...Simply fantastic...Love the pieces but blown away by your fantastic saxophone playing and powerful and comManding musicianship...
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Fueled by a deep desire to create an enthusiasm surrounding the classical saxophone, ROBERT YOUNG connects with audiences with his musicianship, virtuosity, and authenticity. Praised for his “effortless expression and facile technique” (The Saxophonist Magazine), Robert maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator. His artistry has afforded him opportunities to appear with ensembles and musicians from across the globe including the PRISM Quartet, The Crossing, Chris Potter, Ravi Coltrane, Uri Caine, Charlotte Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and the Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra.
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September 26, 2026
Winston Salem Symphony
MICHELLE MERRILL, CONDUCTOR
ROBERT YOUNG, SAXOPHONE
Our 80th season-opening celebration coincides with the centennial celebration of High Point native John Coltrane, who left an enduring legacy in the jazz idiom. Saxophonist Robert Young brings Coltrane’s influence to bear in a recent concerto by Guillaume Connesson. Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Rachmaninoff’s fiery Symphonic Dances, two of the rare orchestral pieces that include saxophone, round out this program.
September 27, 2026
Winston Salem Symphony
MICHELLE MERRILL, CONDUCTOR
ROBERT YOUNG, SAXOPHONE
Our 80th season-opening celebration coincides with the centennial celebration of High Point native John Coltrane, who left an enduring legacy in the jazz idiom. Saxophonist Robert Young brings Coltrane’s influence to bear in a recent concerto by Guillaume Connesson. Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess and Rachmaninoff’s fiery Symphonic Dances, two of the rare orchestral pieces that include saxophone, round out this program.
Young was also uncommonly expressive in lyrical passages and technically prodigious. The roaring standing ovation was inevitable after such a captivating show of musical intensity.
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