The World Youth Symphony Orchestra took the stage of Kresge Auditorium for the first time in the 99th Interlochen Arts Camp season on July 5, 2026.
WYSO artistic director and principal conductor Cristian Măcelaru led the performance of "Continental Express" by Sam Wu and the Symphony no. 2 by Jean Sibelius.
Listen back to the performance and to Classical IPR's conversation and insights before and after the concert.
The broadcast included interviews with composer Sam Wu and with conductor Cristian Măcelaru.
Michael Culler engineered the broadcast with support from Julian Daulat, Benjamin Stephens and Ramida Nivasnanda.
We had additional help from Aidan McLaughlin and Emily Ostrowski.
Production support came from Isabel Li, Julia Hoffman and Hannah Ehrlich.
