EAST BRUNSWICK – An East Brunswick teen will be returning to the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) this summer.
Carnegie Hall announced that cellist David Kim is one of 109 musicians ages 16-19 selected from 32 states across the country for the fourth annual orchestra.
NYO-USA musicians will arrive in New York in June to begin an intensive three-week training residency on the campus of Purchase College, State University of New York, working with principal players from some of the country’s finest professional orchestras.
James Ross, director of orchestral activities at the University of Maryland, returns to lead the NYO-USA faculty for a fourth year. The faculty will oversee rehearsals during the orchestra’s residency in Purchase and will also lead master classes, chamber music readings, and other seminars on essential music skills, all leading up to the launch of NYO-USA’s annual tour.
NYO-USA will perform under renowned conductors Christoph Eschenbach and Valery Gergiev. Eschenbach will lead the orchestra in a program to include Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22 in E-flat Major, K. 482 featuring acclaimed pianist Emanuel Ax as soloist alongside Bruckner’s Symphony No. 6 in A Major at the Performing Arts Center in Purchase, New York on July 13 and at Carnegie Hall in New York City on July 14.
Following their New York appearances, the NYO-USA musicians will fly to Europe, joining Gergiev and esteemed pianist Denis Matsuev for a tour of some of the continent’s music capitals, including performances at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, Denmark; the Opéra Berlioz in Montpellier, France; Tivoli Hall in Copenhagen, Denmark; and Smetana Hall in Prague, the Czech Republic.
As part of their travel schedule, NYO-USA players will have the opportunity to tour cities, interact with local young musicians, and participate in informal community performances.
“With each successive year of the National Youth Orchestra of the USA, the quality and level of playing among applicants has grown higher and higher,” said Clive Gillinson, Carnegie Hall’s executive and artistic director. “The musicians who make up NYO-USA’s 2016 roster are truly among the very best. We are excited to embark on another wonderful summer of music-making, with these young artists serving as great musical ambassadors for the United States as we travel abroad.”
In addition, the summer of 2016 will see the launch of NYO2, a new intensive training program for talented young musicians, ages 14–17, with a special focus on those from communities underserved by and underrepresented in the classical orchestral field.
Run in conjunction with NYO-USA’s annual summer residency at Purchase College, NYO2 aims to expand the pool of young musicians across the country equipped with the tools to succeed at the highest level, particularly those who will bring greater diversity to classical orchestral music or those who have not had access to highly selective training opportunities.
NYO2 participants will have the opportunity to work closely with select members of The Philadelphia Orchestra and conductor Giancarlo Guerrero.
Tickets for the July 14 Carnegie Hall performance are on sale at the Carnegie Hall Box Office, by calling CarnegieCharge at 212-247-7800 or at carnegiehall.org.
NYO-USA’s July 21 concert at the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam will be streamed live online for free by medici.tv.
To learn more about NYO-USA, visit carnegiehall.org/nyousa.
