, ▁Ludwig ▁van ▁Be eth oven , ▁D mit ri ▁Sh ost akov ich , ▁Anton ín ▁D vo ř ák , ▁Ig or ▁Stra vin sky , ▁Leonard ▁Bern stein , ▁Serge i ▁Pro k of iev , ▁Peter ▁I ly ich ▁T cha ik ov sky , ▁Richard ▁Wagner , ▁Richard ▁Stra uss , ▁and ▁more . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Youth ▁Orchestra ▁has ▁been ▁widely ▁acc laimed ▁by ▁newsp apers ▁such ▁as ▁The ▁New ▁York ▁Times , ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁In qu ir er ▁and ▁The ▁UK ▁Post . ▁In ▁addition ▁to ▁playing ▁in ▁pr estig ious ▁local ▁ven ues ▁such ▁as ▁Ver izon ▁Hall ▁at ▁the ▁K imm el ▁Center , ▁P Y O ▁has ▁participated ▁in ▁numerous ▁international ▁t ours ▁with ▁sold - out ▁concert s ▁in ▁countries ▁such ▁as ▁Brazil , ▁Poland , ▁Vienna , ▁China , ▁Czech ▁Republic , ▁Italy , ▁Russia , ▁Jordan , ▁Israel , ▁Spain , ▁England , ▁Switzerland , ▁France , ▁Germany , ▁Argentina , ▁Uruguay , ▁The ▁British ▁Is les , ▁and ▁Australia . ▁ ▁The ▁conduct or ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Young ▁Art ists ▁Orchestra ▁( PY A O ) ▁is ▁Ma estra ▁Ros al ind ▁Er win . ▁The ▁Philadelphia ▁Young ▁Mus icians ▁Orchestra ▁( PY MO ) ▁is ▁led ▁by ▁Ma estro ▁Kenneth ▁Be an , ▁and ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Region ▁Youth ▁String ▁Music ▁( PR Y SM ) ▁is ▁directed ▁by ▁Con duct or ▁Gl oria ▁de P as qu ale , ▁cell ist ▁of ▁the ▁Philadelphia ▁Orchestra . ▁ ▁Fam ous