Chamber Orchestra of New York

The 15th concert season included four Carnegie Hall performances including a 15th anniversary concert at Carnegie's Zankel Hall. CONY had a total audience of approximately 1,500. Our audiences are comprised of 67% young adults (25-35 years old), 35% minorities, and 72% of NYC residents. Chamber Orchestra of New York (CONY) is a premier ensemble which also advances the careers of extraordinary young professional musicians, composers, soloists, and conductors. The orchestra consists of fully-auditioned musicians who bring premier performances to classical music patrons. These musicians are frequently from major conservatories in the Northeast including The Curtis Institute, Eastman, Juilliard, Mannes/The New School, Manhattan School of Music, Peabody, and Yale, along with additional conservatories domestically and internationally. To-date, 19 former CONY musicians have full-time placements with major symphony orchestras, operas, and academic institutions. Revenue includes ticket sales and contributions allocated to the performances.

Chamber Orchestra of New York receives commissions and general orchestra-for-hire invitations. These programs further support engaging our brilliant professional musicians.

The orchestra accepted and processed applications for its Respighi Prize music competition for young composers, pianists, and soloists. The competition was established to encourage and offer a performance opportunity for young talented composers and soloists from all countries, through the inspiration of Ottorino Respighi's music. The competition is open to young composers, pianists, and soloists (instrumental and vocal) under 40 years of age, of all nationalities, currently enrolled in (or recent graduates of) music conservatory or college (including preparatory or post-certificate programs) from all over the world. The winners are selected from a jury panel of veteran artists in the field. Previous years have featured winners from Mexico, Russia, Switzerland, USA, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Poland, Austria, Cuba, and Israel. The 2023 winner who will be featured in the 2025/2026 season is soprano Nofar Veronica Yacobi (Israel) at Carnegie Hall.

The orchestra offered in-school music education and outreach in under served public schools with a Title 1 designation.

The orchestra accepted and processed applications for its New York Conducting Workshop (NYCW) held at The DiMenna Center for Classical Music. This program includes The Respighi Prize in Conducting. The winner of the conducting competition conducted a single work or movement at the Carnegie concert that followed. There was a Fall and Spring workshop this year.