Jingwen Xu recently began working towards a Doctor of Musical Arts degree at the University of Houston under the instruction of Dr. Kirsten Yon.  She received her Master of Music degree in Violin Performance at the Moores School of Music at the University of Houston.  Jingwen has studied violin from the age of 5, and she started professional musical training at the age of 12. In 2013, she received her Bachelor of Music degree at the Xinghai Conservatory of Music in China.  Jingwen has performed in multiple master classes and worked with internationally renowned violinist such as Shirley Givens, Lucie Robert, William Preucil, Kathleen Winkler, and Kristof Baroti.  In addition to pursuing her musical career as a soloist, she actively plays as a section violinist in orchestra and chamber music.  She is a member of the Symphony of Southeast Texas, has performed with numerous university orchestras, and was admitted to attend Texas Music Festival for two years.  Jingwen is equally passionate about sharing music through teaching.  She enjoys her teaching career and hopes to inspire her students to love music.  Her goal is to help her students to gain valuable musical experiences and  to explore their own enthusiasm for music. ​



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