Isabella Zhou

Isabella Zhou, aged 11, is currently a 5^th grader at Lang Rang Elementary School in Thousand Oaks. She has been studying violin at the Colburn School since  the age of 5  under Mrs. ShihLan Lavner.

Through 2001 to 2005, Isabella has performed in several masterclasses with renowned artists such as Kerson Leong , Martin Beaver and Alexander Treger, and already garnered numerous awards.

These include First Places at the Henry Schwab Violin & Viola Competition in the B Category in 2024 and at the 2022 and 2023 Glendale MTAC Concerto Competitions in the Junior Violin Division.

Isabella was also a Silver Medalist at the Bach Complete Works Finals in Southern California’s Junior Bach Festival in September 2024, and a prizewinner in the SCJBF All-Strings Regionals of 2023 and 2025, the 2023 Glendale MTAC Contemporary Festival and the 2024 and 2025 MTAC VOCEs.

Most recently,  Isabella won Second Place at the Culver City Symphony Orchestra Concerto Competition in its Junior Division in 2025 leading to appearances as soloist with the Orchestra.

As a chamber musician, she has performed with the Glendale MTAC String Quartet.

In her spare time, Isabella enjoys volunteering in her community to clean up parks and beaches, dancing ballet, painting, and making Chinese pasta and dumplings.