The American Fine Arts Festival was established in 2003 by Vladimir Agilin, a Russian-born classical musician and a life-long educator. Auditions for AFAF’s 2003-2004 season were conducted in New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, and Washington DC. More than 300 talented young musicians participated in this first season of the Festival, performing in a number of well-known concert venues in New York City, including Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center and CAMI Recital Hall.