Yi-Ting (Joy) Kuo was born in Taiwan, and she started playing the violin at age of 8. In 2012, she came to the United States to study at the Walnut Hill School for the Arts with Lynn Chang. She received both her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees at the New England Conservatory studying with James Buswell, Paul Biss, and Soovin Kim. She has performed with Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, and Greater Newburgh Symphony Orchestra. After graduating from The Orchestra Now, she is now freelancing in New York State and enjoying her time playing with great musicians everyday. Outside of music, she likes to play basketball, badminton, ride a bike, go into mountains, and enjoy nature.
You can find Yi-Ting (Joy)’s 18th Century Music Competition 2024 violin performance here.