Carnegie Hall’s National Youth Ensembles

The next generation of great musicians is showcased in performances by the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2, and NYO Jazz. Their return to Carnegie Hall is a highly anticipated part of the ensembles’ summer tours.

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National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America

7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

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NYO Jazz

7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

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NYO2

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Opening Night Gala
NYO-USA All-Stars

7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

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50th Anniversary of the Concert of the Century

A Gala Evening at Carnegie Hall

7 PM Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage

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NYO-USA

Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Pershing Square Foundation
Major funding has been provided by Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Lorraine Buch Fund for Young Artists, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, JMCMRJ Sorrell Foundation, and the Victor and William Fung Foundation.
United Airlines
United Airlines®, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Additional funding has been provided by Sarah Arison, The Jack Benny Family Foundation, and Mary I. and John E. Hull.
Blavatnik Family Foundation
Founder Patrons; Blavatnik Family Foundation; 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; Hope and Robert F. Smith; Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon; and Joan and Sanford I. Weill and the Weill Family Foundation.

NYO2

Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Public support for NYO2 is provided by Senate Majority Leader Charles E. Schumer and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand through the U.S. Department of Education.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Leadership support for NYO2 is provided by the Estate of Joan Eliasoph.
Pershing Square Foundation
Major support for NYO2 is provided by Veronica Atkins, Mercedes T. Bass, Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Beth and Joshua Nash, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, and the Victor and William Fung Foundation.
United Airlines
United Airlines®, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Founder Patron: Beatrice Santo Domingo.
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With additional funding provided by Alphadyne Foundation, Sarah Arison, Ernst & Young LLP, Mary I. and John E. Hull, Stella and Robert Jones, Martha and Robert Lipp, the Morton H. Meyerson Family Foundation, and David S. Winter.

NYO Jazz

Lead Donors: Hope and Robert F. Smith, The Kovner Foundation, and Beatrice Santo Domingo.
Global Ambassadors: Michael ByungJu Kim and Kyung Ah Park, Hope and Robert F. Smith, and Maggie and Richard Tsai.
Pershing Square Foundation
Major support has been provided by Veronica Atkins, Mercedes T. Bass, Ronald E. Blaylock and Petra Pope, Clive and Anya Gillinson, Pershing Square Philanthropies, Melanie and Jean E. Salata, Sarah Billinghurst Solomon and Howard Solomon, Joyce and George Wein Foundation, Inc., and the Victor and William Fung Foundation.
United Airlines
United Airlines®, Airline Partner to the National Youth Ensembles.
Additional support has been provided by the Alphadyne Foundation, Sarah Arison, Mary I. and John E. Hull, Stella and Robert Jones, Martha and Robert Lipp, Beth and Joshua Nash, and David S. Winter.
NYO Jazz is made possible, in part, by an endowment grant from the Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme Foundation.

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