Jessica Kartawidjaja, violin

Jessica Kartawidjaja is an 18-year-old violinist from Jakarta, Indonesia. She attends the New England Conservatory as a student of Soovin Kim. She graduated from the Walnut Hill School for the Arts in 2023 and studied with Peter Zazofsky at the New England Conservatory Preparatory School. Her past teachers include Julianne Lee and Nicole Jeong. She has been involved in NEC Prep's Chamber Music Intensive performance Seminar (CHIPS) and Youth Philharmonic Orchestra (YPO). She was co-concertmaster of the Boston Ballet Next Generation Orchestra, where they performed at the Citizens Bank Opera House in 2023 and 2024. Her previous performances include Walnut Hill's 50th Anniversary at the Shalin Liu Performance Center in Rockport, "Back to Bach" virtual concert, and a solo recital at the Walden Performing Arts Center at Concord. She placed as runner-up at the Concord Young Artist Concerto Competition and received first prize at the Brockton Symphony Youth Concerto Competition. In past summers, she participated in the Singapore Violin Festival, Greenwood Music Camp, Yellow Barn Young Artist Program, Chamber Music Northwest Young Artist Institute and Music@Menlo's Young Performers Program.