The Dvořák Room at the Bohemian National Hall was one of venues visited by the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), for an introduction to Dvořák’s life in America by DAHA Board Member Majda Kallab Whitaker. Each summer, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute brings together some of the finest young musicians from across the country (ages 16–19) to form the NYO-USA. These remarkable teenagers then embark on a tour to some of the great music capitals of the world, serving as dynamic American music ambassadors. This year they performed Mozart and Bruckner works at Carnegie Hall on July 14th under the baton of Christoph Eschenbach with featured pianist Emanuel Ax; Valery Gergiev led the European tour of Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Montpelier, and Prague with pianist Denis Matsuev in a program dedicated to music by Debussy, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. Photos courtesy of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in New York.