About Young Artists Foundation
Young Artists Foundation (YAF) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that provides young instrumentalists rigorous training in chamber music and beyond. Through ensemble playing, students learn teamwork, accountability, and most importantly, how to listen to one another.
Each year, YAF produces numerous classical music events, including chamber music concerts, guest-artist masterclasses, and solo recitals to promote student development.​​​​
Mission
YAF's mission is to cultivate the next generation of great minds through classical music. We believe rigorous training in the arts instills in students universal habits of excellence that translate to future success, no matter what paths they choose.​​​
History
YAF was founded by experienced leadership in arts administration, fine-arts patronage, and conservatory alumni to bring an exemplary young musicians' training program to the San Francisco Bay Area. Continuing in the tradition of the former elite division of Young Musicians Foundation in Los Angeles, which from 1952 until its closure in 2017 produced many of today's classical music leaders, YAF maintains similar training environments and unwavering standards for the next generation.
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YAF and its faculty have supported students who have since gone on to higher education programs and beyond, including The Juilliard School, American University, Caltech, Carnegie Mellon University, Harvard, and NYU, across a variety of majors.