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NYO-USA 2026 Season — Carnegie Hall debut + European tour
National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA)·Purchase, US 🇺🇸
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NYO-USA 2026 cohort already selected (announced March 2026). Auditions for 2027 cycle open fall 2026 via Carnegie Hall.
Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) returns for its 2026 season in residence at Purchase College, SUNY. Karina Canellakis conducts the orchestra at its annual Carnegie Hall concert on 31 July 2026 — Barber's Overture to The School for Scandal, Gershwin's Piano Concerto in F (soloist: Kirill Gerstein), and Bartók's Concerto for Orchestra — followed by a European tour with Britten Pears Arts ("Summer at Snape"), Berlin's Young Euro Classic, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw, and the Edinburgh International Festival.