James Lin is a rising sophomore from Central Massachusetts. He has played the xylophone for over 4 years and played the piano for 8. In addition, he is a percussionist within Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras, and was briefly a guest percussionist for Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra. Beyond music, James enjoys maths and sound theory, as well as swimming, should it be warm enough. Isabella is a junior from Lexington, Massachusetts. She has played the piano for 12 years and the dulcimer for 8, for which she earned First Prize in her age group in the 2025 Summer Music Competition. She is also a percussionist within Boston Youth Symphony Orchestras. Outside of music, Isabella enjoys competitive and research math, linguistics, drawing, running, and singing Japanese pop songs.
Watch James Lin and Isabella Li perform Tambourin Chinois by Fritz Kreisler on the xylophone and piano for the 2025 Global Music Competition as part of the Charleston International Music Competition.