Lead the Way - New York Youth Symphony's 63rd Anniversary Benefit Gala

NYYS Benefit Gala 63 Tickets

Our Annual Benefit Gala "Lead the Way" is on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Tribeca Rooftop at 6:30pm. We will be honoring former NYYS Symphony Orchestra Music Director Miguel Harth-Bedoya with the Theodore L. Kesselman Award for Arts Education and longtime, dedicated NYYS Trustee Robert J. Levine with The Johanna and Leslie Garfield Award for Arts Philanthropy. There will be performances by NYYS Jazz, Symphony Orchestra, Crescendo students, and a special one-night-only jazz ensemble.

If you cannot attend the Benefit but would still like to make a contribution, please visit this form.


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Ticket Options

Ticket Price Quantity
Next Generation Sponsor
● Premium table for 12.
● Premium Tier 1 Box at Carnegie Hall for 25/26 season.
● VIP table for 4 at NYYS Jazz at BRIC.
● Admission to backstage event w/ NYYS artists.
●Recognition in all materials.
Non-deductible amount: $1,800

$25,000.00
Platinum Sponsor
● Premium table for 10.
● Premium Tier 1 Box at Carnegie Hall for 25/26 season.
●VIP table for 2 for NYYS Jazz at BRIC.
●Admission to backstage event w/ NYYS artists
● Recognition in NYYS materials.
Non-deductible amount: $1,500

$12,500.00
Gold Sponsor
● Benefit table for 8.
● Tier 1 box at Carnegie Hall for 25/26 season.
● 2 tickets to Crescendo at Symphony Space or Chamber Music at Weill Recital Hall.
● Recognition in all NYYS materials.
Non-deductible amount: $1,200.

$7,500.00
Silver Sponsor
● Single ticket to the Benefit and acknowledgement in all programs.
● 2 tickets to a NYYS performance of your choice, except for NYYS Jazz at Dizzy's.
Non-deductible amount: $150.

$1,250.00
Patron
● Single ticket to the Benefit.
● Recognition in all NYYS materials.
Non-deductible amount: $150.

$750.00
Parent
For parents of current or former NYYS program students.
● Single ticket to the Benefit.
● Recognition in all NYYS materials.
Non-deductible amount: $150.

$525.00

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Please note: Registrant = Ticket Buyer
Attendee = Guest of Ticket Buyer
If you are the Registrant and will be attending the Gala, please keep the box by "Include myself as an attendee" ticked.

If you are having trouble with this form, please contact Bea Mendoza (bmendoza@nyys.org).