...Simply fantastic...Love the pieces but blown away by your fantastic saxophone playing and powerful and comManding musicianship...

Donald Sinta
Saxophone professor, retired
university of michigan

Fueled by a deep desire to create an enthusiasm surrounding the classical saxophone, ROBERT YOUNG connects with audiences with his musicianship, virtuosity, and authenticity.  Praised for his “effortless expression and facile technique” (The Saxophonist Magazine), Robert maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator.  His artistry has afforded him opportunities to appear with ensembles and musicians from across the globe including the PRISM Quartet, The Crossing, Chris Potter, Ravi Coltrane, Uri Caine, Charlotte Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and the Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra.  

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Fueled by a deep desire to create an enthusiasm surrounding the classical saxophone, ROBERT YOUNG connects with audiences with his musicianship, virtuosity, and authenticity.  Praised for his “effortless expression and facile technique” (The Saxophonist Magazine), Robert maintains an active career as a soloist, chamber musician, and educator.  His artistry has afforded him opportunities to appear with ensembles and musicians from across the globe including the PRISM Quartet, The Crossing, Chris Potter, Ravi Coltrane, Uri Caine, Charlotte Symphony, Detroit Chamber Winds and Strings, and the Charleston (SC) Symphony Orchestra.  

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Upcoming Schedule

JANUARY 16, 2026

7:30PM

Soloist w/ Omaha Symphony

Color, energy and innovation take center stage in this program conducted and performed by brothers Joseph and Robert Young – including a concerto in homage to legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.

Holland Center
Omaha, NE

January 17, 2026

7:30PM

Soloist w/ Omaha Symphony

Color, energy and innovation take center stage in this program conducted and performed by brothers Joseph and Robert Young – including a concerto in homage to legendary jazz saxophonist John Coltrane.

Holland Center
Omaha, NE

Young was also uncommonly expressive in lyrical passages and technically prodigious. The roaring standing ovation was inevitable after such a captivating show of musical intensity.

– jeff Rosenfeld, Classical Voice San Fransisco

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Heritage/Evolution, Volume 2

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Effortless expression and facile technique...true mastery of his instrument

The Saxophonist Magazine
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