Muse Event Musician

Ms. Ding is currently pursuing her Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Stony Brook University under the tutelage of Laurence Dutton and Matthew Lipman. She’s a teaching assistant for the undergraduate orchestra, and chamber music at SBU. Before entering the DMA program at SBU, Ms. Ding received her Master’s degree from the prestigious Orchestral Performance Program in 2020 from Manhattan School of music, as well as a post-graduate Professional Study Certificate in viola performance in 2019. From 2017 to 2019, she studied at New England Conservatory for her first Master’s degree in viola performance. She received her BM degree from Mannes. Her principal teachers include Craig Mumm, Karen Dreyfus, Patinka Kopec, Dimitri Marruth, Daniel Panner, and James Dunham.

Ms. Ding is a prize winner in numerous competitions, such as Fuchs Chamber Competition and Widder String Quartet Competition at Manhattan School of Music, International Shining Stars Competition, International Virtuoso Competition, New York Artists International Competition, and New York International Music Concourse. She has performed at many festivals and concert venues, such as at Aspen Music Festival, Young Artist Program at Canada National Art Center, Music Mountain Festival, Mozarteum Summer Music Festival, Sarasota Music Festival, Heifetz Music Festival, Summit Music Festival, Bowdoin International Music Festival, Maine Chamber Music Seminar. And different venues, such as Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Merkin Hall, Alice Tully Hall, Symphony Space, etc.

Ms.Ding also plays at private events.