For David Robertson's birthday, NYO-USA gave the conductor a surprise. While rehearsing Britten’s Violin Concerto with Gil Shaham, the orchestra suddenly burst out in a rendition of “Happy Birthday.” Subscribe for more: http://bit.ly/1sVC0v2

Apprentice Orchestra Librarian Trey Sakazaki arranged “Happy Birthday” for NYO-USA, and Apprentice Orchestra Manager Josh Davidoff, who happens to share a birthday with Robertson, delivered the cake.

See NYO-USA on tour this summer in eight cities across the United States:
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Including:
August 4 | The Music Center's Walt Disney Concert Hall | Los Angeles, California (Tickets: http://bit.ly/UaWi7J)

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Each summer, Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute brings together the brightest young musicians from across the country (ages 16–19) to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA). In 2014, following a two-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers are joined by conductor David Robertson and violinist Gil Shaham for an eight-city coast-to-coast US tour. To learn more about NYO-USA, visit http://www.carnegiehall.org/nyousa.