Biography

My story with music didn’t begin the way people often expect. I wasn’t swept away by a life-changing concert or struck by love at first sound. I started learning the violin at the age of six simply because my mum thought it’d be nice for me to learn an instrument, and violin happened to be the one she picked.

Coming from a non-musician family, classical music wasn’t something I grew up surrounded by. In fact, my passion back then was drawing. Violin, by contrast, felt like a disastrous-level extracurricular: unnatural posture and screechy sounds (as any beginner knows). If you had told six-year-old me that I’d one day choose this as a career and willingly go practice on my own, my jaw would’ve dropped.

But that’s how life works, full of surprises you never saw coming.

Thanks to my parents’ and teacher’s persistence, something eventually shifted. At seven, I gave my first public performance as a prize winner at a gala concert in one of Shanghai’s concert halls. Standing onstage in front of a few hundred people, bathed in the bright glow of spotlights, I felt proud in a way I never had before. Maybe that was the moment when music and I became inseparable.

Of course, it wasn’t all smooth sailing. There were frustrations and moments of doubt. But in the final year of high school, standing at a crossroads of choosing what’s next, I had a moment of clarity: I want to play the violin. I want to be a musician.

That decision felt like a fog lifting.

Not long after, I found myself in London at the Royal College of Music, surrounded by unbelievably talented musicians and immersed in a sea of inspiration. I couldn’t have felt happier about making the right choice. London has brought me so many valuable opportunities and memories. My time at the College, along with experiences such as the ENO Evolve scheme, the Orpheus Sinfonia Foundation Programme, and the Chipping Campden Music Festival, has shaped me both musically and personally (and I’m now very excited to take part in Sinfonia Smith Square!).

I love how music lets me explore different cultures, histories, and places — through tours, festivals, and the repertoire itself. And I treasure those magical moments when I connect with an audience, communicating something wordless but real. That’s the power of music: connection. It’s intangible and unforgettable.

Outside of music, I’m a huge fan of the visual arts, from ancient sculpture to modern photography. I also love reading about history. Maybe I just love anything that tells stories.

And perhaps that’s why music became my calling. Because to me, it’s not just sound — it’s story, emotion, and something deeply human.