The youth orchestra performs concerts throughout the San Francisco Bay Area.
Since its existence, the youth orchestra has performed in many notable locations such as Carnegie Hall in New York City, the Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts in Walnut Creek, California, and the International Kiwanis Convention,[2] The Orchestra originally had rehearsals in the Crowden School in UC Berkeley.
Starting in 2015, the orchestra relocated to the First Congregational Church of Oakland, which occurred as a result of an ended agreement.
In the 2015-2016 season, YPSO toured the United Kingdom, specifically in London and Coventry.
In London, the Orchestra played Enigma Variations in St John's, Smith Square.