Joshua Gersen will join the New York Youth Symphony as Music Director of the Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Season! In addition to his position with the New York Youth Symphony he is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Conducting Fellow of the New World Symphony, where he serves as the assistant conductor to the symphony’s Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas. A graduate of New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music, he has studied conducting with Otto-Werner Mueller and Gustav Meier, and participated in master classes with internationally renowned conductors, including Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, and Simon Rattle.
More »
Artistic Staff
Lisa Tipton, violinist and cofounder of the award-winning Meridian String Quartet, has toured internationally and held residencies at Queens College, Bard College, and Turtle Bay Music School. She More »
New York based trumpeter/composer/educator Matt Holman has performed and/or recorded with such diverse jazz and creative artists as Fred Hersch, Kurt Elling, and more. Holman has composed works for Marvin Stamm, Ed Soph, David Baker, Marie Speziale, and was a 2009 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer’s Competition winner.
More »
Kyle Blaha received his D.M.A. and M.M. from Juilliard and his B.M. from Eastman School of Music with high distinction in composition, clarinet, and German. More »
Harrison Hollingsworth has been selected for the David Alan Miller Conducting Fellowship for the 2012-2013 Orchestra Season. His responsibilities will include being the Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra Program and to co-direct The Robert L. Poster Apprentice Conducting program.
More »
Sarah Elizabeth Haines is a New York City based violist and violinist. More »
Michael Ippolito is a versatile composer and performer who has collaborated with classical, folk and jazz musicians in performances ranging from experimental improvisation to traditional Klezmer mu More »
Pianist Asuka Fu made her Carnegie Hall debut in the summer of 2009 as part of the Artists International Special Presentation Award. More »
Matthias van der Swaagh has been a cellist since the age of 4. Former teachers include Katherine Brainard and Kathe Jarka; he currently studies with Julia Lichten. More »
Trombonist/composer Scott Ninmer has earned notable composition awards from the Jazz Educators Network, Downbeat Magazine, ASCAP, the New York Youth Symphony, and most recently, the United States A More »
Native of Yokohama, Japan, Chihiro Shibayama is a New York City-based percussionist, arranger, educator, freelance librarian, and a co-founder of MuSE(Multicultural Sonic Evolution), a non-profit o More »
Joshua Gersen will join the New York Youth Symphony as Music Director of the Orchestra's 50th Anniversary Season! In addition to his position with the New York Youth Symphony he is the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation Conducting Fellow of the New World Symphony, where he serves as the assistant conductor to the symphony’s Artistic Director Michael Tilson Thomas. A graduate of New England Conservatory and the Curtis Institute of Music, he has studied conducting with Otto-Werner Mueller and Gustav Meier, and participated in master classes with internationally renowned conductors, including Michael Tilson Thomas, Christoph Eschenbach, Alan Gilbert, and Simon Rattle.
More »
Harrison Hollingsworth has been selected for the David Alan Miller Conducting Fellowship for the 2012-2013 Orchestra Season. His responsibilities will include being the Assistant Conductor of the Orchestra Program and to co-direct The Robert L. Poster Apprentice Conducting program.
More »