Sherri Zhang began the violin at the age of five with support from her musical parents and family. She holds a bachelor’s degree in violin performance from the New England Conservatory and duel Master’s Degree in Violin Performance and Suzuki Pedagogy from the Cleveland Institute of Music. During her studies, she served as both the concertmaster and principal second violin of the NEC Philharmonic Orchestra and the CIM orchestra. Her primary teachers include Joseph Gatwood, Yuri Namkung, Paul Biss, and Stephen Rose. Sherri has attended music festivals and played in masterclasses for prominent artists and teachers across the country, Canada, China, Europe and the Philippines.
Sherri joined the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra’s first violin section in 2022. Since then, she has also performed regularly with the Milwaukee Symphony, Madison Symphony, Wisconsin Philharmonic and Elgin Symphony. Sherri is also the newest member of Kontras Quartet, a well established string quartet based in the greater Chicago area. During her time in Washington, D.C., Sherri performed with the Annapolis Symphony, Alexandria Symphony, and New Orchestra of Washington. As a performer with a great passion for teaching, she held a large violin studio in the DMV area and was on faculty at the Levine School of Music. Sherri also served as a Suzuki Violin faculty member for the Baldwin-Wallace Conservatory Preparatory School in Cleveland, Ohio.
Aside from being an avid chamber musician, Sherri also serves as Director of Operations for Tallgrass Chamber Music Festival. She recently moved to Chicago and looking forward to exploring new neighborhoods and new restaurants with her pup Penny!