Guided by Artistic Advisor Plácido Domingo, YOA Orchestra of the Americas is a multicultural, world-class symphony orchestra of 100 gifted young musicians, ages 18 and 30, from more than 20 countries of the Western Hemisphere.

Artistic Advisory Council 

Carlos Miguel Prieto | Music Director
Martha Argerich • Paquito D'Rivera • Gustavo Dudamel • James Ehnes • Christoph Eschenbach • Nelson Freire • Philip Glass • María Guinand • Miguel Harth-Bedoya • Yo-Yo Ma • Roberto Minczuk • Gabriela Montero • Ennio Morricone • Cristina Ortiz • Helmuth Rilling • Leonard Slatkin • Leon Sprierer • Emmanuel Villaume • John Williams • Benjamin Zander • David Zinman

Latest Press

YOA Chile Tour profiled in Diario de Concepción on Tuesday, May 08, 2012
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YOA to tour through Chile - article in Santiago Times on Tuesday, May 08, 2012
Classical concertos and symphonies played by young musicians from across the Americas will soon resonate around music venues throughout Chile. Rea...

Latest YOA News on Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Simon Welsby was appointed by Tony Woodcock, President of New England Conservatory, to represent NEC on the YOA board of directors on December 6, 2011...

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