Violinist Quan Ge joined the New York Philharmonic in 2009. She is a top prize winner at the China National Violin Competition and Jeunesses International Music Competition in Romania, and has served as guest concertmaster with the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra. An avid chamber musician, Ge is a regular performer at the New York Philharmonic Ensembles series at Merkin Hall, and has appeared at SubCulture, National Sawdust, the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, Taos School of Music, Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival, New York String Orchestra Seminar, and Encore School for Strings. Born in Huainan, China, Ge went to Shanghai Conservatory of Music before coming to the United States. She received her bachelor’s degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and a master’s degree from The Juilliard School.
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