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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras has the mission to inspire and cultivate personal excellence through music. After more than 75 years of music-making, CYSO shaped generations of young leaders and musicians. Follow their blog to get all the latest updates and news about the Symphony.
Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
3w ago
Nikhil Sengupta is not only a member of the Debut Orchestra — he has also been studying ballet under Liba Schacht of the Lyric Opera for the past 4 years. [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
3w ago
We’re thrilled to share the exciting news that CYSO alum Megan Torti ’16 has won the Principal Flute Chair position with the North Carolina Symphony! Since her time as Principal [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
2M ago
Congratulations to CYSO’s class of 2024! The end of the season is always bittersweet as we celebrate the achievements of our seniors and send them off into the world for [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
2M ago
Jaime García-Añoveros III has spent the last 8 seasons fine-tuning not only his violin, but his understanding, fascination, and love for classical music. This senior violinist in CYSO’s Symphony Orchestra [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
3M ago
Join us this June as we honor the rich diversity in classical music with a profile on contemporary composer Ahmed Al Abaca. You may remember them being featured on last [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
3M ago
Symphony Orchestra and Philharmonic Orchestra took the stage at Symphony Center’s Orchestra Hall on Sunday, May 19, for their last concert of the 2023/2024 season. Students delivered a spellbinding finale [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
4M ago
Stravinsky’s ballet masterpiece Petrushka is a tantalizing story depicting the love triangle between three puppets and their desires to become flesh and blood. On Sunday, May 19th, 2024, Symphony Orchestra [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
4M ago
Celebrate AAPI Month with CYSO by learning about important composers influencing music beyond the Western hegemony. Tyzen Hsiao was a neo-Romantic composer, pianist, and conductor known for blending Taiwanese folk [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
4M ago
As we gear up for Symphony Orchestra’s spring concert at Orchestra Hall on Sunday, May 19, we are sitting down with concert soloist Aiden Yu. Aiden was the winner of [...]
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Chicago Youth Symphony Orchestras
4M ago
Here at CYSO, we are committed to eliminating the cultural and financial barriers in classical music through contributing to both the personal and musical growth of our students, including more [...]
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