Fourteen-year-old Yirou Ronnie Zhang, intrigued by violin at age 5, began her formal training at age 7 and has studied with Sam Fischer at the Colburn School of Performing Arts since 2016. Ronnie has won top prizes in many competitions, including the Music Teachers Association of California VOCE Competition, the American String Teachers Association Solo Competition, and the Hong Kong International Violin Competition.
Ronnie has accumulated extensive chamber music and orchestral experience while attending various music festivals, including the New York Summer Music Festival, Interlochen Center for the Arts Advanced Violin Program, and the Montecito international Music Festival. As a participant with Junior Chamber Music Los Angeles, her trio was selected as an Honors Group in 2016 and 2017.
Ronnie has performed in master classes of renowned professors including Glenn Dicterow, Aaron Rosand, Ida Kavafian, Paul Coletti, and Grigory Kalinovsky.
