MUSIC TUTTI 2010
Shanghai Trio of Toronto
(Jessica Fang Jia, violin; James Xia, cello; Carol Di Lin, piano)
Jessica Fang Jia was born into an artistic family in Shanghai, where she began learning to play the violin at age four from her father and Prof. Shixiang Zhang. At age ten she entered into the Music School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory. After graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she joined the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra as a violinist. Before she moved to Toronto, she studied with Prof. Ulrich Edelmann in Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As an active soloist and chamber musician, Jessica has appeared in various concerts in Toronto.
James Xia began his cello studies at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music Middle School, and then move on to the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. While in China, he became an active participant in the Beijing Ballet Team Orchestra Symphony and the National Popular Music Orchestra Symphony. Before moving to Toronto, James studied at the University of Hartford Music School, and soon joined the Hartford Symphony Orchestra and became a teacher at the Hartford Music School Community Department. Currently, James is a cello and piano teacher, and has been invited by many orchestras as a guest cellist.
Carol Di Lin started her first piano lesson at the age of three. She was accepted into the Shanghai Conservatory of Music affiliated primary school and the middle school, studied with Mr. Zi Je Wu and Mr. Da Lei Fan. She came to Toronto in 1989, enrolled in the Royal Conservatory of Music, receiving her diploma in piano performance. She then furthered her study in piano and harpsichord performances in the University of Toronto, receiving her undergraduate degree in piano performance. Her teachers included Clifford Poole, Patricia Parr and Colin Tilney. Ms. Lin has been an active performer and adjudicator in various concerts and festivals. She is also keen on working with young children. She has been teaching music in schools and daycare centers. Ms. Lin currently runs a private music studio and works as the music director at Grace Christian Reformed Church in Scarborough.