New York Youth Symphony 2017/18 Subscriptions Now on Sale

Season subscriptions for the New York Youth Symphony's 2017/18 season at Carnegie Hall are now on sale at nyys.org/tickets or by calling (212) 581-5933. For a limited time only - subscribers can save 20% off of first choice seats at all three concerts of the orchestra's 55th season. Subscribe now until November 1, 2017 for guaranteed seats at the lowest price for all three concerts. Season subscribers will also receive 20% off additional single tickets to all three orchestra performances at Carnegie Hall.

Single tickets to NYYS orchestra concerts will be available three months prior to each performance date at the Carnegie Hall box office, online at carnegiehall.org, or call (212) 247-7800. The NYYS Orchestra, led by newly appointed music director Michael Repper, kicks off its 55th season on Sunday, November 19, 2017 at 2pm with the first of three performances at Carnegie Hall, with emerging cellist Christine Lamprea performing Schumann's Cello Concerto. Ms. Lamprea will appear with the Orchestra as part of a new partnership with the Sphinx Organization, sponsored by the Roy and Shirley Durst Debut Series.

The program will also feature Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2 and the world première of Daylights by Hilary Purrington. The season continues with The McCrindle Concert on Sunday, March 18, 2018 at 2pm concert with acclaimed flutist Demarre McGill performing Kevin Puts' Flute Concerto. The program will also feature Rimsky-Korsakov's Capriccio Espagnol, Dvo?ák's Symphony No. 8, and the world première of go and by Thomas Kotcheff. The season concludes on Sunday, May 27, 2018 at 2pm with soprano Julia Bullock joining the orchestra for Samuel Barber's Knoxville: Summer of 1915. The program will also feature Gershwin's Cuban Overture, Mussorgsky's Pictures at an Exhibition, and the world première of Slant by Peter Shin.

The New York Youth Symphony, composed of orchestra, chamber, jazz, conducting, and composition programs, heads into the 2017/18 season with a new strategic plan to strengthen the organization's position as the premier, independent music education organization for ensemble training in The New York metropolitan area. NYYS has provided over 6,000 music students between ages 12 and 22 unparalleled opportunities to study with world-renowned artists and to perform at world-class venues including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Beyond their instruction, students gain valuable life skills - commitment, discipline, focus, collaboration - and friendships that last a lifetime. For other NYYS events and more information please visit nyys.org.