2025 AFA Young Artist Competition

The 2025 AFA Young Artist Competition is open to all nationalities and different age groups for strings, piano, and select wind instruments (violin, viola, cello, flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and piano).

The competition is divided into three divisions: Young Artist Division (10 – 23 years-old), Senior Division (14 – 18 years-old), and Junior Division (13 years-old and younger). Winner of the Young Artist Division will receive a $10,000grand prize and perform with the Atlanta Festival Academy Summer Institute Orchestra.

All applicants eligible for the Young Artist Division can apply, even if they have applied to another division.

Participants are required to submit video recording of the required repertoire for each category by March 1, 2025 for a chance to be in the semifinal on July 25, 2025.