Heifetz 2026 Student Roster
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Chamber Music Seminar:
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 Scholar:
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
Hoi Yan Belle Chang
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Yuen Long, Hong Kong
Seohyun Choi
Jeonju, South Korea
Stephanie Ho
Colburn Music Academy
Taipei, Taiwan
Hyejin Kim*
Chamber Music Seminar
Indiana University Jacobs School of Music
Seoul, South Korea
Khaos Kook*
Lakeside School
Shoreline, WA
Hsin-Yu (Jennie) Lin
Cleveland Institute of Music
Kaohsiung, Taiwan
Zihao Tang
Chamber Music Seminar
The Juilliard School / Shanghai Conservatory of Music
Shanghai, China
Meiyu "Charlie" Wu
Cleveland Institute of Music
Guangzhou, China
Senior Division – Violin Studio II
Cody Conley
Manhattan School of Music
Pittsburgh, PA
Bella Jeong
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Julia Nakajo Li
Manhattan School of Music
Baltimore, MD
Haseung Nam*
String Scholar
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Alma Vink
Royal Conservatoire of The Hague
Netherlands/UK
Yinbo Wang
The Juilliard School
Beijing, China
Elim Wong*
Jasper High School
Dallas, TX
Joseph Zamoyta
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Senior Division – Violin Studio III
Emily Chen*
Buffalo Grove High School
Chicago, IL
Jiwon Choi
Chamber Music Seminar
Yale School of Music
Seoul, South Korea
Sean Jang
Northwestern University
Geneva, Switzerland
Yeongeun Kim
New England Conservatory
Seoul, South Korea
Anson Leung*
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Hong Kong
Yeji Lim
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
Boston, MA
Abigail Yoon*
Northwestern University
Tenafly, NJ
Jingheng Zhang
Chamber Music Seminar
Curtis Institute of Music
Sanhe, Hebei, China
Senior Division – Violin Studio IV
Jiles Defosse*
Broadneck High School
Annapolis, MD
Lyu Huang*
The Juilliard School
Nanjing, China
Katie Liu*
Columbia University
Portland, OR
Alexandra Maynard*
Indiana University
Houston, TX
Cooper Olsen
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
Bloomington, IN
Jasmine Qian
Stuart Country Day School
Princeton, NJ/ Hong Kong, China
Jenna Son*
Stanford University
Davis, CA
Kate Vo
Laurel Springs High School/San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College
Palo Alto, CA
Senior Division – Viola Studio I
Joy Hsieh*
Eastman School of Music
Atlanta, GA
Wednesday Hsu
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
Taipei, Taiwan
Yunji Jang
Chamber Music Seminar
Curtis Institute of Music
Philadelphia, PA
Bailin Jian
String Scholar
Curtis Institute of Music
Beijing, China
Yangyang Liang
The Juilliard School
China
Brooke Lowry
Gulliver Prep
Miami, FL
Adalyn Sidon
Roosevelt High School
Des Moines, IA
Yu-Heng Wang
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
Clifton Park, NY
Senior Division – Viola Studio II
Nolan An
Chamber Music Seminar
The Juilliard School
Lexington, MA
Pin-Chen Chen
National Hsinchu Senior High School
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Erika Cho
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Ridgewood, NJ
Greta Coleman
New England Conservatory
Pittsburgh, PA
Olivia Doolin
Munster High School
Munster, IN
Carson Howell*
New England Conservatory
Beach City, TX
Hana Jang*
St. Paul’s School
Geneva, Switzerland
Rohan Sangani*
Homeschool
San Carlos, CA
Senior Division – Cello Studio I
Ian Jang*
St. Paul’s School
Geneva, Switzerland
Amy Jong*
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music
Diamond Bar, CA
Geonhoon (Theo) Kim
Peabody Conservatory of the Johns Hopkins University
Hwacheon, South Korea
Joshua Kováč
Chamber Music Seminar
Colburn School
Johnson City, TN
Seeun Kwon
Chamber Music Seminar
Seoul National University
Seoul, South Korea
Serena Li*
Scarsdale High School/Juilliard Pre-College
Scarsdale, NY
Rachel Lin*
Chamber Music Seminar
New England Conservatory
San Jose, CA
Oooju Robinson
Eastman School of Music
Irvine, CA
Senior Division – Cello Studio II
Ernie Carbajal*
Chamber Music Seminar
University of California
Thousand Oaks, CA
Melanie Chang*
The Brearley School / Juilliard Pre-College
New York, NY
Wei-Cheng Chu
WU-Ling Senior High School
Taoyuan, Taiwan
Abigail Feng
The Juilliard School
Syracuse, NY
Ethan Hess
String Scholar Recipient
Eastman School of Music
Raleigh, NC
Lekai Li
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Beijing, China
Benjamin Mandigo*
Horace Mann / Juilliard Precollege
New York, NY
Robin Shin
Indiana University Jacob’s School of Music
Palisades Park, NJ
Junior Division – Violin Studio I
Julie Lee
Peabody Preparatory
Manassas, VA
Session I
Neil Liu
West Island School
Hong Kong, China
Session I
Daniel Lu
Fort Settlement Middle School
Houston, TX
Session I
Rino Ohashi*
Aichi, Japan
Session I
Aiden Ryu
Seoul Foreign School
Seoul, South Korea
Session I
Serena Shi
The Pingry School
Berkeley Heights, NJ
Session I
Cora Tenny
Manhattan School of Music – Pre-College Program / Dalton School
New York, NY
Session I
Maddie Yan*
Greenhill School
Dallas, TX
Session I
Hugo Anderson
Lakeside School
Seattle, WA
Session II
Liam Cawley*
Special Music School
New York, NY
Session II
Chloe Chu*
Bannockburn Elementary School
Bethesda, MA
Session II
Jennifer Jeongwon Kim
Calvary Christian School
Irvine, CA
Session II
Christopher Li
Manhattan School of Music (Precollege Division)
Darien, CT
Session II
Liam Liao
Blach Intermediate School
Loa Altos, CA
Session II
Keiko McCue
Poolesville High School
Clarksburg, MD
Session II
Celia Tang
Wellington College International Hangzhou
Hangzhou, China
Session II
Junior Division – Violin Studio II / Viola
River Brown*
Temple University Center for Gifted Young Musicians
Wilmington, DE
Session I
Henry Li
Juilliard Precollege
New York, NY
Session I
James Li
Scarsdale Middle School
Scarsdale, NY
Session I
Hugo Lin*
Trinity School
New York, NY
Session I
Asher Moore
Fugman Elementary
Fresno, CA
Session I
Amanda Nunez
Franklin Academy
Plantation, FL
Session I
Parker Renshaw
Nickels Intermediate School
Byron Center, MI
Session I
Shi (Nunu) Sun
The Brearley School
New York, NY
Session I
Mia Zheng
Saint Kentigern Girls’ School
Auckland, New Zealand
Session I
Larry Zuo
Milton Academy
Boston, MA
Session I
Nolan Auyeung*
Merrick Avenue Middle School
New York, NY
Session II
Petar Dell'Olio
Forsyth Woods Elementary
Orlando, FL
Session II
Ethan Hwang
Northern Valley Regional HS at Demarest
Demarest, NJ
Session II
Christopher Jin
Easton Area Middle School
Easton, PA
Session II
Ella Lee
Juilliard Pre-Collage
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Session II
Evan Mueller
New Trier High School
Winnetka, IL
Session II
Brendan Tan
Harrow Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Session II
Mattia Wang
Boston, MA
Session II
Emi Yoshioka
Woodridge Elementary School
Bellevue, WA
Session II
Alexander Zhu
Catlin Gabel School
Portland, OR
Session II
Junior Division – Violin Studio III
Liam Alexander
Macomb Middle School
Chicago, IL
Session I
Charlotte Chan
Immanuel Christian School
Alexandria, VA
Session I
Ethan Kim*
Sandy Run Middle School
Dresher, PA
Session I
Jane Lee
Kent Gardens Elementary School
Falls Church, VA
Session I
Momo Sasaki*
North Bethesda Middle School
Tokyo, Japan
Session I
Qinhao (Raymond) Shi
Melbourne Camberwell Grammar School
Melbourne, Australia
Session I
Emily Shih
Montessori School of Beaverton
Portland, OR
Session I
Aiden Zhang
Haycock Elementary School
Falls Church, VA
Session I
Lou Couaillier
Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School
Brooklyn, NY
Session II
Yuna Lee
Germantown Academy
Gwynedd, PA
Session II
Olivia Lee
Norwood Public School
Bergen County, NJ
Session II
McKenna Petersen*
Dean Leaman Junior High School
Fulshear, TX
Session II
Sisira "Huyin" Phudech
Richmond Hill, Ontario, Canada
Session II
Erin Qiu
Stoller Middle School
China
Session II
Xiaohan Sha
New York, NY
Session II
Sandra Wang
Ocean Grove Charter School/San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-Colledge
San Jose, CA
Session II
Junior Division – Violin Studio IV
Mary Grace Cale*
Glen Allen, VA
Session I
Yik Ming Fu
Independent Schools Foundation, HK
Hong Kong SAR, China
Session I
Alyssa Lin
Crystal Springs Uplands
Hillsborough, CA
Session I
Oscar Lu
Greensboro Day School
Greensboro, NC
Session I
Lena Nagashima
Edgemont Jr. High School
Scarsdale, NY
Session I
Elsa Nordstrom
Montessori Academy of Cincinnati
Cincinnati, OH
Session I
Eleanor Tall*
Marymount School of New York
New York, NY
Session I
Timothy Yu*
International School in Bellevue
Bellevue, WA
Session I
Edison Barton
Sprague Middle School
Cypress, TX
Session II
Alexis Chao
Canadian International School of Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Session II
Jacob Chung
Wood Oaks Junior High
Northbrook, IL
Session II
Uma Sky Fisher
Carmel School Hong Kong
Hong Kong
Session II
Sabine Han
Denver School of the Arts Middle School
Denver, CO
Session II
Hailey Lam
Stone Valley Middle School
Alamo, CA
Session II
Elizabeth Seleznev
Guildhall Junior
London, UK
Session II
Joy Zhan
The Bear Creek School
Seattle, WA
Session II
Junior Division – Cello Studio I
Elijah Chung
Explorer Middle School
Seattle, WA
Session I
Abigail Wooyoung Chung
Korea International School
Seoul, South Korea
Session I
Gavin Im
Westminster Schools
Atlanta, GA
Session I
Jasper Ji
Davidson Academy Online
Irvine, CA
Session I
Christian Moore
Granite Ridge Intermediate School
Fresno, CA
Session I
Siwoo (Daniel) Jeon
Chadwick International
South Korea
Session I
Alex Tang
Hillview Middle School
Menlo Park, CA
Session I
Suri Wang
Los Angeles, CA
Session I
Peixin Gu
Shrewsbury International School Bangkok Riverside
Bangkok, Thailand
Session II
Thea Kim
Buckingham Browne & Nichols School
Boston, MA
Session II
Sophia Li
Seely Place School
New York, NY
Session II
Keruixi Ma*
Shenzhen, China
Session II
Hexiao (Shawn) Wang
BASIS International School Guangzhou
Guangzhou, China
Session II
Ryan Yin
RCM Taylor Academy
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Session II
Jamin Yoon
Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences
Santa Monica, CA
Session II
Catherine You
Princeton Charter School
Princeton, NJ
Session II
Junior Division – Cello Studio II
Hyun Lee
Lakeridge Middle School
Lake Oswego, OR
Session I
Mikka Leeser
Brooklyn Waldorf
New York, NY
Session I
Adeline Pan
Manhattan School of Music
New York, NY
Session I
Sofia Stanev Potts
Friends Select School
Philadelphia, PA
Session I
Lucas Tejada
East Ridge Middle School
Ridgefield, CT
Session I
Sebastian Unglaub
Amos A. Lawrence School
Brookline, MA
Session I
Saketh Viswanathan
Blach Intermediate School
Los Altos, CA
Session I
Adrian Zhang
Victoria Conservatory of Music
Victoria, BC, Canada
Session I
Xinyu Bian
Ningbo British International School
Ningbo, China
Session II
Zian Guan
Central Conservatory of Music, Affiliated Middle School
Beijing, China
Session II
Yuju Lee
Chadwick International
South Korea
Session II
Candice Li
Barker College
Sydney, Australia
Session II
Zihan Liao
Manhattan School of Music Pre-College
Great Neck, NY
Session II
Angeline Sun
Qing Dao, China
Session II
Luke Tang
Saint Kentigern Boys’ School
Auckland, New Zealand
Session II
Alan Wu
Eastman Community Music School
Pittsford, NY
Session II