Canadian-American violinist Sarah Ping made her solo debut with Orchestra London at the age of 14 as part of its Last Night of the Proms series. Since then, she has appeared as a soloist with numerous orchestras and performed recitals across North America and Europe. Sarah completed her studies at the New England Conservatory of Music (NEC) as a scholarship student, studying with the distinguished violinist James Buswell.

Sarah has been featured as a soloist on a live performance and interview on Toronto’s Classical 96.3 FM and has performed at some of North America’s most prestigious venues, including Boston Symphony Hall, Jordan Hall, Roy Thomson Hall, the National Arts Centre, Place Des Arts, and George Weston Recital Hall. She has also recorded for WGBH Boston Public Radio, Boston University, Harvard University, and Berklee College of Music. As a dedicated chamber musician, she has collaborated with members of the Juilliard, Guarneri, Borromeo, and Orion String Quartets.

Her orchestral career includes performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under Peter Oundjian and Itzhak Perlman, the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra under Benjamin Zander, Haffner Sinfonietta of Boston, and New England Conservatory Philharmonia. Sarah has served as concertmaster and principal second violin with the Banff Festival Opera and Orchestre de la Francophonie, and has performed under conductors including Fabio Luisi, Hugh Wolff, Ludovic Morlot, and Yan Pascal Tortelier. Sarah currently serves as the concertmaster of South Orange County Orchestra (SOCO).

Sarah has been featured at festivals across North America and Europe, including the Banff Centre Summer Arts Festival, Heifetz International Music Institute, Centre d’Arts Orford, and Cursos Superiores de Música. She has collaborated with distinguished artists such as Midori, Pinchas Zukerman, Donald Weilerstein, Joan Kwuon, Victor Danchenko, David Zafer, and Benjamin Bowman, concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera. As a member of the New England Conservatory Contemporary Ensemble, Sarah worked closely with composer Gunther Schuller and artistic director John Heiss, giving the Boston premiere of Schuller’s Octet in Jordan Hall, a work commissioned by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.

In addition to her performing career, Sarah is a passionate educator with over a decade of teaching experience. She has taught at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School, North End Music and Performing Arts Center, and Melrose High School, and currently directs the orchestral program at Bethel Classical Academy while maintaining an active private violin and viola studio in Orange County. Her students have earned principal positions in school orchestras, been selected for honors ensembles, and performed at community events, including Boston’s annual Trellis Lighting ceremony alongside Mayor Marty Walsh. Sarah is also the recipient of the Peter Chandler Memorial Award, recognizing leadership, musical excellence, and contributions to Canada’s arts community. Sarah is a member of Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC).