 trumpet player Nicholas players from PMAY. Recktenwald poses with a statue.

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Side-by-Side Concert July 2, 2016 We just finished up our spectacular debut side-by-side concert with The NYO2 and The Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia Orchestra tonight at Verizon Verizon Hall Hall. Without a doubt, this is the most “incredible musical experience I have ever been RACHMANINOFF a part of, and I cannot wait to see what lies Symphonic Dances ahead for me in the near future! TCHAIKOVSKY Capriccio Italien ­—Jonathan Keith, NYO2 bassist RESPIGHI Pini di Roma ”

The NYO2 musicians, wearing baseball jerseys, played side by side with Philadelphia counterparts, dressed 2 3 informally in black, in a grand performance “of Respighi’s Pini di Roma and in encores by Gershwin and Copland. It was especially delightful to see the youngsters take most of the solos as the veterans looked on approvingly. 1. NYO2 violinist Epongue Ekille and The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Amy Oshiro-Morales perform in the side-by-side concert. —Jim Oestreich, The New York Times 2. T he Philadelphia Orchestra bassist Michael Shahan speaks with NYO2 bassist Braden Ellis during a side-by-side rehearsal at Verizon Hall. 3. NY O2 performs in a side-by-side concert at Verizon Hall with ” The Philadelphia Orchestra.

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NYO2, NYO-USA, members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and local youth orchestra musicians 23rd Street Armory

BIZET “Farandole” from L’Arlésienne Suite No. 2 RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Capriccio Espagnol TCHAIKOVSKY Finale from Symphony No. 4

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1. NYO-USA musicians Hannah Burnett, Jimmy Cunningham, and Kevonna Shuford joke around before their side-by-side performance. 2. NYO2 violinist Alex Apicella chats with Kimberly Fisher, principal second violinist of The Philadelphia Orchestra, during a side-by- side rehearsal and performance with NYO-USA, NYO2, members of The Philadelphia Orchestra, and local young musicians from the Philadelphia area at the 23rd Street Armory. 2 3 3. The orchestra comprised nearly 350 musicians.

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[I had] the time of my life. Thanks Carnegie Hall. “­—Epongue Ekille, NYO2” violinist

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1. vNYO2 musicians celebrate after their farewell dinner in Philadelphia. 2.vViolist Juliette Duguid and cellist Rahel Lulseged hug at the NYO2 farewell dinner. 3.vTrumpet players Rafniel Ríos Babilonia, Josue Chavez, and Nicholas Recktenwald pose together at the NYO2 farewell dinner. 4.vCellists Tanner Rodriguez and Miles Goosby have fun at the NYO2 farewell dinner.

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Concert 1 July 13, 2016

The Performing Arts Center Concert Hall Purchase College, SUNY Purchase, New York

MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

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1. Christoph Eschenbach leads NYO-USA at Purchase College. 2. Cellist Allison Park plays during a dress rehearsal with Emanuel Ax. 3. Emanuel Ax performs Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. 4. Obois t David Norville prepares for the concert at Purchase College.

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Concert 2 July 14, 2016

Carnegie Hall Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage New York, New York MOZART Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 BRUCKNER Symphony No. 6

It is hard to imagine a group of young players tackling Bruckner, but in Eschenbach’s patient hands, they consistently found the sweet spot in the composer’s Sixth “Symphony. In the first movement, with the orchestra galloping along toward majestic peaks, luminosity combined with bloom and resonance for results that would rival many professional ensembles.

2 3 4 ­—Bruce Hodges, New York” Classical Review

1. Christoph Eschenbach leads NYO-USA in a performance of Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony at Carnegie Hall. 2. Christoph Eschenbach conducts a rehearsal at Carnegie Hall. 3. Bassoonists rehearse at Carnegie Hall. 4. Cellist Leonardo Ko greets audience members after the concert.

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Cellist David Kim participates in a NYO-USA members take a Circle Line Cruise around Summer Music Educators Workshop New York Harbor before they depart for Europe. rehearsal led by Randal Swiggum.

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1.  Trumpet player Jamie Gorski enjoys cheese in Amsterdam. 2. Bassist Harry Dearman, clarinetist Sara Han, and flutist Mei Stone take a refreshing ride on the water in Amsterdam. 3. V alery Gergiev and Mei Stone discuss the opening of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. 4. Carnegie Hall’s Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson, US Consul General David McCawley, and the Concertgebouw’s Managing Director Simon Reinink talk at a reception for NYO-USA at the United States Consulate in Amsterdam. 5. V iolinists Fumika Mizuno and Seoyeon Kim pose in Amsterdam.

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Concert 3 July 21, 2016

Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, The Netherlands

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4; Selections from Romeo and Juliet

For such a young ensemble, the 2 3 performance [of Prokofiev’s Fourth Symphony] was downright fantastic. “—Frits van der Waa, deVolkskrant ”

1. Valery Gergiev and members of NYO-USA prepare to take a bow after their performance at Amsterdam’s Royal Concertgebouw. 2. Audience memberts cheer after the performance. 3. NY O-USA musicians pose in front of the Royal Concertgebouw before the concert.

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Concert 4 July 22, 2016

Opéra Berlioz Montpellier, France

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4; Selections from Romeo and Juliet

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1. Concertgoers rise to their feet at the end of the Montpellier concert. 2. V alery Gergiev cues the opening notes of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune. 3. Valery Gergiev and Denis Matsuev pose with the orchestra en route to Montpellier.

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Concert 5 July 24, 2016

Tivoli Concert Hall Copenhagen,

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune RACHMANINOFF Piano Concerto No. 3 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4; Selections from Romeo and Juliet

1. NYO-USA receives a standing ovation in Copenhagen. 2. Valery Gergiev, Denis Matsuev, and members of NYO-USA take a bow after the Copenhagen performance. 3. Lucie Ticho, Joy Zhao, and Emma DeJarnette enjoy a ride at Tivoli Gardens. 4. NYO-USA members sightsee in Copenhagen.

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Concert 6 July 25, 2016

Smetana Hall Prague, Czech Republic

DEBUSSY Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune MENDELSSOHN Symphony No. 4, “Italian” 2 PROKOFIEV Symphony No. 4; Selections from Romeo and Juliet

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1. NYO-USA performs at Prague’s Smetana Hall. 2. Dana Rath stands in front of Prague’s John Lennon Wall. 3. NY O-USA musicians stop for a photo above the Vltava River at a spot known for its scenic view of historic Prague. The Prague Castle and St. Vitus Cathedral can be seen above the musicians. 4. Violinist Andrew Lee warms up on stage at Smetana Hall in Prague.

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Neil Goh, 18 Annabel Chyung, 19 Violins Hometown: North Wales, PA Hometown: Miami, FL School: North Penn High School School: Yale University Back Row (left to right) Youth Orchestra: Temple University Music Youth Orchestra: Yale Symphony , 18 Prep Youth Chamber Orchestra, PMEA Orchestra David Horak All-State Orchestra Hometown: Norwich, VT Katherine Woo, 17 : Homeschooled School Second Row (left to right) Hometown: Greer, SC : Dartmouth Symphony Youth Orchestra School: Riverside High School Orchestra Travon DeLeon, 18 Youth Orchestra: New York String : South Bend, IN Orchestra Seminar 2014 and 2015, Juilliard Soyeong Park, 19 Hometown School: Penn High School Pre-College Orchestra Hometown: Princeton Junction, NJ Youth Orchestra: Notre Dame Symphony School: Princeton University Orchestra Claire Geho, 17 Hometown: Twinsburg, OH Devin Moore, 17 Sein An, 18 School: Twinsburg High School, Kent State Rosie Weiss, 19 Jason Vassiliou, 17 Bronwyn James, 18 : Pittsburgh, PA Hometown Hometown: West Chester, PA University Hometown: Billings, MT Hometown: Berwyn, PA Hometown: , WA : Chartiers Valley School District School School: Pennsylvania Leadership Charter Youth Orchestra: The Orchestra School: Gap Year School: Conestoga High School School: Homeschooled Youth Orchestra: Pittsburgh Youth School Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Billings Symphony, Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Symphony Orchestra, Three Rivers Young Youth Orchestra: Temple University Music Red Lodge Chamber Players Orchestra, Temple University Music Prep Cheyenne J. King, 18 Peoples Orchestra Prep Youth Chamber Orchestra Jonathan Chu, 17 Youth Chamber Orchestra Hometown: Philadelphia, PA Hometown: San Francisco, CA William Yao, 17 Nicholas Kim, 17 School: Philadelphia Virtual Academy Julie Choe, 17 School: Lowell High School Hometown: Barrington, RI Front Row (left to right) Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Hometown: Clarksville, MD Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony School: Barrington High School Orchestra, Philadelphia All-City Orchestra School: River Hill High School School: North Allegheny Senior High School Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Ziqi Meng, 18 : Peabody Youth Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Pittsburgh Youth Orchestra Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Chloe Harvel, 17 Orchestra, Maryland All-State Orchestra Symphony Orchestra Third Row (left to right) School: Mt. Lebanon High School Hometown: Brentwood, TN Joseph Bates, 19 Ethan Le, 18 Youth Orchestra: Pittsburgh Youth School: Homeschooled Fumika Mizuno, 17 Evan Johanson, 17 Hometown: Tulsa, OK Symphony Orchestra, NAfME All-National Youth Orchestra: Curb Youth Symphony, Hometown: Katy, TX Hometown: Portland, OR Hometown: Seattle, WA School: Eagle High School Honor Orchestra Nashville Citizens’ Orchestra School: Cinco Ranch High School School: Tualatin High School School: North Seattle College Youth Orchestra: Oklahoma Arts Institute : Portland Youth : Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Anna Black, 17 Evan Falls Hjort, 17 Alan Yao, 17 Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra Philharmonic Orchestras Hometown: Eagle, ID Hometown: Fall City, WA Hometown: Scarsdale, NY Samuel Wang, 18 School: Eagle High School School: Homeschooled, Bellevue College School: Scarsdale High School Seoyeon Kim, 17 Emily Shehi, 17 Hometown: Medford, NJ Youth Orchestra: Boise Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: New York String Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Hometown: Falmouth, ME Hometown: Olathe, KS School: Bishop Eustace Preparatory School Youth Orchestra, West Ada Chamber Orchestra Orchestra School: American School School: Olathe East High School Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Orchestra, All-Eastern Orchestra , 17 Youth Orchestra: Singapore National Youth Orchestra: New York String Andrew Lee Youth Orchestra Orchestra Seminar 2014, Aspen Chamber Emilia Sharpe, 16 Hometown: Los Altos Hills, CA Symphony 2015 Akshay Dinakar, 19 Hometown: Winston Salem, NC School: Los Altos High School Hometown: Prairie Village, KS School: University of North Carolina School Youth Orchestra: San Francisco Symphony School: Stanford University of the Arts High School Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Kansas City Symphony Youth Orchestra: University of North Rising Stars Carolina School of the Arts Symphony and Opera and Ballet Orchestras 50 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA Musicians | 51 Middle Row (left to right) Sae Rheen Kim, 17 Leonardo Ko, 18 Henry Shapard, 17 Violas Hometown: New York, NY Cellos Hometown: Blauvelt, NY Hometown: Cleveland Heights, OH Nick Pelletier, 19 School: Packer Collegiate Institute School: Tappan Zee High school School: University School Back Row (left to right) Back Row (left to right) Hometown: Duluth, GA Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Youth Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra School: Georgia Institute of Technology Orchestra, New York Youth Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra Jim Cunningham IV, 16 Simon Housner, 16 Youth Orchestra: Georgia Tech Symphony Hometown: Pittsburgh, PA Hometown: Cherry Hill, NJ Orchestra Front Row (left to right) Dana Rath, 16 Allison Park, 17 : Pittsburgh Creative and Performing : Homeschooled School School Hometown: Lawrence, KS Hometown: Dunn Loring, VA Arts (CAPA) High School : Philadelphia Sinfonia Daniel Miles, 18 Kayla Cabrera, 17 Youth Orchestra School: Bishop Seabury Academy School: George C. Marshall High School Youth Orchestra: Pittsburgh Youth Hometown: Puyallup, WA : Crete, IL : American Youth Symphony Orchestra, Montgomery Hometown Ben Lanners, 17 Youth Orchestra School: Governor John R. Rogers High School: Homeschooled Lucie Ticho, 18 Philharmonic Orchestra Fellowship Quartet Hometown: Stillwater, OK School Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Hometown: Chicago, IL School: Stillwater High School , 17 Youth Orchestra: Tacoma Youth Symphony School: Hinsdale Central High School David Bender, 19 Andrew Hughes : Oklahoma Youth Symphony, NAfME All-Northwest Orchestra Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Hometown: Nashville, TN Hometown: Old Tappan, NJ Orchestra Faith Pak, 18 Symphony Orchestra School: The Comenius School School: Northern Valley Regional High Hannah Burnett, 18 School at Old Tappan Hometown: Auburndale, NY Youth Orchestra: Curb Youth Symphony Hometown: Waco, TX Middle Row (left to right) Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College School: Harvard University Front Row (left to right) School: Midway High School : Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra, New York Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra Minku Lee, 19 Chamber Program Youth Orchestra: Waco Youth Symphony Orchestra Ryan Chung, 16 : Palo Alto, CA Orchestra Hometown Hometown: Manhasset, NY : Stanford University Lydia Grimes, 16 James Kang, 16 School School: Manhasset High School Sean Juhl, 16 : Stanford University Hometown: Shoreview, MN Hometown: Lawrenceville, GA Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Hometown: New York, NY Symphony Orchestra School: Mounds View High School School: Collins High School Orchestra School: Hunter College High School : Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra: Minnesota Youth Youth Orchestra Joy Zhao, 17 Symphonies Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Youth Orchestra, World Youth Symphony David Kim, 18 : Chalfont, PA Symphony, Face the Music Modern Orchestra Hometown Hometown: East Brunswick, NJ Ensemble : Central Bucks South High School Emma DeJarnette, 18 School School: East Brunswick High School : Philadelphia Youth Hometown: Snellville, GA Kevonna Shuford, 18 Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: New Jersey All-State Elizabeth Geena Woo, 18 Orchestra, NAfME All-National Honor School: Brookwood High School Hometown: West Palm Beach, FL Orchestra Hometown: Radnor, PA Orchestra 2015 Youth Orchestra: Emory Youth Symphony School: Dreyfoos School of the Arts School: Radnor High School Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Youth Youth Orchestra: New York String Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Temple University Music Orchestra Seminar 2015, Dreyfoos School of Prep Youth Chamber Orchestra the Arts Philharmonic

52 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA Musicians | 53 Flutes (left to right)

Mei Stone, 17 Hometown: Waco, TX School: Interlochen Arts Academy Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra

Elise Kim, 17 Hometown: Mukilteo, WA School: Kamiak High School Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

Jessica Shand, 16 Hometown: Colorado Springs, CO School: Discovery Canyon Campus High School Youth Orchestra: Young Artists Orchestra

Alejandro Lombo, 18 Hometown: Miramar, FL School: American Heritage School Youth Orchestra: Florida All-State Band 2016

Oboes

Front Row (left to right) Chad Wesselkamper, 18 (left to right) Basses Hometown: Cincinnati, OH Bobby Nunes, 18 Harry Dearman, 18 School: School for Creative and Performing Back Row (left to right) Hometown: Denton, TX Arts Hometown: Mesa, AZ School: Billy Ryan High School : Cincinnati Symphony School: Highland High School William Swett, 16 Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Greater Youth Youth Orchestra, World Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Phoenix Youth Hometown: New York, NY Orchestra Orchestra Symphony School: The Dalton School Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Ella Sharpe, 16 Ryan Wahidi, 18 Sarrah Bushara, 18 Orchestra, Boston University Tanglewood Hometown: Winston-Salem, NC Hometown: Creve Coeur, MO Hometown: Eden Prairie, MN Institute Young Artists Orchestra 2015 School: University of North Carolina School School: Washington University in St. Louis School: PSEO at the University of of the Arts High School : Washington University Minnesota Marguerite Cox, 18 Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: University of North Symphony Orchestra, National High School Youth Orchestra: Greater Twin Cities Hometown: Hudson, OH Carolina School of the Arts Symphony Honors Orchestra 2014 Youth Symphonies, Minnesota Youth School: Hudson High School Symphonies Youth Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Michael Gabriel, 18 Youth Orchestra Hometown: Manhasset, NY Elias Medina-Brewster, 16 School: Manhasset Secondary School Hometown: Miami, FL Taylor Abbitt, 19 Youth Orchestra: New York Youth School: New World School of the Arts Hometown: Ballston Lake, NY Symphony Youth Orchestra: Florida All-State School: Shenendehowa High School East Symphony Orchestra, New World Youth Orchestra: Empire State Youth Symphony Side-by-Side Orchestra Orchestra David Norville, 17 Nina Bernat, 16 Hometown: Fort Myers, FL Hometown: Iowa City, IA School: Interlochen Arts Academy School: West High School Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra, Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra

54 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA Musicians | 55 Clarinets Horns (left to right) (left to right)

Sara Han, 18 Andrew Angelos, 18 Hometown: Interlochen, MI Hometown: Seattle, WA School: Interlochen Arts Academy School: Roosevelt High School Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Academy Orchestra Symphony Orchestra, Roosevelt High School Symphony Orchestra Jay Shankar, 18 Hometown: San Diego, CA Elisabeth Pesavento, 17 School: The Bishop’s School Hometown: Interlochen, MI Youth Orchestra: San Diego Youth School: Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Academy Orchestra Daniel Kim, 16 Hometown: Skillman, NJ Emma Shaw, 17 School: Montgomery High School Hometown: Tampa, FL Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth School: Howard W. Blake School Orchestra of the Arts Youth Orchestra: Tampa Metropolitan Jonathan Jalbert, 16 Youth Orchestra Hometown: Houston, TX Jamie Pfauth, 18 School: The High School for the Performing and Visual Arts Hometown: San Diego, CA Youth Orchestra: HSPVA Symphony School: Grossmont Community College Orchestra Youth Orchestra: San Diego Youth Symphony

Michael Stevens, 17 Hometown: East Islip, NY School: East Islip High School Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Bassoons Symphony, Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra (left to right)

Timothy Ruszala, 18 Trumpets Hometown: Fairfield, NJ (left to right) School: West Essex Regional High School , 17 Corbin Krebs, 17 Jamie Gorski Hometown: Little , MN Hometown: Las Vegas, NV School: Roseville Area High School School: Interlochen Arts Academy Youth Orchestra: Minnesota Youth Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Symphonies Academy Orchestra , 17 Joshua Elmore, 18 Charles Stuedemann Hometown: Geneva, IL Hometown: Shaker Heights, OH School: Geneva Community High School School: Shaker Heights High School Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: The Cleveland Orchestra Orchestra Youth Orchestra , 18 Reuben Stern, 18 Megan Wade Hometown: Friendswood, TX Hometown: Needham, MA School: Friendswood High School School: Boston University Academy Youth Orchestra: Houston Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Boston Youth Symphony Orchestra, Harvard-Radcliffe Orchestra James Vaughen, 17 Hometown: Champaign, IL School: University of Illinois Laboratory High School Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

56 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA Musicians | 57 Timpani and Percussion (left to right)

Nitish Jindal, 18 Hometown: Dallas, TX School: Greenhill School Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra, Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra

Omar El-Abidin, 17 Hometown: Wall, NJ School: Wall High School Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Symphony, Verbier Festival Junior Orchestra

Justin Kang, 18 Hometown: Gilbert, AZ School: Campo Verde High School Youth Orchestra: Youth Symphony of the Southwest

Evan Jose, 18 Hometown: San Antonio, TX School: Claudia Taylor “Lady Bird” Johnson High School Youth Orchestra: TMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra

Trombones Bass Trombone Tuba Connor Rowe, 18 Marco A. Gómez, 18 Alec Mawrence, 18 (far left) (second from right) (far right) Orchestral Hometown: Lompoc, CA Hometown: Miami, FL Hometown: Northbrook, IL School: Cabrillo High School School: Interlochen Arts Academy School: Glenbrook North High School Keyboard Youth Orchestra: Santa Barbara Youth Youth Orchestra: Interlochen Arts Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Patrick Magee, 18 Symphony Academy Band, Choir, and Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra, Glenbrook Symphony (left) Greater Miami Youth Symphony Orchestra Hometown: Dallas, TX Ethan Shrier, 17 School: St. Mark’s School of Texas (second from left) Hometown: Potomac, MD School: Winston Churchill High School Youth Orchestra: Maryland Classic Youth Philharmonic Orchestra Harps Adam Phan, 18 (middle) Hometown: Dallas, TX School: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing and Visual Arts

Elizabeth Yeoh-Wang, 18 (right) Hometown: New York, NY School: The Chapin School Youth Orchestra: InterSchool Orchestras of New York’s ISO Symphony, The Chapin School Instrumental Ensemble

58 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA Musicians | 59 NYO2 musicians pose in Carnegie Hall’s Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage.

NYO2 Musicians

Epongue Ekille, 16 Chase Lee, 16 Orchestra Conducting Composing Violins Hometown: Rochester, NY Hometown: Laveen, AZ Management Apprentices Apprentices School: Fairport High School School: Arizona School for the Arts Alex Apicella, 14 Youth Orchestra: Rochester Philharmonic Youth Orchestra: Phoenix Youth Apprentice Eric Meincke, 17 Elizabeth Egan, 17 Hometown: Fairbanks, AK Youth Orchestra Symphony (second from right) (third from right) School: West Valley High School Mikaela Chang, 19 Kingston Ho, 15 Allen Liu, 16 Hometown: Little Rock, AR Hometown: New York, NY Youth Orchestra: Fairbanks Youth (far right) School: Little Rock Central High School School: The Chapin School Symphony Hometown: New Providence, NJ Hometown: Chattanooga, TN Hometown: Closter, NJ Youth Orchestra: Arkansas Symphony Youth Orchestra: New York Youth School: Academy for Allied Health Science School: McCallie School School: Middlebury College Youth Orchestra Symphony, Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra, Adam Barker, 17 Youth Orchestra: InterSchool Orchestra of Youth Orchestra: McCallie-GPS Honors Youth Orchestra: New York Youth ISO Symphony Hometown: Spokane, MO New York Orchestra Symphony Ryan Zhang, 17 School: Homeschooled Jou Kim, 15 Jacob Lorenz, 15 (second from left) Paul Novak, 18 Youth Orchestra: Springfield-Drury Civic Hometown: West Windsor, NJ (far left) Orchestra Hometown: Honolulu, HI Hometown: Jackson, WY School: West Windsor-Plainsboro High Hometown: Reno, NV School: Punahou School School: Jackson Hole High School Orchestra School North School: Davidson Academy of Nevada Che Buford, 16 Youth Orchestra: Punahou Symphony Youth Orchestra: Jackson Hole Youth Orchestra: Reno Philharmonic Hometown: Brooklyn, NY Community Orchestra Librarian Youth Symphony Orchestra, Artemisia School: Talent Unlimited High School Zoe Kushubar, 17 Sean Loveland, 14 Chamber Ensemble Youth Orchestra: Juilliard MAP Program Hometown: Campobello, SC Apprentice School: South Carolina Governor’s School Hometown: , CA for the Arts and Humanities : Van Nuys High School Ethan Russo, 18 Imani Edwards, 16 School Hometown: Fairfax, VA Youth Orchestra: Governor’s School Youth Orchestra: Hollywood Youth (third from left) Ensembles Orchestra Hometown: Austin, TX School: Robinson Secondary School School: Liberal Arts and Science Academy Youth Orchestra: DC Youth Orchestra Devin Lai, 14 High School (LASA) Hometown: Morgantown, WV : LBJ/LASA High School Youth Orchestra School: Morgantown High School Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony Orchestra

60 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO2 Musicians | 61 1 1 Violins (continued) Violas Valerie Mun, 14 Steven Baloue, 16 Hometown: Old Tappan, NJ Hometown: Chicago, IL School: Northern Valley Regional High School School: Homeschooled Youth Orchestra: New York Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestra

Lydia Evangeline Newton, 15 Joshua Cai, 14 Hometown: Moss Point, MS Hometown: Mount Sinai, NY School: Homeschooled School: Mt. Sinai Middle School Youth Orchestra: All-State Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

Carissa Powe, 16 Juliette Duguid, 15 Hometown: Tucson, AZ Hometown: Westfield, NJ School: Homeschooled School: Academy for Allied Health Sciences Youth Orchestra: Tucson Philhamonia Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Juilliard Pre-College Orchestra

Naomi Powers, 16 J. David Eulentrop Jr., 16 Hometown: Mitchell, SD Hometown: Winfield, MO School: Mitchell High School School: Homeschooled Youth Orchestra: South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: St. Charles County Youth Orchestra 2 2 Sooah Sohn, 16 Matthew E. Garcia, 15 Hometown: Clarksburg, MD Hometown: Harlingen, TX School: Richard Montgomery High School School: Harlingen School of Health Professions Youth Orchestra: Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: UTRGV Symphony Orchestra

Derek Song, 15 Gillian Hilscher, 15 Hometown: College Station, TX Hometown: Sioux Falls, SD School: College Station High School School: Lincoln High School Youth Orchestra: College Station High School Orchestra Youth Orchestra: South Dakota Symphony Youth Orchestra

Melodie Spencer, 16 Joel Kim, 16 Hometown: Albany, GA Hometown: Northridge, CA School: Homeschooled School: North Hollywood Highly Gifted Magnet High School Youth Orchestra: Pasadena Conservatory of Music Javier F. Torres-Delgado, 15 Chamber Music Hometown: San Juan, Puerto Rico School: Escuela Libre de Música, Ernesto Ramos Antonini Lily Springer, 16 Youth Orchestra: Conservatorio de Música de Puerto Rico Hometown: Lehi, UT School: Lehi High School Jiddu Vega, 14 Youth Orchestra: Timpanogos Symphony Orchestra Hometown: Miami, FL School: Miami Arts Charter Brenda Wong, 17 3 Youth Orchestra: Florida Youth Symphony Hometown: San Gabriel, CA 3 School: Gabrielino High School Diego Zamalloa-Chion, 16 Youth Orchestra: Colburn Chamber Orchestra Hometown: Kensington, CA School: The College Preparatory School Edwina Xiong, 16 Youth Orchestra: Crowden Youth Chamber Music Program Hometown: Diamond Bar, CA School: Troy High School Katherine Zhu, 14 Youth Orchestra: Claremont Young Musicians Orchestra, Hometown: San Diego, CA All-Southern California Honors Orchestra School: Del Norte High School Youth Orchestra: Youth Orchestra of the Californias

1. NYO2 performs in a side-by-side concert at the Kimmel Center with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. 1. The Philadelphia Orchestra violinist Daniel Han works with 2. Violists Steven Baloue, Lily Springer, and J. David Eulentrop NYO2 violinists. Jr. during the side-by-side performance with members of 2. NYO2 violinists perform side-by-side with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center. The Philadelphia Orchestra at the Kimmel Center. 3. The Philadelphia Orchestra violist Che-Hung Chen coaches 3. NYO2 violinists rehearse at Purchase College. violist Juliette Duguid during a master class. 62 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO2 Musicians | 63 1 1 Cellos Basses Marcel Alexis Bobé, 15 Braden Ellis, 14 Hometown: Corpus Christi, TX Hometown: Broomall, PA School: Richard King High School School: Homeschooled Youth Orchestra: Corpus Christi Area Youth Orchestra Diego Garza-Romero, 15 Ella Bondar, 15 Hometown: Edinburg, TX Hometown: Chicago, IL School: Johnny G. Economedes High School School: Elk Grove High School Youth Orchestra: Schaumburg Youth Orchestra Redd C. Ingram, 17 Hometown: New Albany, OH Miles Goosby, 15 School: New Albany High School Hometown: Bartlett, TN Youth Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra School: Arlington High School Youth Orchestra: Memphis Youth Symphony Jonathan Keith, 17 Hometown: Houston, TX Sabine Jung, 15 School: Memorial Senior High School Hometown: West Chester, PA Youth Orchestra: 2016 TMEA All-State Symphony Orchestra School: Unionville High School Youth Orchestra: Philadelphia Youth Orchestra Ethan S. Olaguibel, 15 2 Hometown: Miami, FL Gregory Llewellyn, 15 School: Coral Reef Senior High School Hometown: Englewood, NJ Youth Orchestra: Florida All-State Orchestra, All-County School: The Dwight-Englewood School Orchestra, NAfME All-National Honors Ensemble Youth Orchestra: Manhattan School of Music Precollege Hector Ponce, 16 Rahel Lulseged, 17 Hometown: San Jose, CA Hometown: Richardson, TX School: William C. Overfelt High School School: Booker T. Washington High School for the Performing Youth Orchestra: San Jose Youth Symphony and Visual Arts Youth Orchestra: GDYO’s Philharmonic, Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Young Strings Flutes Levi Samuel Nathan Powe, 16 Hometown: Tucson, AZ Sophia Jean, 16 School: Homeschooled Hometown: Lakeland, FL Youth Orchestra: Tucson Philharmonia Youth Orchestra School: Harrison School for the Arts Youth Orchestra: Harrison Symphony Orchestra Tanner Rodriguez, 14 Hometown: Seattle, WA Tracie Kwon, 15 School: International Community School Hometown: Germantown, MD Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra School: Richard Montgomery High School Youth Orchestra: Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra, 3 New Life Youth Orchestra 2 Andrea Velasquez, 17 Hometown: Kingwood, TX School: Kingwood Park High School Youth Orchestra: Houston Youth Symphony

1. Cellists Tanner Rodriguez and Gregory Llewellyn play during NYO2’s first orchestra reading with Giancarlo Guerrero. 2. Cellist Ella Bondar pauses after NYO2’s side-by-side concert 1. The NYO2 bass section takes a selfie with The Philadelphia with members of The Philadelphia Orchestra. Orchestra bassists Joseph Conyers and Harold Robinson 3. Cellists Marcel Alexis Bobé, Rahel Lulseged, and Levi after the side-by-side concert at Verizon Hall. Samuel Nathan Powe play during a sectional rehearsal at 2. Flutist Tracie Kwon plays for NYO2 flute faculty member Purchase College. Julietta Curenton. 64 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO2 Musicians | 65 1 1 Oboes Horns Donovan Bown, 16 Nathan Bamberger, 17 Hometown: Seattle, WA Hometown: St. George, VT School: University Prep School: Champlain Valley Union High School Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra: University of Vermont Symphony Orchestra, Vermont Youth Orchestra Richard Huang, 15 Hometown: Frisco, TX Nathan Cloeter, 15 School: Liberty High School Hometown: Lake Jackson, TX Youth Orchestra: Greater Dallas Youth Orchestra School: Brazoswood High School

Kara Poling, 14 Parker Jones, 16 Hometown: Reisterstown, MD Hometown: Bergenfield, NJ School: Sudbrook Magnet Middle School School: Bergenfield High School Youth Orchestra: Baltimore Symphony Youth Orchestra, Youth Orchestra: All-State Orchestra Maryland Classic Youth Orchestra Nicholas Ochoa, 16 2 Hometown: Brownsville, TX Clarinets School: James Pace Early College High School Youth Orchestra: Texas All-State Orchestra Jonathan Lopez, 16 2 Hometown: El Paso, TX Drew M. Stanley, 15 School: Mountain View High School Hometown: Idaho Falls, ID Youth Orchestra: El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra School: Bonneville High School Youth Orchestra: Idaho Falls Youth Symphony Mikhail Marasigan, 17 Hometown: Miami, FL School: New World School of the Arts Youth Orchestra: New World Wind Ensemble and Orchestra Trumpets Javier Morales-Martinez, 15 Josue Chavez, 16 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Hometown: Los Angeles, CA School: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts School: Los Angeles County School for the Arts Youth Orchestra: Colburn Wind Ensemble, Lachsa Symphony Youth Orchestra: Pasadena Youth Orchestra Orchestra David Green, 14 Hometown: Santa Rosa, CA Bassoons School: Santa Rosa Middle School Youth Orchestra: Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra John A. Gonzalez, 15 Hometown: Los Angeles, CA Nicholas Recktenwald, 14 3 School: Los Angeles County High School for the Arts Hometown: Louisville, KY Youth Orchestra: Youth Orchestra Los Angeles School: The Youth Performing Arts School Youth Orchestra: Louisville Youth Orchestra 3 Vincent Igusa, 14 Hometown: Baltimore, MD Rafniel E. Ríos Babilonia, 15 School: Towson High School Hometown: Aguada, Puerto Rico Youth Orchestra: Peabody Youth Orchestra School: Arsenio Martinez High School Youth Orchestra: Da Capo Music Academy Ntinyari Miriti, 17 Hometown: Lexington, KY School: Lafayette High School Youth Orchestra: Central Kentucky Youth Orchestra

1. Oboist Kara Poling listens to oboe coach Hassan Anderson. 2. Clarinetists Javier Morales-Martinez, Mikhail Marasigan, and Jonathan Lopez greet the New York Philharmonic’s principal clarinetist Anthony McGill after the orchestra’s concert in 1. The NYO2 horn section rehearses at Purchase College. Van Cortlandt Park. 2. NYO2 trumpet players practice during a sectional at 3. Knoxville Symphony Orchestra bassoonist and NYO2 Purchase College. faculty member Garrett McQueen works with bassoonist 3. Members of NYO2 perform during the side-by-side concert Vincent Igusa. at Verizon Hall. 66 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO2 Musicians | 67 1 1 Trombones Timpani and Percussion Oliver Lindblom, 17 Sean Edwards, 14 Hometown: Rochester, NY Hometown: Chicago, IL School: Homeschooled School: Lindblom Math and Science Academy Youth Orchestra: Youth Symphony Youth Orchestra: Percussion Scholarship Group

Zak Rahal, 16 Kyle Favors, 16 Hometown: Plymouth, MI Hometown: Atlanta, GA School: Canton High School School: Loyola Academy College Prep Youth Orchestra: Detroit Symphony Youth Orchestra Andrew Fyles, 17 Hometown: St. Albans, VT School: Bellows Free Academy, St. Albans Bass Trombone Youth Orchestra: Vermont Youth Orchestra David Schonberger, 15 Angelica Lorenzo, 14 Hometown: El Paso, TX Hometown: Chicago, IL School: Coronado High School School: Loyola Academy College Prep Youth Orchestra: El Paso Symphony Youth Orchestra Youth Orchestra: CSO Percussion Scholarship Group

2 2 Tuba Harp Quentell Gipson III, 16 Ben Albertson, 15 Hometown: Stone Mountain, GA Hometown: Olympia, WA School: Shiloh High School School: Olympia High School Youth Orchestra: Metropolitan Youth Symphony Orchestra Youth Orchestra: Seattle Youth Symphony Orchestra

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1. Percussionists Sean Edwards and Kyle Favors perform before The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Neighborhood Concert at 1. Zak Rahal, Oliver Lindblom, David Schonberger, and Quentell Penn’s Landing. Gipson III play during an NYO2 brass sectional. 2. Percussionists Andrew Fyles and Angelica Lorenzo perform 2. MET Orchestra trombone player Weston Sprott works with before The Philadelphia Orchestra’s Neighborhood Concert members of the NYO2 brass section. at Penn’s Landing. 3. Tuba player Quentell Gipson III warms up alongside The 3. Harpist Ben Albertson takes a tour of Carnegie Hall’s Philadelphia Orchestra’s principal tuba player Carol Jantsch. Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. 68 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO2 Musicians | 69 1 2 3 Residency and

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Clive Gillinson Matthew Williams Director of Resident Life International Tour Executive and Artistic Director, Educational Media Kevin Michael Sullivan Management by Director, Carnegie Hall and Technology, Digital Media Askonas Holt Ltd NYO-USA Resident Sarah Johnson Jeffrey Berman Donagh Collins Assistants Director, Weill Music Institute Associate, Educational Media Chief Executive August Berger and Technology, Digital Media Sergio Matthew Gray Douglas Beck Aryana Anderson Head of Tours and Projects Director, Artist Training Senior Associate, Educational Jeffrey Heiman Suzanne Doyle Programs Media and Technology, Digital Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh Project Manager 7 8 9 Media Joseph Soucy Dana Kelley Paul Sharpe Manager, Artist Training Chris Lee Gerard Minaya Project Administrator Programs Photographer Victoria Visceglia MAESTRO! Tour Eric Brouse David Gracia Management Video Director of Photography NYO2 Resident Assistants Manager, Artist Training Ken Grundy Programs Sophia Lou Leonard Hayes Executive Director Video Editor Siobhan Falanga Chelsea Cirruzzo Leanne Donlevy Associate, Artist Training Destiny Cooper Director of Touring Services Programs Fabrice Curtis Isabel Escalante Stacey Friend Amanda Fischer Librarian Eric Goldberg Manager, Tour Services Associate, Artist Training Enrico Lopez-Yañez Programs Manfred Joa Joe Pierce Assistant Conductor Tour Coordinator Summer Assistants Jenniffer DeSimone Nigel Foo Synneve Carlino Chihiro Shibayama Rachel Barnett General Manager Director, Public Relations Production Assistants Chad Lilly Matthew Carlson Edmundo Montoya Shira Samuels-Shragg Production Assistant, NYO2 Assistant Director, Public Yibiao Wang Relations Joshua D. Miller, MD 1. Valery Gergiev chats with Enrico Lopez-Yañez during a short break in a rehearsal. Eli Rumpf Tour Physician 2. WQXR’s Jeff Spurgeon is joined by Carnegie Hall’s Executive and Artistic Director Clive Gillinson as co-host for the evening’s broadcast Associate, Public Relations of NYO-USA’s concert at Carnegie Hall. Chad Zodrow 3. David Gracia at the NYO2 farewell dinner with violinist Carissa Powe and cellist Levi Powe. Production Manager 4. Douglas Beck, Paul Sharpe, Jenniffer DeSimone, Suzanne Doyle, Chad Zodrow, Synneve Carlino, Sarah Johnson, and Joseph Soucy at NYO-USA’s end-of-tour party in Prague. 5. NYO-USA’s resident assistants—August Berger, Dana Kelley, Matt Gray, Alyssa Kayser-Hirsh, Jeff Heiman, Victoria Visceglia, and Gerard Minaya—at the closing party in Prague. 6. Douglas Beck, Amanda Fischer, Siobhan Falanga, and Joseph Soucy before NYO-USA’s performance at Carnegie Hall. 7. Douglas Beck and Sarah Johnson at the NYO2 farewell party in Philadelphia. 8. NYO-USA and NYO2 resident assistants pose in front of The Franklin Institute in Philadelphia. 9. Carnegie Hall staff members enjoy a thank-you dinner for the NYO-USA summer assistants.

70 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 Residency and Tour Staff | 71 Hall Operations Development Friends German Alvarado Marketing and Hannah McDermott Public Relations Anouska Swaray Coordinator, Visitor Coordinator, Joseph Schmaderer Susan J. Brady Kevin Groob Accounts Payable Creative Services Synneve Carlino Director of Operations Associate Director Coordinator Services Elementary School Director Naomi Grabel Director Wendy Taliaferro Programs Jill Marshall Kristen Henry Karen Chia Director Matthew Carlson Information Marketing Assistant Rigdzin Collins Hall Manager Director, Development Manager Assistant Director Technology Jacob Subotnik Coordinator, Joshua Reynolds Administration Campaigns and Special and Interactive Manager, Retail eStrategy Corinne Zadik Beck Carnegie Hall Associate Hall Elementary School Christopher Stuart Projects Services Elizabeth Laberge Jesse Yang Samantha Nemeth Programs Manager Manager, Development Carl K. Steffes Web Content Manager Managers Aaron Levine Marketing Associate Administrative Peter Huitzacua Services Director Jamie Kraus Leah Rankin Community Programs Chief Information Publishing and Operations Manager Jamie Santamour Manager, E-Mail and Eli Rumpf Ann Gregg Rachel Pryzgoda Officer Creative Services Staff Frank Cardillo Associate, Development Associate Digital Operations Michael Tomczak Director Front of House Services Maria Luo Kathleen Schiaparelli Associates Elizabeth Ferguson Jack Thompson Administrative Director Rio Vander Stahl Manager Maggie O’Toole Administrative Senior Associate, Social Aimee Gonzalez Manager Coordinator Alex Ammar Thomas Ciganko Coordinator, Assistant Media Coordinator Cydney Gray Editorial Director Thomas Rogers Development Services Information Systems David Aragona Manager, Youth Blair Sordetto Special Events and New Media J. Adams Holman Rose Museum and Programs Emily Howe Web Producer Archives Performance Managers Ginger Vallen Denise Brooks Assistant Managing Paul Grankowski Coordinator Gino Francesconi Debby King Director Director Editor Ticketing Services Associate Cory Snoddy Museum Director and Artist Liaison William Reid Afshin Mahabadi Carol Ann Cheung Timmy Wasley Administrative Director Archivist Caitlin Arias Rachel S. Davis Manager Associate Director, Senior Editor Administrative Executive Office Artistic Planning Assistant Kathleen Sabogal Director of Production Hilary DeFeo Information Systems Natalie Slack Mike McCarthy Assistant Clive Gillinson and Operations Corporate Relations Assistant Director, Associate Simon Basyuk Assistant Editor Treasurer Executive and Artistic Anna Weber Michael Domue and Sponsorships Archives Family Programs John Lant Colin Revels Manager, Database Bernard Hallstein Joseph Coster Director General Manager Dori Fisher Robert Hudson Elizabeth Snodgrass Chad Zodrow Coordinator Administration Design Director Assistant Treasurer Catherine Schaefer Susan Lutterbach Director Manager, Archives Director Production Managers Justine Stephens Ed Denning Cherry Liu Valeri Olson Executive Assistant Coordinator Jonathan Goldman Kathryn Gronsbell Tiffany Ortiz Leszek Wojcik Assistant Manager, Business Assistant Art Director Manager, Manager Subscriptions Digital Asset Manager Kate Pfaff Administration Artistic Planning Recording Studio Applications Anna Sayer Leila Ghaznavi Digital Media Associates Richard Malenka Jeremy Geffen Manager Deven Pitcher Graphics Manager Rayna Bourke Weill Music Coordinator Christopher Amos Senior Manager, Group Artist Training Director Director Steven C. Brody Technical Project Kat Hargrave Institute Madeline Cook Chief Digital Officer Manager Sales and Tourism Programs Susanna Prough Elizabeth Mahler Operations Coordinator Hiromi Park Administrative Sarah Johnson Director, Capital Artistic Administrator Joseph C. Reid Kevin Chan Yelizaveta Rudnitsky Senior Graphic Jonathan Bradley Douglas Beck Assistant Director Coordinator Application Support Designers Senior Manager, Director Projects Jason Bagdade Head Usher Sam Livingston Matthew Williams Specialist CarnegieCharge and David Gracia Julie Rhodes Associate Artistic Forrest Wu Foundation Relations Raphael Davison Manager, Education Director, Educational Customer Service Joseph Soucy Administrative Administrator Assistant, HMO Callie Herzog Interactive Services Graphic Designer Administration and Media and Technology Terri L. Brown Managers Assistant Lea Slusher Director Kristin Bufano Ross Bonanno Special Projects Stage Crew Jeffrey Berman Senior Manager, Ticket Siobhan Falanga Director, Artistic Asim Khan Director Production Director Maria Moschopoulos Building Operations Ken Beltrone Associate, Educational Services Associate Projects Manager Blake Faulds Lai Fun Tsui Coordinator, Education Theodore D’Alessandro James Csollany Media and Technology Tatiana Trkulja Patrick Sharpe Timothy Wilson Manager, Website Production Manager Programs Amanda Fischer Director of Engineering Carpenters Patron Desk Manager Associate Director, Associate Aryana Alexis Anderson Operations Coordinator Anthony J. Strano Phil Alfieri Coordinator, Marketing and Visitor Matthew Scarella School Programs Artistic Projects Sophie Lewis Michael Peppler Director, Security John Goodson Educational Media and Services Ticketing Associate Joanna Massey Richard and Alicia Jones Administrative Electricians Technology Senior Web Developer David C. Wyeth Director Barbara Debs Building Services Manager, Program Assistant Nick Singh Dennis O’Connell Director Creative Chair Tamika Reid Planning Finance Information Associate Manager, Thomas Werring Properties Manager Government Relations Technology Jennifer Hempel Administrative Director Jennifer Flores CarnegieCharge Kronos Quartet David Freudenthal Patricia Long Bronwen Stine Associate Director, Assistant Melissa Monterosso Wendy Magro Education Wing Sebastian Armoza Director Chief Financial Officer Director Single Ticket Manager Managers, Artistic Operations Associate, Aaron Siegel Sydney Renwick John LeBreton Tak Lai Marketing Assistant Director, As of June 30, 2016 Stephanie Cole-Jacobs Projects Jenny Weber CarnegieCharge Manager Controller Manager, Network Craig Zeichner Secondary School Office Manager Victoria Frommer Director of Operations Michael Kumor Brandi Mathis Aris Siliverdis Architecture Associate Director, Programs Wesner Bazin Associate Manager, Wayne Lopes Beth Nerich Associate Assistant Director, Nick Calamuso Special Markets and Phillip Bravo Associate Artistic Programs Gary Peterson John Nesbitt Financial Reporting Senior Technical Copy Senior Manager, Leslie Leung Stagehands Charles Baranowski Matthew Poulos Juan Juarez Analyst Kerry Tucei Secondary School Associate Manager, Carolyn Steinberg Administrative Matthew Eng Joe Smith Coordinator Marketing Manager Programs Program Planning Associate Assistant Accountant, Society Zara Ahmad-Post Joseph Wittleder Event Services Caroline Bonilla Rachel Caliri Alison Saltz Box Office Margaret Fortunato Booking Patron Program Ensemble ACJW Technical Analysts Senior Manager, Representatives Associate, Secondary Sarah Zeltzer Elaine Georges Senior Accountant The Academy—a Don Spalding Volunteers and Visitor School Programs Director Director Tom Huynh Dennette Dyton program of Carnegie Director, Patron Legal Services Tamara Schuler Corporate Accountant Claudia Julian Amy Mereson Denise Alfarone Hall, The Juilliard Program and Vera Zlatarski Subscription Manager Pamela Harris Susahanna Lippa Assistant Director, Assistant Director School, and the Weill Membership General Counsel Representatives Analyst, Hall Marketing Analyst Elementary School Human Resources David Suss Music Institute Caroline Ritchie Chloë May Emily Blair Programs Assistant Manager Amy Rhodes Manager Operations Allison Meistrell WMI Marketing Sofia Giammarresi Hillarie O’Toole Manager Director Jonathan Slawson Maria Loor Kavita Mahabir Payroll Manager Associate Manager, Elementary Lisa McCullough Manager, Notables Antoinette Rogers School Programs Manager, Operations Susan Creech Alvina Yeung CarnegieCharge Deanna Kennett Administrative Associate Representatives Education Manager Assistant 72 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 Carnegie Hall Administrative Staff | 73 Valery Gergiev poses with members of NYO-USA.

Carnegie Hall Board of Trustees

Chairman Robert F. Smith

President Isaac Stern (1960–2001) Sanford I. Weill (2015–Present)

Officers Mercedes T. Bass, Acting Chairman Clarissa Alcock Bronfman, Vice Chairman Klaus Jacobs, Vice Chairman Peter W. May, Vice Chairman Burton P. Resnick, Vice Chairman Kenneth J. Bialkin, Secretary Edward C. Forst, Treasurer Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director

Chairmen Emeriti Richard A. Debs Sanford I. Weill James D. Wolfensohn

Trustees Trustee Fellow Honorary Trustees Earle S. Altman Clive Gillinson Joshua Nash A. J. C. Smith Robert F. Arning Roberta Peters Martina Arroyo Frank N. Newman Robert F. Smith The Honorable Felix G. Rohatyn Emanuel Ax Stephen R. Howe Jr. Jessye Norman Sarah Billinghurst Solomon George T. Wein Advisory Directors Mercedes T. Bass Klaus Jacobs William G. Parrett Sir Martin Sorrell Giancarla Berti Norton Belknap Robert W. Jones Laura H. Pomerantz Jolyon Stern Alan Fleischmann Ex Officio Trustees Kenneth J. Bialkin Suzie Kovner Don M. Randel Sir Howard Stringer Mary E. Klein Bill de Blasio, Mayor of the City of New York Len Blavatnik Robert K. Kraft Oscar de la Renta Kurt G. Strovink Firoz Ladak Melissa Mark-Viverito, Speaker, New York City Council (In memoriam) Ronald E. Blaylock S. Donald Sussman Sherry Liu Scott M. Stringer, Comptroller of the City of New York Burton P. Resnick Clarissa Alcock Bronfman Isabel Leonard James Taylor Tracy Long Gale A. Brewer, Manhattan Borough President Susan W. Rose Nicola Bulgari Robert I. Lipp Linda Wachner Kathryn Steinberg Tom Finkelpearl, Commissioner, New York City Department of Charles M. Rosenthal Richard A. Debs Terry J. Lundgren Darren Walker Dafna Tapiero Cultural Affairs Joyce DiDonato Yo-Yo Ma Joshua Ruch Sanford I. Weill Gregory T. Durant Thomas G. Maheras Sana H. Sabbagh James D. Wolfensohn As of June 2, 2016 Judith W. Evnin Peter W. May Suki Sandler Judy Francis Zankel Anne M. Finucane Audra McDonald Beatrice Santo Domingo Renée Fleming Harold McGraw III Thomas P. Sculco MD Edward C. Forst Lester S. Morse Jr. Stanley S. Shuman Marina Kellen French Dennis M. Nally David M. Siegel

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Videos, blog posts, and more information about NYO-USA and NYO2 are available online. Be sure to follow NYO-USA’s tour of Latin America under the baton of Marin Alsop and NYO2’s debut at Carnegie Hall during the summer of 2017.

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#NYOUSA and #NYO2 on NYO2 musicians strike a pose during icebreaker activities at Purchase College.

Residency photography by Stephanie Berger and Jennifer Taylor. Philadelphia photography by Jessica Griffin and Will Figg. Tour photography by Chris Lee. 76 | NYO-USA/NYO2 | 2016 NYO-USA and conductor Christoph Eschenbach prepare to take a bow after their performance of Bruckner’s Sixth Symphony at Carnegie Hall.

Thank you NYO-USA for an incredible summer. I can’t begin to process the last three weeks. It’s been amazing to listen to and work with such amazing colleagues and friends. I am so grateful. Much respect and love for NYO-USA 2016. I’m blown “away at the level of talent by people I now call my friends. —Elizabeth Egan, NYO-USA composing apprentice ”