The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra

05/05/2026

Join us this Sunday, May 10 for COYO’s final concert of the season!
Read more about our senior soloist, Grace Berendt, ahead of the performance below 🎶

Download article as PDFBy Mike Telin “When I was three years old my mom took me to a jazz concert. I saw the trombone, and I was immediately hooked,” Grace Berendt recalled. “From that day on, I knew I wanted to be a trombone player.” On Sunday, May 10 at 3:00 pm at Severance Music […]

11/24/2025

11/18/2025

We’re excited to welcome you to our first concert this Friday!
If you haven’t purchased your tickets yet, you can buy them online or call our box office at 216-231-1111.

Experience the Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra’s Autumn Concert, featuring rising young musicians performing inspiring orchestral works.

05/06/2025

https://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/2025/05/cleveland-orchestra-youth-orchestra-wraps-up-season-with-emotional-performances.html

COYO's May 4 concert at Severance Music Center featured pianist Saya Uejima and bid farewell to music director Daniel Reith.

04/30/2025

Soloist Spotlight: Saya Uejima!

Come to our final concert of the season this Sunday, May 4th, at 3pm to hear COYO Concerto Competition winner, Saya Uejima, perform Grieg's Piano Concerto! Check out Cleveland Classical's conversation with Saya: https://clevelandclassical.com/cleveland-orchestra-youth-orchestra-a-conversation-with-pianist-saya-uejima/
We will also be performing Sarah Kirkland Snider's Something for the Dark and Elgar's Enigma Variations. For ticket information, see the link in our bio! 🎼🎹

04/29/2025

The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra is proud to announce that we are a founding partner of The Laufey Foundation! With their support, and our shared mission, we look forward to expanding access to youth music and orchestral education with grants, instruments, and resources. We are grateful to be able to foster the next generations of musicians together! 🎼🎻🎤

04/26/2025

On Sunday, May 4th, we will be hosting our final concert of the season, featuring our concerto competition winner, Saya Uejima! We will be performing at 3pm at Severance Music Center in the Mandel Concert Hall. For ticket information, see the link in our bio. We are looking forward to seeing you there! 🎼🎹🎺🎻

04/09/2025

Last chance for double bass, oboe, and tuba players to apply to join The Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra! If you or anyone you know plays these instruments, apply to audition with us today! You can find the application and more information at the link in our bio. 🎻🎺

04/04/2025

Double bass, oboe, and tuba players, there's still time to submit your COYO audition application! Auditions will be in late April and May, so make sure to submit your application as soon as possible! You can find the link to apply in our bio. 🎻

03/29/2025

Calling all double bass, oboe, and tuba players! We've extended our application deadline for these three instrument groups. Auditions will be in late April and May, so make sure to submit your application as soon as possible! You can find the link to apply in our bio. We can't wait to hear from you! 🎼