Heifetz 2025 Student Roster

Chamber Music Fellow:
A tuition-free program of intense and highly focused study of masterworks of chamber music literature with some of the most renowned instructors in the field
String Scholarship Fellow:
There are expanded audition requirements to be considered a String Scholar, as well as additional outreach and community service requirements during the summer

* indicates Heifetz Institute alumni

Senior Division – Violin Studio I

Kitty Amaral*

Chamber Music Seminar

New England Conservatory
Elk Creek, VA

Sofia Hashemi-Asasi

String Scholar Recipient

Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
San Diego, CA

Yeji Hwang*

New England Conservatory
Seoul, South Korea

Katja Naegele*

Conservatorium van Amsterdam
Utrecht, Netherlands

Haseung Nam

String Scholar Recipient

Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea

Clark Snavely*

Chamber Music Seminar

New England Conservatory of Music
New Berlin, WI

Edward Wu

The Royal Conservatory of Music
Toronto, Ontario

Kuan Hao Yen

Peabody Conservatory of Johns Hopkins University
Taipei, Taiwan

Senior Division – Violin Studio II

Rebecca Chung*

Manhattan School of Music Pre-College Division
New York, NY

Jisoo Kim*

New England Conservatory
Seoul, South Korea

Gia Lin*

Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University
Riverside, CT

Muriel Oberhofer

Chamber Music Seminar

Manhattan School of Music
Schaffhausen, Switzerland

Yiqian Peng

New England Conservatory of Music
Nanchang, China

Emma Servadio

Chamber Music Seminar

New England Conservatory of Music
Jersey City, NJ

Adriel Sloss

Colburn Conservatory
Toronto, Ontario

Jingyun Zhang

The Juilliard School
Shanghai, China

Senior Division – Violin Studio III

Esme Arias-Kim*

Chamber Music Seminar

Colburn School
Hoffman Estates, IL

Ji-Hye Angela Lee

University of Michigan
Troy, MI

Man Him Leung

Chamber Music Seminar

The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong, China

Runa Matsushita*

Chamber Music Seminar

Harvard University
Baltimore, MD

Daniel Qi

Archmere Academy / Temple Music Prep
Wilmington, DE

Jiwoo Son

Korea National University of Arts
Seoul, South Korea

Lily Sullivan*

String Scholar Recipient

Music Institute of Chicago Academy
Bloomington, IN

Belle Wang

Chamber Music Seminar

University of Southern California
Phoenix, AZ

Senior Division – Violin Studio IV

Waverly Alexander

Milton High School
Milton, GA

Chaewon Chang

The Juilliard School
Yonginsi, South Korea

Carson Howell

New England Conservatory
Houston, TX

Jessica Kartawidjaja

New England Conservatory
Jakarta, Indonesia

Josie Kelleher*

Noble and Greenough School
Brookline, MA

Alexandra Maynard

Indiana University – Bloomington
Houston, TX

Evan Pyne*

Cleveland Institute of Music
Toronto Ontario

Elina Yuma*

Glenn Gould School
Edmonton, Alberta

Senior Division – Viola Studio I

Aisha Bhansali*

Mehli Mehta Music Foundation
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Haobo Bi*

New England Conservatory
Beijing, China

Bryce Burgess

IU Jacobs School of Music
Seattle, WA

Joshua Cha

Princeton Day School
Princeton, NJ

Joy Hsieh*

New England Conservatory of Music
Doraville, GA

Hana Jang

St. Paul’s School
Temecula, CA

Alexandra Perez

Florida International University
Miami, FL

Nazeeh Shahid

Chamber Music Seminar

Curtis Institute of Music
Chicago, IL

Senior Division – Viola Studio II

Steven Baloue*

String Scholar Recipient

Indiana University
Bloomington, IN

Téa Bowers

The Juilliard School
Cedar Grove, NC

Yat Lee*

Chamber Music Seminar

Manhattan School of Music
Hong Kong

Jane Morrison

Homeschool
Burke, VA

Wesley O'Brien

The Juilliard School
Macon, GA

Diogo Pimentel

New England Conservatory
Porto, Portugal

Syara Robert

Chamber Music Seminar

Eastman School of Music
Pittsford, NY

Krystal Xiao

Chamber Music Seminar

University of Cincinnati
Beijing, China

Senior Division – Cello Studio I

Ernie Carbajal

String Scholar Recipient

University of Southern California
Thousand Oaks, CA

Olivia Cho

Chamber Music Seminar

University of Southern California
Vancouver, BC, Canada

Ian Jang

St. Paul’s School New Hampshire and New England Conservatory
Temecula, CA

Serge Kalinovsky*

Chamber Music Seminar

Colburn School
Bloomington, IN

Prestin Kim*

Rice University
Oak Hill, VA

Rachel Lin

New England Conservatory
San Jose, CA

Emma Naegele

Chamber Music Seminar

Universität Mozarteum Salzburg
Utrecht, Netherlands

Charles Wyatt

Renaissance Music Academy
Blacksburg, VA

Senior Division – Cello Studio II

Carson Ling-Efird

String Scholar Recipient

Curtis Institute of Music
Seattle, WA

Jung ah Lee*

String Scholar Recipient

New England Conservatory of Music
Seoul, South Korea

Jiayi Lu*

Colburn School
Johns Creek, GA

Anni Tian*

Colburn School of Music, Academy
Pomona, CA

Nicholas Wong*

String Scholar Recipient

The Juilliard School
Houston, TX

Seah Katherine Yu*

The Juilliard School
Tokyo, Japan

Lily Jinglin Yuan

Eastman School of Music
Yantai, Shendong, China

Amelia Zitoun*

Chamber Music Seminar

Colburn Conservatory
Shorewood, WI

Junior Division – Violin Studio I

Kai Han

Stonespring Elementary School
Harrisonburg VA
Session I

Jaden Lim*

Collegiate School/Manhattan School of Music Precollege
Rego Park, NY
Session I

Eleanor Liu

Village Elementary School
Princeton, NJ
Session I

Alexander Moon*

Thoreau Middle School
Vienna, VA
Session I

Rino Ohashi

Toyota, Aichi, Japan
Session I

Olivia Wang

The Westminster School
Atlanta, GA
Session I

Yufeng Xu

Wayzata East Middle School
Plymouth, MN
Session I

Maddie Yan

Greenhill School
Plano, TX
Session I

Elisha Bae

PLC Sydney
Ashfield, New South Wales, AustraliaSession II

Liam Cawley

Special Music School
New York, NY
Session II

Chloe Chu

Bannockburn Elementary School
Bethesda, MA
Session II

Olivia Hsu

Pasadena Conservatory of Music
San Marino, CA
Session II

Erin Lang

Robert E Bell Middle School / Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division
Chappaqua, NY
Session II

George Linqin

Pike School
North Andover, MA
Session II

Graham Schaub

Ingleside Middle School
Phoenix, AZ
Session II

Andre Chang

Diamond Bar High School
Diamond Bar, CA
Session II

Junior Division – Violin Studio II / Viola

Nolan Auyeung

Merrick Avenue Middle School
Merrick, NY
Session I & II

Spencer Chu*

Montessori Academy of London, Private Lessons
London, Ontario, Canada
Session I & II

River Brown

Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians
Wilmington, DE
Session I

Eric Chang

John Burroughs School
Saint Louis, MO
Session I

Hugo Lin*

Trinity School
New York, NY
Session I

Artemis Meister

The Brearley School
New York, NY
Session I

Rohan Sangani

Central Middle School
San Carlos, CA
Session I

Zixuan Roy Zhou

Hong Kong International School
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong
Session I

Celine Cho

Yewon Art School in Korea
Epping, New South Wales, Australia
Session II

Nicole Chu

German Swiss International School
Hong Kong
Session II

Freya Price

Settlement Music School
Philadelphia, PA
Session II

Will Rohrs

Tuckahoe Middle School
Henrico, VA
Session II

Kate Xu*

Auckland, New Zealand
Session II

Christopher Yun*

North Bethesda Middle School
Bethesda, MD
Session II

Junior Division – Violin Studio III

Henna Lam

Stone Valley Middle School
Alamo, CA
Session I

San Lee

Zach Elementary School
Fort Collins, CO
Session I

Serafina Luk

The ISF Academy / Yip’s Children’s Choral and Performing Arts Centre
Clear Water Bay, Hong Kong
Session I

Zen Parris

Correia Middle School
San Diego, CA
Session I

McKenna Petersen

Dean Leaman Junior High
Fulshear, TX
Session I

Momo Sasaki

Ashburton Elementary School
North Bethesda, MD
Session I

Nathan Teng

Carmel Valley Middle School
San Diego, CA
Session I

Melinda Yeh

Taipei American School
Cupertino, CA
Session I

Mary Grace Cale

Glen Allen, VA
Session II

Oliver Chu

Montessori Academy of London, Private Violin lessons
London, ON
Session II

Michael Chu

German Swiss International School/ Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong
Session II

Ethan Kim

Sandy Run Middle School
Dresher, PA
Session II

Florence Lau*

Pasadena Conservatory of Music
Temple City, CA
Session II

Abigail Lee

Bergen County Technical Schools, Teterboro Campus
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Session II

Channa Lee*

Black Rock Middle School
Bryn Mawr, PA
Session II

Cecilia Price

Everglades Elementary School
Royal Palm Beach, FL
Session II

Junior Division – Violin Studio IV

Sophie Ku

ISF Academy
Hong Kong
Session I

Cooper Li

Knox Grammar High School
Sydney, Australia
Session I

Ji-yeon Shin

Manhattan School of Music
Bronxville, NY
Session I

Eleanor Tall

Marymount School of New York
New York, NY
Session I

Kimber Wu

Amy Violin Studio
Pleasanton, CA
Session I

Molly Xie

Edmondson Elementary School
Brentwood, TN
Session I

Yuiko Yamaguchi

Los Alamos Middle School
Los Alamos, NM
Session I

Claire Yang

Ambrose Elementary School
Winchester, MA
Session I

Alice Hu*

Horace Mann School
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Session II

Samuel Kim

Medina Elementary
Bellevue, WA
Session II

Ava Kung

Andover, MA
Session II

Harin Lee

Starling Pre-College at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music
Dunbar, WV
Session II

Tsz Hin Pei

St. Paul’s Co-educational College
Hong Kong
Session II

Kanon Takahashi

Liberty Middle School
Tampa, FL
Session II

George Yang

Newark Academy
Livingston, NJ
Session II

Victoria Zhang

Cantiague Elementary School
Jericho, NY
Session II

Junior Division – Cello Studio I

Chloe Auyeung

Calhoun High School
Merrick, NY
Session I

Jay Jaewoo Choi

Tenafly Middle School
Tenafly, NJ
Session I

Ainslea Hong

The Brearley School
New York, NY
Session I

Max Lu

Dwight Englewood School
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Session I

Mark May*

Grisham Middle School
Round Rock, TX
Session I

Woojin Oh*

Pioneer Heritage Middle School
Frisco, TX
Session I

Amy Wei*

The Chapin School
New York, NY
Session I

Henry Xi*

Jericho Middle School
Jericho, NY
Session I

Anthony Kim

Brier Terrace Middle School , Krentz Cello Studio
Mountlake Terrace, WA
Session II

Claire Kim

Lower Lab School
New York, NY
Session II

Madison Kim

Basis Ahwatukee
Phoenix, AZ
Session II

Keruixi Ma

Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Guangdong, China
Session II

Thomas Menezes

Peabody Preparatory Institute
Pikesville, MD
Session II

Alexis Shih*

The Westminster School
Atlanta, GA
Session II

Sophie Shih*

The Westminster School
Atlanta, GA
Session II

Mabelle Zhang

Farragut Middle School
Knoxville, TN
Session II

Junior Division – Cello Studio II

Ryan Yan*

The Peddie School
Princeton, NJ
Session I & II

Anahit (Aeon) Bashir

Stanford Online High School
Eden Prairie, MN
Session I

Brian Mandigo*

Horace Mann School
New York, NY
Session I

Naomi Schnarch*

SAR Academy/Thurnauer School of Music
Tenafly, NJ
Session I

Sophie Yijun Shao*

Manhattan School of Music Precollege
Lakeville, CT
Session I

Bayan SongXu

Our Lady Star of the Sea School
Auckland, New Zealand
Session I

Ella Whang

Pelham Middle School
Pelham, NY
Session I

Cerin Yoo

Albert Einstein Academy
San Diego, CA
Session I

Anastasia Catanus

Venado Middle School
Irvine, CA
Session II

Audrey Chan

Rising Star at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music
Vaucluse, New South Wales, Australia
Session II

Chelsea Jang

Homeschool
Frisco, TX
Session II

Ethan Keyoung

Long Island School for the Gifted/ Manhattan School of Music Pre-College
Manhasset, NY
Session II

Michael Li

Jericho High School
Jericho, NY
Session II

Rinon Sawada*

Mill Street Elementary School
Naperville, IL
Session II

Lyra Song

Keys School
Los Altos, CA
Session II