Joseph Young News

Berkeley Symphony presents 'Literary Soundscapes' at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley on March 23, 2024. Learn more about the performance and find out how to get tickets here!

Sphinx Organization, the largest and longest-standing organization dedicated to diversity and inclusion in classical music, announces the winners of the 27th Annual Sphinx Competition in Detroit, MI, which took place from January 25-27, 2024 in the Max M. and Marjorie S. Fisher Music Center. 

Berkeley Symphony continues its Chamber Series with Spirited Impressions on Sunday, February 4, 2024 at 4 p.m. at Piedmont Center for the Arts.

 Berkeley Symphony, led by Music Director Joseph Young, will present French Reverie on Sunday, February 25 at 4 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley.

Berkeley Symphony will ring in this holiday season with Holiday Winds, where Berkeley Symphony woodwind musicians will perform festive favorites at Piedmont Center for the Arts on Sunday, December 3, at 4 p.m.

Sphinx Organization announces SphinxConnect: Amplify and 27th Annual Sphinx Competition happening from January 24-27, 2024 in Detroit.

Berkeley Symphony continues its 2023-24 Chamber Series with California Connections on Sunday, November 19, 2023 at 4 p.m at Piedmont Center for the Arts.

Berkeley Symphony, led by Music Director Joseph Young, will open the 2023-24 Symphonic Series with American Kaleidoscope on Sunday, October 15 at 4 p.m. at Zellerbach Hall. Learn more about the concert and find out how to get tickets here!

Berkeley Symphony presents an exploration of the American sound in their Chamber Series. Discover the intersection of music and culture in this exciting performance.

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2023-24 Season, led by Music Director Joseph Young, who is now in his fifth season with the historic organization. With four Symphonic Series performances and five Chamber Series performances, Berkeley Symphony will present a range of impactful programming that spans the expansive catalog of orchestral music.

This July, following two weeks of intensive training in New York, NYO2—one of Carnegie Hall's three national youth ensembles made up of extraordinary teen instrumentalists from across the United States—will travel to the Dominican Republic for the ensemble's first ever international concerts and residency.

Berkeley Symphony has received a $1.5 million gift from Gordon Getty. The transformative donation will support Berkeley Symphony in its future growth as it heads into its 52nd season under the leadership of Music Director Joseph Young and Executive Director Kate Kammeyer.

Carnegie Hall will continue its summertime tradition, shining a spotlight on 200+ extraordinary teen musicians from across the country with concerts by the Hall’s three acclaimed national youth ensembles—the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America, NYO2, and NYO Jazz.

Sarasota Orchestra concludes its season with pizzazz. The Orchestra returns to the Orioles' Ed Smith Stadium for the 10th anniversary of Outdoor Pops, this time with a Motown theme. Acclaimed guitar virtuoso Bokyung Byun makes her Sarasota Orchestra debut in the final Discoveries series concert of the year, performing the Rodrigo Concierto de Aranjuez.

Carnegie Hall has announced the names of the 89 young musicians selected from across the country for NYO2, an intensive summer orchestral training program for outstanding American instrumentalists, ages 14–17.

NEWARK, NJ: January 27, 2023 - The New Jersey Symphony is thrilled to announce its 101st season highlighting Music Director Xian Zhang's ambitious vision to explore the musical heritage of the American orchestral works.

The New Jersey Symphony has announced its 101st season highlighting Music Director Xian Zhang's ambitious vision to explore the musical heritage of the American orchestral works.

On Sunday evenings this November, Cincinnati Opera will partner with 90.9 WGUC, Cincinnati's classical public radio station, to broadcast select productions from its 2022 Summer Festival. Each broadcast will begin at 8 p.m. ET. You can listen on air at 90.9 FM and online at wguc.org.

Today, Berkeley Symphony announced its 2022-23 Season, led by Music Director Joseph Young, who is now in his fourth season with the organization. The 51st season, entitled Find Your Frequency, builds on Berkeley Symphony's history of presenting orchestral music from a variety of genres featuring reimagined classics and vital new voices.

Berkeley Symphony announced that it renewed its contract with Music Director Joseph Young through the 2024-25 season. Young made his debut with the Berkeley Symphony in February 2019 and is the fourth Music Director in its 51-year history.