New York Youth Symphony

New York Youth Symphony Grammy Winning Symphony Orchestra. Chamber Music. Jazz Ensemble. Composition. Crescendo Orchestra. Conducting. Musical Theater Songwriting.

Support Us and Get Tix To Our Upcoming Concerts Today! The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded youth programs of its kind in the nation, including the 2022 Grammy award for Best Orchestral Performance. It is recognized for its innovative, educational programs for talented young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians ages

12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in chamber music, conducting, composition, jazz, and musical theater songwriting with performances at world class venues including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Through its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has commissioned over 170 works from young composers since 1984.

We are extremely happy to let all of you know that our applications for all of our programs are officially open and avai...
06/04/2026

We are extremely happy to let all of you know that our applications for all of our programs are officially open and available. Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Music, NYYS Jazz, Composition, Conducting, Crescendo Orchestra and Musical Theater Songwriting.

Go to https://nyys.getacceptd.com to start the process and continue your musical journey with us!

Jeremiah Adriano Andrew J. Kim Lisa Tipton Betsy Maury

05/19/2026

On Sunday, May 24th our Assistant Conductor .w.rogers will be conducting Bulsoni’s Tanzwalzer for his final performance with us. Other rep includes: Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto with Berlin Philharmonic First Concertmaster and Rachmaninoff’s Symphonic Dances. Link to buy tickets 🎟️ in bio. Use NYY53912 for 10% off all tickets.

05/14/2026

Composition Date 2026. 14 World Premieres in One Night. Performed by our musicians and conducted by our conducting students. Monday night, 5/18 at National Sawdust. Tickets at link in bio. video created by

04/29/2026

.w.rogers will conduct our Symphony Orchestra at Carnegie Hall performing Busoni’s Tanzwalzer at his last performance as Assistant Conductor on May 24th. Get tix at link in bio. Use code NYY53912 for 10% off all tickets. .n.ahnesty .songg

03/08/2026

Today at at 2pm, will make his concerto debut alongside our Symphony Orchestra. reporter captured Joshua’s story as he battled symptoms from long COVID and how he overcame them to perform at the highest level of classical music excellence. Tix avail in link in bio for today’s performance. Thanks to for this wonderful story.

03/06/2026

Lineage is often defined as a direct link or line from an ancestor or ancestry. Much like people, music can also be traced back in time to artists that in many ways are ancestors who have impacted and inspired music of today. This album acts as a line tracing jazz music over many years – past and present, encompassing original classic charts, contemporary music, old charts re-invented and new music representing the true arc, and thus lineage, of jazz music.

Today, we continue the lineage of New York Youth Symphony and in particular, NYYS Jazz as we officially release our debut jazz album, called Lineage. Today is for the students who played on the album; today is for our Michael Thomas, The Robert J. Levine Jazz Program Director and Band Manager Bell Thompson, who made it all happen; today is for all those that have supported us, from parents to trustees to audience members; today is for all those NYYS Jazz musicians and directors that came before now; today is for all those young Jazz musicians that will come after us.

Be a part of our Lineage.

Download and purchase at link in bio.

02/19/2026

Four-time Grammy nominee will be performing with NYYS Jazz on March 2 at Dizzy’s - sets at 7&9pm. Two world premieres: “First Steps” by Connor Sobieri and “White Iris” by Sylvia Khouri.

01/27/2026

On Sunday, March 8th - Cellist Joshua Roman will make his concerto debut at Carnegie Hall performing Elgar’s Cello Concerto with the NYYS Symphony Orchestra. Also on the program, Dvorak’s Symphony No. 7 and Jon Deak First Music Winner Sam Wu’s World Premiere of “Continental Express.” Be sure to get tickets now by clicking link in our bio.

As 2025 comes to an end, it is more important than ever for us to send a message to our young musicians. They need to kn...
12/09/2025

As 2025 comes to an end, it is more important than ever for us to send a message to our young musicians. They need to know that, even though support for the arts has been dwindling, there is a widespread group of people that still believe in them and their future. So, thanks in advance for helping us send them message to them. No amount is too small or...too big :) Michael Thomas Andrew J. Kim Tanya Chanphanitpornkit Jeremiah Adriano Lisa Tipton Michael Kooman

11/25/2025

Join us on December 1st at Merkin Hall at when our Crescendo Orchestra led by Music Director .icallytanya open their season. Featuring a program with music from around the world , they will perform “Into the Unknown” from featuring TIX LINK IN BIO. It’s the perfect way to kick off the holiday season. .betsy

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