Dindin Jingyi Wang: Born in China, Dindin Jingyi Wang began playing the violin at the age of 3. She was accepted to the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia at age 15, where she currently studies with Shmuel Ashkenasi and Pamela Frank. Previously, she held the Kohl Scholarship at the Colburn Music Academy in Los Angeles and also studied in Melbourne, Australia. Her previous teachers include Margaret Batjer and Ida Kavafian. At the age of 12, she became the youngest ever winner of the Australian Kendall National Violin Competition. More recently, she was awarded Second Prize at the 2022 Chicago International Violin Competition, and Third Prize at the 2024 New York Classic Violin Competition. In 2025, she was the First Prize winner of the Australian Dorcas McClean Traveling Scholarship and the Zhuhai Hengqin Mozart International Violin Competition.