

Starting violin at age 4, She was the first-place winner in the graduate entrance exam in the orchestra department at Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. Her private students have been admitted by a lot of famous music colleges in China and the USA. She is an experienced teacher for 13 years. She values passionate performances, collaborations, and making modern music more approachable for today’s audiences. She played in Merkin Hall, Lincoln Center in May 2022.ĭan is also a new music promoter. She was the first place winner in the 2022 Music International Grand Prix For Adult String and Third place winner for the ensemble. She also won the American Music /Contemporary Music Competition in many other international competitions. She won the concerto competition in Italy “LIMF” and the special prize. She won the Quebec International Music Competition, "Bonn and Salzburg" Grand Prize Virtuoso. She has a long repertoire list including more than 30 baroque, classical, romantic, and contemporary concerti.ĭan has received many honors and awards for her work as a solo and chamber musician, including 1st place and top scholarship in the Three Arts Scholarship Competition, and a multi-time winner of the CCM concerto competition, a multi-time winner of a Doug Davis Endowment Performance Award. She also played in Carnegie hall in 2021. She played chamber music recital with legendary violinist Maxim Vengerov at Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves in 2019. Qiao has performed as a solo and chamber musician at such prestigious festivals as Beijing Modern Music Festival, Baroque Summer Festival, Mostly Modern music festival (Saratoga Springs, NY), Euro Music Festival (Halle, Germany), Rencontres Musicales Internationales des Graves (Bordeaux, France), and the Jubilee International Music Course (Opole, Poland), Lunigiana International Music Festival (Italy), Brevard Music Festival (NC, USA). In addition to music, Lila enjoys exploring Cincinnati and petting any dogs she can.ĭan Qiao has enjoyed a vibrant career as a concert violinist and chamber musician performing in concerts around the world, including in China, Germany, France, Poland, and the USA. She is looking forward to expanding her studio of violinists, violists, and early composers and to creating a safe environment that inspires students to have fun while learning new skills. She has experience teaching both private lessons and group sectionals. Catherine Lees at CCM while she finishes her Master’s Degree in viola performance. Here, she worked with children and enjoyed watching the progress they made every rehearsal and being able to support them in their growth as young musicians. Prior to starting her masters at the University of Cincinnati, she worked with the Sarasota Youth Orchestra. Lila is a strong proponent of new music and loves composing for viola.

During her time there, she was heavily involved in orchestra, multiple chamber groups, as well as being a founding member of Florida State University’s New Music Ensemble, Polymorphia.

She received her Bachelor’s of Music in Music Composition and Music Theory from Florida State University where she studied under dr. She began playing at the age of 9 and continued throughout school, with involvement in multiple ensembles around the area. Lila Reeser is a violist and composer from Parrish, Florida.
