Young People's Symphony Orchestra (YPSO)

10/05/2026

🎉 Announcing YPSO’s 2026–27 Season — Our 90th Anniversary Season!

Season Highlights:
🍂 Fall Opening Night — Shostakovich, Debussy & Brahms
❄️ Winter — Gabriela Lena Frank & Tchaikovsky
🌸 Spring — Verdi & Dvořák
🎉 90th Anniversary Pops — Márquez & audience favorites

🎟️ Season subscriptions go on sale October 5!
SUBSCRIBE + SAVE up to 30%! at ypsomusic.org/events

✨ Subscribe by October 22 for a chance to win brand-new YPSO swag!

📷 Chris Hsu & Mika Watanabe Photography

09/26/2026

Day 2 of YPSO’s Annual Retreat in Carmel Valley! 🎻🌲💜

We arrived last evening, and today is a full day of rehearsals, sectionals, chamber music, and fun together!

09/19/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by the YPSO booth at the Solano Avenue Stroll! 🎶💜

We loved connecting with our community, sharing more about YPSO, and bringing a little live chamber music to the Stroll! 🎻

🎉 Stay tuned for our 90th Anniversary Season announcement!

09/03/2026

🎉🎺YPSO will be back at the Solano Avenue Stroll as we kick off our 90th Anniversary Season! 🥁🪇

Come find us on Sunday, Sept. 13, from 10:00 AM–4:00 PM in Upper Solano by Andronico’s!

🎻 Instrument Petting Zoo, 🎯 Games to win concert tickets and other prizes, 🎶 Live chamber music and more!

Stop by and join us for a fun day of music on Solano Avenue, and meet YPSO musicians and families! 💜

08/15/2026

🎺🎻YPSO students, alumni, and family members are performing in the UC Berkeley Summer Symphony! 🎶

Xander Cormier (Cello), Hani Khayatei Houssaini (Bass), Sophie Lechner (Bass), Kai Matera (Violin), Theo Min (Cello), Violet Ozalp (Viola), Alexandra Ren (Violin), Carolyn Ren (Violin), Alonzo Rose (Bassoon), Sean Rudner (Trumpet), Eva Senakarn (Violin), Aaron Seo (Cello), Emile Serper (Cello), Daniel Siu (Viola), Henry Stroud (Violin), Claire Topper (Cello), and Emilie Yoo (Flute)

One more performance left — tomorrow, Saturday, August 15 at 8:00 PM at Hertz Hall, Berkeley. Come cheer on some familiar YPSO faces! 💙🎻

On the program: Stravinsky’s The Firebird, Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, and Beethoven’s Coriolan Overture. 🎶

07/31/2026

🎻 Join the YPSO Team!

Young People’s Symphony Orchestra (YPSO), the oldest youth orchestra in California, is looking for passionate individuals to join our team!

We are currently seeking:
• Viola Coach
• Orchestra Librarian

If you have a passion for music education and enjoy working with talented young musicians, we’d love to hear from you.

📧 Email: [email protected]

07/26/2026

More memories from our final concert of the tour at Filadelfia Convention Center in Stockholm. 🇸🇪🎻

📷 Chris Hsu & YPSO families

07/20/2026

📯🎻A behind-the-scenes look from stage right as YPSO musicians make their way onto the stage at Helsinki Music Centre for the second concert of our Finland & Sweden Tour 🇫🇮🇸🇪.

07/17/2026

🇫🇮 Exploring Helsinki!

One of our stops was the iconic Sibelius Monument in Sibelius Park, a tribute to Finland’s greatest composer, Jean Sibelius. The striking sculpture of more than 600 steel pipes has become one of Helsinki’s most recognizable landmarks.💙

07/13/2026

🇫🇮🇸🇪 Our young musicians have returned home after an unforgettable tour of Finland and Sweden!

Three successful concerts and countless cultural experiences made this a journey we will cherish for a lifetime. Thank you to everyone who welcomed YPSO and supported this tour along the way.

It has already been over a month since our Pops/Pre-Tour Concert, and we're excited to share this video from that joyful send-off.

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