If you are between 18 and 28 years old and your nationality is Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan or Ukraine, you can fill in the application form to apply for an audition. About one week after the end of all auditions, you will receive an email with your result. If you are accepted, you are a member of PCYO for one summer.

If your application has been sent correctly, you should have received a confirmation email. About one week before the audition date you chose, you will receive an email with the exact place and time of your audition.

You can always log into your account, go back to your application form and make any changes you need to.

The duration of your audition is about 10 minutes. You will be asked to play one or the two piece you have written in your application form and you will also have to play the orchestra excerpts indicated on our webpage (scores for download here).

Please be patient. You will receive a result within about one week after the end of all auditions.

No – the PCYO accepts only musicians until 28 years of age.

If you are younger than 18, please send an email to sonja@tsfest.ge and ask for permission to participate at the auditions.

No – the PCYO accepts only musicians from Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine or Uzbekistan.

Please send an email to sonja@tsfest.ge and ask for another way to audition.

You don’t have to pay an application or audition fee. Once you are accepted as a member of PCYO, Tsinandali Festival will pay for your travel to/from Tsinandali, your accommodation and meals.

Once you are accepted as a member of PCYO, Tsinandali Festival will pay for your travel to/from Tsinandali, your accommodation and meals. On top of this, no additional fee will be paid.

You can download them here.

No, you can play solo. However, if you want, you can of course bring your pianist.

No, we won’t provide a pianist. You can come with your pianist or play solo, as you prefer.

After you received the email with your positive result, we will inform you about the next steps. Usually they include questions about your travel destinations and the preference of who you want to share your room with. We will also send the detailed festival program and a link to download the orchestra parts for you to study them.

On your first day in Tsinandali, a seating audition will be held. After this, we will decide about your position in the orchestra. Concertmasters are also chosen in this audition. We have a rotating system, so you might have a different position in each concert.

The accommodation in Tsinandali is very limited. We cannot accept any family members or friends in the Park Hotel. However, everyone is welcome to attend rehearsals.

You can attend all concerts of the Festival for free and attend any rehearsal. If the concerts you are playing are not sold out, you can have 2 tickets for each concert.

Once your contract is signed, our travel agent will be in touch with you to book your travel to Tsinandali (flight/bus). The Festival will pay for your travel.

We don’t provide any insurance. You have to have your own (valid) health, accident and instrument insurance.

Please let sonja@tsfest.ge know about your special nutrition requirements. Meals are served as a self-service buffet and Park Hotel tries to fulfill any special requirement (upon prior notification).

The number of rooms in Park Hotel is very limited, so everyone has to share their room. Of course we will ask you who you want to share your room with.

In 2023, the arrival will be August 11^th, followed by a coaching period with international coaches and Assistant Conductor until August 29^th. After that, you will work like a professional orchestra: one concert with a different program every 3 days, meaning: two days of rehearsal for each concert, general rehearsal on concert day. You will leave Tsinandali on September 12^th 2023.