Ms. Amy Chang is an accomplished violist and violinist with more than 25 years of professional performance experience. She began her orchestral career in Houston, performing with the Houston Symphony Orchestra, Houston Grand Opera Orchestra, and Houston Ballet Orchestra, and later continued in Atlanta with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, Atlanta Opera Orchestra, and Atlanta Ballet Orchestra.
As an active performer and educator, Ms. Chang has appeared in numerous chamber music concerts across Atlanta, Houston, Michigan, and Hong Kong, and was a regular guest artist at the Texas Music Festival. Her festival and international teaching engagements have included at the Interlochen Music Festival in Michigan, the Asian Youth Orchestra in Hong Kong, the Harpa International Music Academy in Reykjavik, Iceland, and the Montecito International Music Festival. She was also invited to present a masterclass at the School of Music at Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore. At Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia, Ms. Chang taught viola and violin and served as director of the String Chamber Ensemble.
With more than 25 years of performing on stages, Ms. Chang and her husband, William Pu established the William Pu Music Academy in 2014. In 2019, they founded the Atlanta Festival Academy, the Southeast’s first international classical music festival. AFA is a premier summer youth festival that provides professional music training and performance opportunities to young musicians throughout metro Atlanta while attracting students, educators, and performers from around the world. AFA fosters artistic growth and inspires today’s audiences through high-level musical collaboration and performance.
Ms. Chang teaches students of all levels, from young beginners to advanced pre-professional musicians, nurturing both musical and technical excellence as well as artistic development. Her dedication to music education has empowered numerous viola and violin students, many of whom have studied with her from their earliest stages and continued to improve steadily over time, ultimately achieving significant success. Her students have earned concertmaster, principal, and sectional positions in GMEA All-State middle and high school orchestras, as well as principal and sectional roles in ASYO, EYSO, and other local youth orchestras. They have also been selected for highly competitive programs including the Georgia Governor’s Honors Program (GHP), the National Youth Orchestra (NYO), and NYO2, won awards in national and local competitions, and received scholarships to esteemed music conservatories, universities, and music programs.
In October 2022, Ms. Chang was honored with an invitation to perform the Taiwanese National Anthem at the 28th Annual World Taiwanese Chambers of Commerce Conference in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The prestigious event was attended by Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen, Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-Mai, government officials, and distinguished guest former U.S. Secretary of State Michael R. Pompeo. The opening ceremony, highlighted by Ms. Chang’s performance was broadcast live on national television throughout Taiwan. In 2025, Ms. Chang was named one of Georgia Asian Times’ “25 Most Influential Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in Georgia.”
Ms. Chang was the winner of the Taiwan National Music Competition. She earned both her Bachelor of Music and Master of Music degrees on full scholarship from the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University.
