Inspiring Young Classical Musicians in the San Francisco Bay Area
Young Artists Foundation brings together the Bay Area’s finest teaching artists to offer exemplary pre-college performing arts education across a growing number of communities. With access to teaching spaces and performance venues in and near San Francisco, San Mateo, Mountain View, and San Jose, we are expanding our reach throughout the region. We believe in cultivating the next generation of great young minds through high achievement in classical music. By hosting public performances, masterclasses, and lectures in various neighborhoods, we aim to help shape the Bay Area into not only a center for technology, but a cultural hub for fine arts.
Why Classical Music?
The behaviors of universal excellence earned through achievement in classical music
A successful classical musician is one who has mastered not only the stage, but the behaviors for a lifetime of excellence from an early age. Only through countless hours of diligent practice, focus, self-reflection, and refinement, an accomplished musician comes out the other side with discipline, creativity, and resilience - Qualities that translate well to success in almost any field.
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Join us below in our interview with Doris Li, a recent graduate of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, who completed a dual degree in Cello Performance and Computer Science, as she reflects on her past musical education and present career in software development.
YAF has the distinct honor to work with many faculty and guest artists who are themselves not only accomplished musicians, but who also bring insight from simultaneous careers in fields such as technology, finance, and entrepreneurship. Our programs create environments where students receive regular mentorship from these top achievers. This far-reaching guidance fosters a standard of excellence that transcends disciplines and prepares students for success in any path they choose.