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Roger Shao
Violin
ROGER SHAO 24, born in Fuzhou, China, has completed his master's degree at The Juilliard School, studying with Daniel Phillips, Masao Kawasaki, and Ann Setzer. He won second prize at the 2017 Hong Kong International Violin Competition. Roger has performed with the Chamber Music Society Fort Worth and at the Schiermonnikoog Festival in The Netherlands.