July 26 2025
Carnegie Hall & Suntory Hall Partnership Program
Carnegie Hall’s
National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor
The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), organised by the Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute, makes its debut in Japan. Each summer, talented young players of ages 16 to 19 from across USA gather for a training residency, followed by a national/international tour. In 2025, the orchestra will be conducted by Gianandrea Noseda and violinist Ray Chen joins as soloist.
Venue Main Hall
Sat JUL 26 17:00 (Doors open 16:20) ► Book Now
Conductor: Gianandrea Noseda
Violin: Ray Chen
Orchestra: National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America
Carlos Simon: Festive Fanfare and Overture
Felix Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Ray Chen, Violin)
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 in E Minor, Op. 27
The increasingly world-renowned National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) makes its debut in Suntory Hall, led by esteemed conductor Gianandrea Noseda. The program opens with Carlos Simon’s Festive Fanfare and Overture, a celebratory Carnegie Hall co-commission that echoes Shostakovich in its brass fanfare and builds across the orchestra sections toward a triumphant, full-ensemble conclusion. The enormously popular violin virtuoso Ray Chen then takes the stage as soloist in Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto. The concert concludes with Rachmaninoff’s passionate Second Symphony, one of the composer’s grandest achievements and most popular works.
Presented by Suntory Hall
Under the Auspices of Embassy of the United States of America
From Clive Gillinson, Executive and Artistic Director of Carnegie Hall
"We are very excited for the National Youth Orchestra of the USA’s debut concerts in Japan this summer. As the orchestra embarks on its tour across Asia, NYO-USA’s performance in Tokyo will be particularly special as it extends Carnegie Hall’s longstanding partnership with Suntory Hall, a relationship that has been about jointly embracing the best in music and ensuring it can make a meaningful difference in everyone’s life. I have spent a lot of time in Japan throughout my career, and have always found audiences there to be knowledgeable, appreciative, and engaged. I know the musicians of NYO-USA are in for an extraordinary summer—training and collaborating with world-renowned artists, performing in outstanding venues, and making new friends in Japan and beyond through music.”
