Violin
Orchestral Experience
National Symphony Orchestra First Section Violin, D.C (2026 – Present)
Atlanta Symphony Orchestra Assistant Concertmaster, GA (2025 – 2026)
Music Academy of West SLP Concertmaster Program, CA (2024)
Concertmaster & Section Violinist, Stony Brook University Symphony Orchestra, NY (2022–Present)
Section Violinist, Rice University Shepherd Music School Symphony Orchestra, TX (2020–2022)
1st Violinist, Manchester Music Festival Orchestra, VT (2019)
Principal 2nd Violinist & Section Violinist, Peabody Conservatory Symphony
Orchestra, Baltimore, MD, 2016-2020
Education
Doctor of Musical Arts in Violin Performance – Stony Brook University, NY (2022– 2027)
Teachers: Hagai Shaham, Arnaud Sussmann, Jennifer Frautschi, Philip Setzer
Master of Music in Violin Performance – Rice University, TX (2020–2022)
Teacher: Kathleen Winkler
Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance – Peabody Conservatory, MD (2016–2020)
Teacher: Keng-Yuen Tseng
Pre-College Program – China Conservatory of Music, Beijing (2009–2016)
Teacher: Hui Jin
Notable Solo Performances
WIYAMS Artist Series Concert, Washington (2025)
Doctoral Recital, Staller Recital Hall, NY (2024)
Solo Recital, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing (2023)
Master’s Recital, Duncan Recital Hall, TX (2022)
Winner’s Recital, Marbury Competition, Goodwin Hall, MD (2020)
Solo Recital, Goodwin Hall, MD (2019)
Chamber Music Performances (selected)
Brahms String Quartet No.2 in A minor, Op.51 No.2, Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony Brook, NY, 2024
Beethoven String Quartet No.12 in E-Flat Major, Op. 127, Staller Center Recital Hall, Stony Brook, NY, 2023
Ernő Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 1 in C minor Op. 1, Duncan Recital Hall, Houston, TX, 2022
Mendelssohn Op.49 No.1 Piano Trio, Manchester Community Library, Manchester, VT, 2019
Brahms Piano Quartet, No.3 in C minor Op.60, Manchester Community Library, Manchester, VT,2019
The first violin of Proust string quartet since 2022, based in Stony Brook, Long Island Area. As a resident quartet in Emerson Quartet Institute Program (ESQI), Proust has performed works by Beethoven, Brahms, Haydn and Mozart.
The first violin of Apollo string quartet since 2017, performed concerts in the Baltimore-Washington region. Attended Castleman String Quartet program at Fredonia University in 2018. Repertoire includes Beethoven, Brahms, Schubert, Mendelssohn, and other Chinese traditional songs arranged for string quartet.
Master Classes
Martin Beaver, Music Academy of West, 2024
Glenn Dicterow, Music Academy of West, 2024
Sibbi Bernhardsson, Music Academy of West, 2024
Ilya Kaler, Cincinnati Conservatory, 2023
Toby Appel, Manchester Festival, 2019
Elmar Oliveira, Manchester Festival, 2019
Jennifer Koh, Manchester Festival, 2019
Vadim Gluzman, Peabody Conservatory, 2019
Midori Goto, Peabody Conservatory, 2018
Festivals (selected)
Pacific Music Festival, Japan (2025)
Music Academy of the West, CA (2024)
Ascent Music Festival, OH (2023)
Manchester Music Festival, VT (2019)
Castleman Quartet Program, NY (2018)
Awards (selected)
1st Prize of 2025 “Golden Classical Music Awards” International Competition, New York
1st Prize of 2024 Vienna International Mozart Competition
Gold Prize of 2024 Berlioz International Music Competition
Scholarship & Teaching Assistant, Stony Brook University, NY, (2022-
Full scholarship, Rice University, Houston, TX (2020-2022)
Distinguished alumni served as guest performers during the graduation ceremony, Peabody
Conservatory, Baltimore, MD 2020
Full scholarship, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD (2016-2020)
1st Prize of Marbury Violin Competition, Peabody Conservatory, Baltimore, MD 2019
Teaching Experience
Adjunct Violin Faculty at Long Island Conservatory
Undergraduate Music Theory Instructor at Stony Brook University
Chamber Music Coach at Stony Brook University
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