The New Jersey Festival Orchestra Board of Directors invites you to the NJFO 2025 Annual Gala, CRESCENDO – The Next Generation. The evening features a performance by acclaimed protégé Amelia Ly, playing Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 2 with NJFO musicians. Guests can also participate in a silent auction presented by Senator Jon Bramnick, benefiting NJFO’s artistic and outreach programs.

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Meet our soloist: Amelia Ly, a twelve-year-old piano prodigy from Peoria, Illinois, began playing at age four and studies with renowned pianist Dr. Craig Nies of Vanderbilt University. She has won numerous international competitions and performed on prestigious stages, including Carnegie Hall, Vienna’s Musikverein, and London’s Royal Albert Hall. Amelia has also appeared as a guest artist with the Peoria Symphony Orchestra and collaborated with esteemed conductors such as Maestro David Wroe. Beyond music, she is an avid reader, dancer, and artist, participates in a gifted program at her public school, and is a member of American Mensa.