June Spotlight: Teaching Artist Johnna Wu

We sat down with our violin teaching artist Johnna Wu to hear about her path to becoming a professional musician, her background in improvisation and other genres of music, as well as her unique teaching philosophy.

For the month of June, we sat down with Circle Circle Arts violin teaching artist Johnna Wu to hear about her path to becoming a professional musician, her background in improvisation and other genres of music, as well as her unique teaching philosophy and advice for students wanting to explore the violin. Check out the video interview with Johnna, and enjoy clips of her recording of Charles Ives’ Violin Sonata No. 4!

Johnna Wu is an active performer, improviser, and educator in North America, Europe, and Asia. Based in Brooklyn, Johnna is the founder of the electro-acoustic chamber ensemble PinkNoise, which uses improvisations to meld her interests in contemporary music, Chinese folk music, jazz, tango, and musical theatre. She received her Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University, with degrees in Biology and Musicology, and obtained a Masters of Music degree in violin performance at The Juilliard School under the tutelage of Joseph Lin. In 2015, she was the only artist awarded the Fulbright Scholarship to study in Germany, and was sponsored by the State Department of the United States and the Federal Republic of Germany for studies at the Universität der Künste Berlin.

Learn more about Johnna and sign up for her in-person and online lessons in violin today!