About
The Smith Family Young Performers Program includes rehearsals, coachings, master classes, performances on the festival’s main stage, public master classes, multiple student performances, educational lectures, interactive instrument-specific sessions, and group activities. It is an overnight program for string players and pianists ages 13 to 19, and all accepted students receive full tuition fellowships.
Programs
- Smith Family Young Performers Program — 13–19 · $0 · Designed for enthusiastic and dedicated string players and pianists ages thirteen to nineteen; full tuition fellowship for all accepted students.
At a glance
- Ages: 13–18 years old
- Price range: $0
- Current session: Smith Family Young Performers Program 2027 (Jul 16–Aug 7, 2027)
- General schedule: Overnight program with rehearsals, coachings, master classes, performances on the festival’s main stage, public master classes, multiple student performances, educational lectures, interactive instrument-specific sessions, and group activities.
About the provider
The Young Performers Program Director is Chelsea Wang. Institute Faculty include Dmitri Atapine, Tianyou Ma, and Hyeyeon Park, and 2027 artist-faculty include piano, violin, viola, cello, bass, woodwinds, and brass faculty. Group activities include ping-pong and scavenger hunts, and students have free admission to all Music@Menlo main stage events.
- Application deadline — January 3, 2027
- Housing support application deadline — February 1, 2027
Must be 13 years of age by July 1, 2027. Housing consideration is made for students who reside at least forty miles from Atherton, California. Live auditions are strongly recommended; Zoom audition for applicants living further than 200 miles from a live audition site. Applicants notified by March 1, 2026. Full tuition fellowships for all accepted students. Housing support applications due by February 1, 2027.
Last updated October 5, 2026.
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