Atlanta Festival Virtuosi
FALL 2025 CONCERT ON NOVEMBER 22, 2025 at 4PM
The Atlanta Festival Virtuosi, William Pu, Director; Henry Cheng, Guest Conductor.
The Atlanta Festival Virtuosi provides advanced string players with the chance to perform exceptional string ensemble repertoire, rich in beautiful melodies and exciting technical passages.
Participation is open to students from the Metro Atlanta area and beyond, with rehearsals and performances held in North Fulton County. Admission is by audition, and applications for the 2025–2026 season are now open here!
Unless otherwise noted, all rehearsals for the 2025–2026 season will be held at the Willia Pu Music Academy, every other Thursday from 5:30-7:00pm.
AFV 2024-2025 Schedule
Fall 2025 Rehearsals & Concert
Rehearsals will take place every other Thursday per the schedule below from 5:30-7:00pm.
- August 7, 2025
- August 28, 2025
- September 4, 2025
- September 18, 2025
- October 2, 2025
- October 16, 2025
- October 30, 2025
- November 13, 2025
- November 20, 2025
- FALL CONCERT – November 22, 2025
Spring 2026 Rehearsals & Concert
- Coming soon
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 $750.00 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)
