The BPYO is going to China and Japan!
June 2026
The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra’s mission is, “Shaping Future Leaders through Music.” The orchestra has garnered critical acclaim for its superb performances of orchestral masterworks and is widely regarded as one of the finest youth orchestra ensembles in the world. The 120 members of the BPYO range in age from 12 to 21 and are chosen through a highly-selective audition process. This age range creates a dynamic environment for artistic and personal growth, where younger members learn alongside seasoned collegiate musicians.
The tuition-free model of the BPYO allows talented young artists from all backgrounds to participate regardless of financial circumstances.
Tour Itinerary
June 15: Shanghai Jaguar Symphony Hall
June 16: Hangzhou Grand Theater Opera House
June 20: Tianjin Concert Hall
June 23: Kyoto Concert Hall
June 25: Tokyo Metropolitan Theater
The BPO has committed to providing hundreds of complimentary tickets to tour performances as part of our Crescendo Concert Access Initiative designed to support communities with limited financial resources.
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Watch Ben and the BPYO perform the Schumann Cello Concerto with rising star, Zaltomir Fung, followed by Mahler's 5th Symphony at the Berlin Philharmonie.
BECOME A SPONSOR!
Our flexible approach to sponsorship can accommodate your company's priorities, capacity, and requirements. Whether it's helping cover the cost of a musician, a concert, or the tour as a whole, we'll work with you to customize a sponsorship package based on your company's plan for corporate giving.
Sponsorship benefits include:
If you have questions about becoming a sponsor or making a gift to support the BPYO, please contact:
Robert Jordon
Director of Development
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More about Ben
Benjamin Zander is the founder and conductor of the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. He is also a guest conductor with orchestras around the world and is a three-time Grammy nominee. For the past 50 years, Zander has occupied a unique place as a master teacher, deeply insightful and probing interpreter, and as a profound source of inspiration for audiences, students, professional musicians, corporate leaders, and politicians around the world. He has persistently engaged well-informed musical and public intellectuals in a quest for insight and understanding into the western musical canon and the underlying spiritual, social, and political issues that inspired its creation.
His performances have inspired thousands of musicians, renewed their sense of idealism, and shed fresh, insightful, and sometimes provocative light on the interpretation of the central symphonic repertoire of the 19th and 20th centuries. Critics and the public have been united in their praise of Zander’s interpretations of the central repertory.
Zander enjoys an international career as a speaker on leadership, with several keynote speeches at the Davos World Economic Forum, where he was presented with the Crystal Award for “Outstanding Contributions in the Arts and International Relations.” The best-selling book, The Art of Possibility, co-authored with leading psychotherapist Rosamund Zander, has been translated into twenty-six languages. In 2019, Zander was presented with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the ABSA Achievement Awards in Johannesburg in recognition of his contributions in the spheres of Music, Culture and Leadership. This is the first time that the award has been given to a non-South African. Previous recipients of the Award include Nelson Mandela and Bishop Desmond Tutu. Zander’s TED talk on The Transformative Power of Classical Music has been seen by over 21 million people.
More about BPYO
Since its founding in 2012, hundreds of young musicians have dedicated their Saturday afternoons to BPYO rehearsals. The BPYO has released three commercial recordings, appeared three times in Carnegie Hall, and toured around the world to engage in musical exchanges reaching thousands of youth musicians and perform concerts for tens of thousands of people.
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