About Jinan Laurentia Woo
Recognized by “The Strad” as a violinist with “preternatural composure.....the single most memorable performance of the entire competition.....simplicity and wisdom beyond her years.” Violinist Jinan Laurentia Woo is currently a junior at Columbia Preparatory School and studies with Li Lin at the Pre-College division of the Juilliard School. Previously, she was an Honors Merit Scholarship fellow at the Colburn School, where she studied with Robert Lipsett and Fabiola Kim. Laurentia was admitted to the junior division of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts at four years old, under the guidance of Michael Ma and Hong-Ying Ho.
Laurentia made her solo concert debut at ten years old at a prodigy series concert sponsored by the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation. Aged twelve, she made her orchestral debut with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists and was subsequently invited to perform with numerous orchestras in Asia, Europe, and North America such as the National Philarmonic, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Pannon Philharmonic, and Incheon Philharmonic.
Laurentia has participated in various music festivals, including the Innsbrook Institute, Center Stage Strings, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2021, she was accepted into the Perlman Music Summer Program as the youngest student and currently studies with Itzhak Perlman, Li Lin, and Catherine Cho as a scholarship recipient. She has been invited to perform with acclaimed violinists such as Hilary Hahn, Gil Shaham, Kyoko Takezawa, and Cho-Liang Lin at the La Jolla Music Festival in San Diego and has received masterclasses from renowned musicians Augustin Hadelich, Mihaela Martin, Koichiro Harada, Ladu Blidar, Yura Lee, Stefan Jackiw, Tian Wa Yang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
An avid chamber musician and humanitarian, Laurentia founded the Trio Camelia in Hong Kong, giving concerts and raising money to support the “Build A Music School” Foundation, providing opportunities for young children in Myanmar to learn instruments. In 2023, she founded the Sylvan Quartet with her colleagues in the Juilliard Pre-College division to perform at rehabilitation centers throughout the community. The quartet was subsequently invited onto radio show “From The Top” to share their experiences and music.
In 2019, she won 1st Prize at the prestigious Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians and in 2022 was awarded the 1st Prize and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work Prize from the Johansen International Competition as the youngest winner in its history. As a winner, she was offered scholarships and concert opportunities including a Young Artist scholarship to Morningside Music Bridge Program and Brevard Music Festival. Laurentia was awarded Gold Prize in the Vancouver Symphony Young Artist Competition and a Grand Prize winner of the Camerata Artists International Competition. Recently, she was won Gold Prize in the 2023 YoungArts Foundation National Arts Competition.
Laurentia was also invited to perform with the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Gilbert Varga for the 2021-2022 season of the orchestra, touring Hungary in honor of the late violinist Tibor Varga’s 100th anniversary. She was also named a recipient of the 2022 Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship and the 2023 Davidson Institute Fellows Scholarship for her latest project Clexical, which aims to make contemporary classical music more accessible.
Laurentia made her solo concert debut at ten years old at a prodigy series concert sponsored by the Kumho Asiana Cultural Foundation. Aged twelve, she made her orchestral debut with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists and was subsequently invited to perform with numerous orchestras in Asia, Europe, and North America such as the National Philarmonic, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Pannon Philharmonic, and Incheon Philharmonic.
Laurentia has participated in various music festivals, including the Innsbrook Institute, Center Stage Strings, and the Aspen Music Festival and School. In 2021, she was accepted into the Perlman Music Summer Program as the youngest student and currently studies with Itzhak Perlman, Li Lin, and Catherine Cho as a scholarship recipient. She has been invited to perform with acclaimed violinists such as Hilary Hahn, Gil Shaham, Kyoko Takezawa, and Cho-Liang Lin at the La Jolla Music Festival in San Diego and has received masterclasses from renowned musicians Augustin Hadelich, Mihaela Martin, Koichiro Harada, Ladu Blidar, Yura Lee, Stefan Jackiw, Tian Wa Yang, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet.
An avid chamber musician and humanitarian, Laurentia founded the Trio Camelia in Hong Kong, giving concerts and raising money to support the “Build A Music School” Foundation, providing opportunities for young children in Myanmar to learn instruments. In 2023, she founded the Sylvan Quartet with her colleagues in the Juilliard Pre-College division to perform at rehabilitation centers throughout the community. The quartet was subsequently invited onto radio show “From The Top” to share their experiences and music.
In 2019, she won 1st Prize at the prestigious Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians and in 2022 was awarded the 1st Prize and Best Performance of the Commissioned Work Prize from the Johansen International Competition as the youngest winner in its history. As a winner, she was offered scholarships and concert opportunities including a Young Artist scholarship to Morningside Music Bridge Program and Brevard Music Festival. Laurentia was awarded Gold Prize in the Vancouver Symphony Young Artist Competition and a Grand Prize winner of the Camerata Artists International Competition. Recently, she was won Gold Prize in the 2023 YoungArts Foundation National Arts Competition.
Laurentia was also invited to perform with the Pannon Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Gilbert Varga for the 2021-2022 season of the orchestra, touring Hungary in honor of the late violinist Tibor Varga’s 100th anniversary. She was also named a recipient of the 2022 Hong Kong Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund Scholarship and the 2023 Davidson Institute Fellows Scholarship for her latest project Clexical, which aims to make contemporary classical music more accessible.
