Feb 13, 2026

Alliance High School Freshman Selected to Perform at Carnegie Hall in NYC

Posted Feb 13, 2026 4:50 PM

By Panhandle Post

Carnegie Music Hall (courtesy Carnegie Music Hall)
Carnegie Music Hall (courtesy Carnegie Music Hall)

ALLIANCE, Neb. - Aaron Hamburger Jr. (AJ), a freshman at Alliance High School, has been selected to perform in the High School Honors Performance Series at Carnegie Hall in New York City.

AJ will perform on clarinet with the National Honors Performance Ensemble in February, an elite group featuring some of the highest-rated young musicians from around the world.

Participation in this prestigious program is limited to the most talented student performers who audition and are selected by a panel of music professionals. Being chosen to perform at Carnegie Hall is considered one of the highest honors for high school musicians.

“We are incredibly proud of AJ and his dedication to music,” said Alliance High School music staff. “This is a remarkable achievement and a testament to his hard work and talent.”

AJ will travel to New York to rehearse and perform under master conductors and alongside other accomplished young musicians from across the globe.