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Siyu Zhang
2021 Violin Fellow
SIYU ZHANG (’15, '18) 27, born in Changchun, China, earned her master’s degree at Rice University, Shepherd School of Music. Siyu was selected for the 2017 Zarin Mehta Global Academy Fellowship and performed with the New York Philharmonic, and won the 2009 Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition. She serves as associate concertmaster in the Jacksonville Symphony and has performed with the Houston and Atlanta Symphony Orchestras.