Performer: National Youth Orchestra of the USA

The National Youth Orchestra of the USA present a monumental programme of Strauss and Berlioz.

As Proms debuts go, this would be difficult to beat. The newly formed National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) were fresh – literally, certainly no sign of fatigue – from an intensive two-week training residency followed by a tour which included the tall order of taking Tchaikovsky to Russia.