How do you get to Carnegie Hall? These Memphis-area teens know.
Levi Lei, a cellist from Germantown, will be part of Carnegie Hall's NYO2 2026 orchestra. Jack Feng, a violinist from Memphis; Ella Liu, a flutist from Collierville; and Myles Martin, a violist from Germantown; will all be part of Carnegie Hall's NYO-USA 2026 orchestra. (AJ Wolfe/Courtesy Memphis Youth Symphony)
Four local teens will train in New York, perform at Carnegie Hall and then go on international tours this summer.
They’re also all members of the Memphis Youth Symphony.
Two hundred and eight teen instrumentalists have been named as part of the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), NYO2 and NYO Jazz.
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Elle Perry
A native Memphian, Elle Perry has earned graduate degrees from the University of Memphis and Maryland Institute College of Art. She’s written for publications including the Memphis Business Journal, Memphis Flyer and High Ground News, and previously served as coordinator of The Teen Appeal.
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