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Shijie Ma

Shijie Ma
Cello
Fellow
2024
Age
23
Birthplace
Nanjing, Jiangsu, China
School
New England Conservatory
Compeers
Josh and Collette Ramirez; Kelly Teich
Scholarship
The Tedeschi Family Endowed Scholarship

Shijie is currently earning his master’s degree at the New England Conservatory, studying with Blaise Dejardin. In 2021 he won third prize in the Primuz International Strings Competition, and he was the first prize winner in the 2017 Vienna International Music Competition for chamber music. He has performed as the principal cellist with the New England Conservatory’s New Music Ensemble, and as a guest chamber performer with the Jiangsu Grand Theatre.