DAVID DO
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, VIOLIN & VIOLA INSTRUCTOR
EXPERIENCE
Violinist, David Do, is the second violinist of the The Julius Quartet. He has appeared as an international soloist at the Chichibu International Music Festival in Japan. There, he performed with the Chichibu Festival Orchestra and San Jose Chamber Orchestra. Together, they premiered a commissioned work by Kerry Lewis. As a founding member of The Julius Quartet, Do has heavily contributed to cultivating a distinguished voice in the chamber music world since its formation in 2012.
The Julius Quartet strives to spread the values of chamber music to diverse communities, in addition to presenting their diacritic expression within the music. Swiftly rising to critical acclaim, the group was awarded First Prize at the Chamber Music Yellow Springs Competition, First Prize at the first annual MA-ASTA String Quartet/Quintet Competition by unanimous vote, and was nominated for the Harvard Musical Association’s Arthur Foote Award.
The quartet’s expressive personality has been commended for leaving audiences “mesmerized by its resonant sound” (The Collegiate Times). This has led to performances all over the North America, in venues such as Bing Concert Hall, Bargemusic, the Shalin Liu Performing Arts Center, The Moss Arts Center, the Museum of Fine Arts, the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, and Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall.
In February 2019, the quartet collaborated with The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza and award-winning Texas composer Jesus Martinez. They performed in tribute to both the Museum’s thirtieth anniversary, and the fifty-fifth anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. They performed newly commissioned work “The Sixth Floor” – a stirring journey from the darkest days of 1963 to a deeper understanding of the enduring legacy of President Kennedy, and what lies beyond.
EDUCATION
Do is a graduate of The Boston Conservatory where he studied with Markus Placci. He received an Artist Diploma from the John J. Cali School of Music at Montclair State University. There, he worked with Yi-Wen Jiang, the renowned second violinist of the Shanghai Quartet. Prior to his conservatory career, David began his formal training at San Francisco Conservatory’s Preparatory Division. There, he studied with Doris Fukawa. Most recently, as part of the Peak Fellowship, David served as an Assistant Chamber Music Coach at the Meadows School of the Arts at Southern Methodist University.
DAVID IN ACTION
