Vincent Accettola

As a senior at Yale University, Accettola collaborated with his roommate Owen Brown to create the National Youth Orchestra of China (NYO-China), a music festival modeled closely after the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) with an annual residency and concert tour featuring over one hundred of the country's most outstanding young musicians.^[2]

With the support of Carnegie Hall and the Yale School of Music, Accettola and Brown launched the first season of NYO-China in 2017 with a sold-out concert at Carnegie Hall headlined by pianist Yuja Wang and conducted by Music Director of the Seattle Symphony Ludovic Morlot.^[3] The National Youth Orchestra of China since went on to become the premier youth ensemble in the country, having achieved critical acclaim in The New York Times, People’s Daily, and Der Tagesspiegel.^[4][5][6]

In his capacity as Managing Director of NYO-China, Accettola produced several live and recorded broadcasts of the orchestra for NPR, Medici.tv, ARTE, and CCTV.^[7][8][9] He also produced and co-directed the documentary 中国特色交响乐团: Orchestra with Chinese Characteristics alongside Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Christine Choy.^[10]

• Leadership Biography on NYO-China Official Website
• Interview on WQXR's Young Artist Showcase
• Interview on Shanghai TV's Music Tonight