George Pekarsky began his violin studies at 4 with his father. At age 11, he joined the American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras,  beginning in their String Ensemble, and eventually their premier orchestra, the American Youth Philharmonic, in 2016. That same year, he was chosen to take part in the Youth Fellowship Program with the National Symphony Orchestra at the J.F. Kennedy Center, and in 2018 named a Markow Totevy Foundation Youth Violin Fellow. 

George has had many concertmaster positions, including with AYSE, AYSO, AYP, the National Orchestral Institute Youth Orchestra, Rocky Run Chamber Orchestra, Cappies Gala Orchestra.  He has also played in the Fairfax Symphony Orchestra, and the Summer Music Institute at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in both 2017 and 2018, District 12 Junior District Orchestras, as well as the Northern Virginia Regional Orchestra, and All-State Orchestra of Virginia. 

George has performed in venues such as the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage and Concert Hall, Hilbert Circle Theater, Wolf Trap Filene Center with ‘The Piano Guys’, the National Gallery of Art, NOVA’s Rachel M. Schlesinger Hall, Hylton Performing Arts Center,George Mason Center for the Performing Arts, and the Residence of the Ambassador of Colombia. In addition to orchestral work, Mr. Pekarsky has performed as guest soloist with several orchestras in the past few years including the Eclipse Chamber Orchestra, Manassas Symphony Orchestra, Reston Community Orchestra, Westfield Chamber Orchestra, and the American Youth Philharmonic. He holds a Bachelor’s in Violin Performance from the Indiana University Jacobs School of Music where he studied with Alexander Kerr.