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Imagine US: Yo-Yo Ma and Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrate America at 250

Imagine US: Yo-Yo Ma and Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrate America at 250

Friday, March 13, 2026 - 7:30 p.m. ET

Marian Anderson Hall, Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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Cellist Yo-Yo Ma and conductor Cristian Mӑcelaru join Interlochen Arts Academy students and members of The Philadelphia Orchestra for a vibrant celebration of our nation’s 250th birthday and the power of the youth creative voice.

Imagine US: Yo-Yo Ma and Interlochen Center for the Arts Celebrate America at 250 includes a captivating orchestral program—Reena Esmail’s “RE|member,” a reimagined performance of Charles Ives’s Symphony No. 4, and a new cello concerto by Wynton Marsalis—plus multidisciplinary elements created by students from all seven of the Academy’s artistic disciplines.