Canadian violinist Sarah Ryu Ping made her solo debut with Orchestra London at the age of 14. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras and performed recitals across North America and Europe. Sarah holds a Bachelor of Music in Violin Performance from New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) in Boston, where she studied under the late James Buswell as a scholarship student.

Sarah has been featured live as a soloist on Toronto’s Classical 96.3 FM and has performed in prestigious venues including Boston Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the National Arts Centre, Place Des Arts, and George Weston Recital Hall. A dedicated chamber musician, she has collaborated with members of the Juilliard Quartet, Guarneri Quartet, Borromeo Quartet, and Orion Quartet. As a member of New England Conservatory’s Contemporary Ensemble, she worked closely with artistic director John Heiss and composer Gunther Schuller, giving the Boston premiere of Schuller’s Octet in Jordan Hall.

She has performed with major festivals across North America and Europe, including the Banff Centre Summer Music Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Centre d’Arts Orford, and Cursos Superiores De Musica, and have worked with world-renowned artists such as Midori, Pinchas Zukerman, and Victor Danchenko. Sarah has recorded with WGBH Boston Public Radio, Boston University, Harvard University, and Berklee College of Music. Orchestral performances include the Toronto Symphony Orchestra with Peter Oundjian and Itzhak Perlman, Boston Philharmonic Orchestra, New England Conservatory Philharmonia, and Orchestre de la Francophonie under the batons of Fabio Luisi, Hugh Wolff, Benjamin Zander, Ludovic Morlot, and Yan Pascal Tortelier.

A passionate advocate for music education, Sarah brings over 10 years of teaching experience in both private and group settings, working with students ages 4 through 18 at Boston’s North End Performing Arts Center, New England Conservatory Preparatory School, Melrose High School, and most recently, directing the strings program at Bethel Classical Academy. Early in her teaching career, she was awarded the Peter Chandler Memorial Award in recognition of her leadership, musical excellence, and contribution to Canada’s arts community.