Atlanta Festival Virtuosi
SPRING 2025 CONCERT ON APRIL 19, 2025 at 5PM!
The Atlanta Festival Virtuosi, William Pu, conductor
The Atlanta Festival Virtuosi offers high-level string players the opportunity to perform fantastic string ensemble repertoire full of lush melodies and vigorous technical passages.
Participation is open to all students in the Metro Atlanta area and beyond, with rehearsals and performances in North Fulton County! Acceptance into the Virtuosi is by audition. Applications for the 2025-2026 Season are now available here!
All rehearsals, unless indicated otherwise, will take place at William Pu Music Academy for the 2025-2026 season.
Rehearsals will take place every other Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm.
AFV 2024-2025 Schedule
Fall 2024 Rehearsals & Concert
Rehearsals will take place every other Thursday per the schedule below from 5:30-7:00pm.
- August 15, 2024
- August 22, 2024
- September 5, 2024
- September 19, 2024
- October 3, 2024
- October 17, 2024
- October 31, 2024
- FALL CONCERT – Postponed until future date
Spring 2025 Rehearsals & Concert
Rehearsals will take place per the schedule below from 5:30-7:00pm.
- January 23, 2025
- January 30, 2025
- February 6, 2025
- February 13, 2025
- March 6, 2025
- March 20, 2025
- March 27, 2025
- April 3, 2025
- April 17, 2025 (Two hours)
- DRESS REHEARSAL – April 19, 2025, 2:30-3:30pm @ Northview High School
- CONCERT – April 19, 2025, 5:00pm @ Northview High School Auditorium
Audition Information
To audition for Virtuosi, please visit atlantafestivalacademy.org/afyo/virtuosi-application/.
There is a $25 application fee for all applicants. This fee will be applied to the tuition of students accepted to the 2025-2026 Virtuosi.
Prepared Repertoire
Students should prepare a solo piece of their choosing, 10 minutes maximum.
Sight Reading
Sight-reading will also be included during the audition.
APPLY HERE!
Tuition
The non-refundable annual tuition for the AFV is $700.00 is due by September 1, 2025.
Atlanta Festival Academy Programs
- Atlanta Festival Academy Summer Music Camp (founded in 2019)
- Atlanta Festival Academy Solo Competition (founded in 2020)
- Virtual Masterclass Series (founded in 2020)
- Atlanta Festival Academy Chamber Music Camp (founded in 2021)
- Atlanta Festival Chamber Orchestra (founded in 2021)
- Atlanta Festival Junior Orchestra (founded in 2023)
- Atlanta Festival Symphony Orchestra (starting in 2023)
- Atlanta Festival Virtuosi (starting in 2023)
