A native of Shanxi, China, violist Jikun Qin has appeared as a soloist, chamber musician and orchestral player across Asia, Europe and the United States, performing in renowned venues such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Symphony Center, Boston Symphony Hall, Kimmel Center, and Forbidden City Concert Hall.
Qin has performed with many orchestras and has served as a substitute musician with the New York Philharmonic, Philadelphia Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra. He is also a member of the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra.
An active chamber musician, Qin has collaborated with a wide range of ensembles. His festival appearances include the Perlman Music Program, Verbier Festival, Curtis Summerfest and China’s National Youth Orchestra. He has worked with distinguished artists such as Itzhak Perlman, Antoine Tamestit, Kim Kashkashian and Roberto Díaz.
Qin trained at the middle school attached to the China Conservatory of Music before moving to New York. After studies at the Juilliard Pre-College program, he completed both his bachelor’s and master’s degrees at the Juilliard School, where his principal teachers included Roger Tapping, Paul Neubauer, Molly Carr and Cynthia Phelps.
Jikun Qin joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra’s viola section in April 2026.
