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#meetourstudents Brian Zhan, age 18, is a senior at the Charlotte Country Day School. He has played violin for 13 years and is currently studying with Ara Gregorian. Previously, Brian was the assistant concertmaster of the Charlotte Symphony Youth Orchestra and...

#meetourstudents Yirou Ronnie Zhang, age 16, plays violin at the Colburn Music Academy where she studies with Martin Beaver. She is a prize winner in numerous competitions including JCM Concerto competitions, SYMF, Parness Concerto Competition, and Alexander &...

#meetourstudents Chunyi Zhou is a fourteen year old violinist from Cambridge, England. She is currently attending University High School in Irvine, California, and is studying with Linda Rose and Glenn Dicterow. Chunyi was a featured performer on NPR’s radio...

#meetourstudents Jocelyn Zhu is a twenty-six year old violinist who has been across the globe to over thirty countries, having features on Good Morning America, PBS, The Today Show, and WQXR’s Young Artist Showcase. She began her university studies at fourteen...

#meetourstudents Xiaoqing Yu is a 19 year old violinist born in Milan, Italy. She currently studies at the New England Conservatory with Paul Biss. At the age of 17, Xiaoqing made her solo debut with the Hradec Kralove Orchestra with the conductor and violinist...

#meetourstudents Natalie Darst Xia, age 25, holds the President’s Scholarship as a Professional Studies Diploma candidate at the Mannes School of Music, where she works with Todd Phillips and Nancy Wu. Natalie performed in solo and chamber masterclasses for...

#meetourstudents Chelsea Xia, 18 years old, is a rising freshman at Harvard University and is currently studying with Elizabeth Faidley. Recently, she has been named a semifinalist in the Stulberg International String Competition. As a soloist and chamber...

#meetourstudents Anne-Maria Wnek is a 16 year old from Germantown, Maryland and currently studies with Rebecca Henry. She is the winner of Frederick Symphony Orchestra Young Artist's Competition, Peabody Preparatory Junior Concerto Competition, and Brewster...

#discoverourcourses #happeningtoday Sibelius was so Specific! – Navigating his Markings in the Violin Concerto, Op. 47 August 4, 2020 - 6pm Ani Kavafian leads this interactive presentation that investigates and makes sense of the thought-provoking and sometimes...

#meetourstudents Alyssa Warcup, age 20, is a native of the Chicago area and began studying viola at the age of twelve. She is currently pursuing her Bachelor of Music degree with minors in Eurhythmics and German from the Cleveland Institute of Music, studying...