Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra
  412-600-5369 
  • Home
  • Concerts/Events
    • Upcoming Concerts & Events
    • Spain Tour Concerts
    • Perspectives Festival 2022
    • Past Performance Info
    • Past Performance Videos >
      • The Firebird- 2022
      • Back on Stage! 2021
      • Spring Concert Series 2021
      • "Home for the Holidays" Concert Video Series 2020
      • 2014-2020 Performances
      • 2008-2013 Performances
    • PYCO Gala >
      • 2021 Gala
      • 2020 Stay-at-Home Gala
      • 2019 Gala
  • Ensembles
    • General Information
    • PYCO Symphony Orchestra
    • Concert Winds
    • Concert Strings
    • Chamber String Orchestra
    • Junior Wind Ensemble
    • Junior String Orchestra
    • Jazz Ensemble >
      • Jazz Ensemble Information & Registration
      • Make a Jazz Ensemble Payment
    • Adult Jazz Program >
      • Adult Jazz Program Information & Registration
      • Make an Adult Jazz Program Payment
    • Chamber Music Academy >
      • Chamber Music Academy Info
      • Chamber Music Academy Application
      • Make a Chamber Music Academy Payment
  • Audition
    • General Information
    • Audition Requirements
    • Application
    • Make an Application Payment
    • Tuition Information
  • Current Members
    • Email Correspondence
    • Weekly Schedule
    • Season Schedule
    • Concert Information >
      • Concert Attire
      • Concert Schedule
    • Seating Auditions >
      • PYCO Orchestra String Seating Auditions
      • Chamber String Orchestra Seating Auditions
    • Snack Sign-Ups >
      • PYCO Symphony Snack Signups
      • Chamber String Orchestra Snack Signups
    • Make a Tuition Payment
    • Absence Policy
    • Rehearsal Location
  • Summer Camps
    • Band & Orchestra Camp >
      • Band & Orchestra Camp Info
      • Band & Orchestra Camp Registration
      • Make a Band & Orchestra Camp Payment
    • Chamber Music Festival >
      • Chamber Music Festival Info
      • Chamber Music Festival Registration
      • Make a Chamber Music Festival Payment
    • Jazz Camp >
      • Jazz Camp Info
      • Jazz Camp Registration
      • Make a Jazz Camp Payment
  • Greece 2024
  • Support
    • Program Ads
    • Make a Donation
    • Join Our Mailing List
  • About
    • Contact
    • Staff, Directors & Coaches >
      • Artistic Director
      • Music Coaches
      • Administrative Staff
      • Board of Directors
    • History & Mission
    • Rehearsal Location
    • Accessibility at PYCO
  • Merchandise
  • PYCO School of Music
Alison Fujito, Violin Faculty
Picture
Violinist Alison Peters Fujito, originally from Glencoe, Ill., is proud to be a product of music in the public schools. She credits her high school orchestra director, Stanley Ackerman, with her love of violin and classical music. She began violin lessons in elementary school at her mother's suggestion, but thoroughly disliked practicing — until she played in string quartets and the four orchestras of New Trier East High School, directed by Ackerman.
She attended University of Cincinnati's College-Conservatory of Music as recipient of the Dorothy Richard Starling Fellowship, studying with Dorothy DeLay and Kurt Sassmanshaus and graduating summa cum laude. She received her Master of Music degree from The Julliard School, where she studied with DeLay and Hyo Kang. Other teachers included Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Jaquces Israelievitch, Blair Milton, Shmuel Ashkenasi, Linda Cerone and David Taylor.

After graduating from Julliard, Fujito was hired by Gerard Schwarz for the first violin section of the Seattle Symphony, and in 1987, she was appointed to the first violin section of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra by Lorin Maazel.
Fujito has appeared as soloist with several orchestras, including the Pittsburgh Symphony on several occasions. She was a founding member of Roy Sonne's Ionian Chamber Players, has performed in several summer music festivals and, with some of her Pittsburgh Symphony colleagues, delights in performing string quartets at local schools.

Fujito is an advocate of the Suzuki method of teaching violin to all ages and is registered with the Suzuki Association of the Americas, having completed teacher training for books 1-4 with notable instructors such as Michele George and Ed Kreitman. She is a firm believer in the importance of instrumental music instruction in the public schools and has spoken at many school board meetings. She was formerly an adjunct violin instructor at Duquesne University, and currently enjoys providing assistance to the many fine public school string instructors in the Pittsburgh area.
​
Fujito is married to Dr. Don Fujito, chemistry professor at LaRoche College. They are the proud and sleepless parents of three children, as well as three cats and a Border Collie/Newfoundland mix who likes to sleep on the feet of violin students.

©2023 Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra. All Rights Reserved.
The Pittsburgh Youth Concert Orchestra is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.