NATE STROTHKAMP’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on February 3, 2020

Congratulations to Nate Strothkamp, winner of Portland Youth Philharmonic’s 2019 Concerto Competition. As part of his prize, he will perform Erich Wolfgang Korngold‘s Violin Concerto with the orchestra on Monday, March 2, 2020 at Skyview High School and Saturday, March 7, 2020 at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

We asked Nate to share some of his favorite music in his PYP Playlist.

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BEN PRICE’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on January 13, 2020

16-year-old oboist Ben Price is currently a member of PYP. They joined our organization in 2016, as part of our Conservatory Orchestra. Ben is a sophomore at Grant High School.

We asked them to share some of their favorite music in their PYP Playlist.

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing?

My earliest memory of classical music is hearing... Read More ›

STEVEN SCHUSTER’S PYP PLAYLIST

Posted on December 11, 2019

16-year-old Steven Schuster currently plays French Horn in our Conservatory Orchestra. He is a junior at Sandy High School and joined our organization last season, playing in our Wind Ensemble.

We asked Steven to share some of his favorite music in his PYP Playlist.

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing? The Largo from Antonín Dvořák’s New World Symphony

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Chloe Chen’s PYP Playlist

Posted on November 15, 2019

14-year-old Chloe Chen currently plays violin in PYP’s Conservatory Orchestra. She is a freshman at Mountain View High School and has been a part of the PYP organization since 2015. She started out in PYP’s Young String Ensemble.

We asked Chloe to share some of her favorite music in her PYP Playlist.

What is the first classical piece that you remember hearing? The Four Seasons by... Read More ›

Joshua Ji’s PYP Playlist

Posted on October 14, 2019

Photo by Robert Leong

15-year-old Joshua Ji is the winner of the 2019 Portland Piano International / SOLO Piano Concerto Competition, presented in partnership with PYP. He will perform George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto with PYP at our Season 96 opening concert on Saturday, November 9, 2019, at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall.

We asked Joshua to share some of his favorite pieces with you as his PYP... Read More ›

David Hattner’s PYP Playlist

Posted on September 9, 2019

PYP Musical Director David Hattner shares what’s currently on his playlist. Revamp your own playlist with selections from our PYP Playlist on his Twitter every #MusicMonday.

This season, PYP will prepare and perform the 4th Symphony of Brahms for our March 7th concert. The Symphonies of Brahms have an interesting history with the Portland Youth Philharmonic. The first performance of any Brahms... Read More ›