1. LISA YI DONG, CELLO
237 East 24th Street, NY, NY 10010|lyd210@stern.nyu.edu| 949.542.2811
COMPETITIONS, AWARDS, HONORS
 Capistrano International Chamber Music Festival Honors Group, performed with Fischoff 2014 winner –
Telegraph Quartet (Summer 2015)
 New York Debut Performance in Carnegie’s Weill Recital Hall, playing Dmitri Shostakovich’s CelloConcerto
No.1 (2013)
 Chosen for the National Cello Institute Advanced Residency Program (Summer2013)
 Featured Solo Performer for Strings at Sunset, a special presentation to the community of The Salvation
Army’s Pioneer School of Music (Summer 2013)
 Soloist and Principal Cello with The Orange County School of the Arts touring throughout London and
Birmingham (Summer 2013)
 Awarded first prize of the International American Protégé Competition(2012)
 Principal and Solo Cello with the Orange County School of the Arts(2011-present)
 Featured Solo Performance of the West Coast Premiere of Michael Dougherty’s composition, Jackie’s Song
(2012)
 Awarded honors distinction with the Junior Chamber Music program.(2011)
CHAMBER, AND ORCHESTRAL EXPERIENCE
 New York University – Prague, Chamber Music Quintet (Fall, 2015)
 Capistrano International Chamber Music Festival (Summer 2015)
 Under the direction of Maxim Eshkenazy as a part of the Pacific Youth Symphony Orchestra, performed six
to seven times annually at the Renee and Henry Segerstrom Hall(2010-2014)
 Principal Cellist, Orange County School of the Arts(2011-2014)
 Principal Cellist, The Pioneer Cello Choir(2011-2014)
 Sectionals, Masterclasses and side-by-side performances with the Pacific Symphony(2010-2014)
 Cellist, Orange County School of the Arts Chamber Music Program(2010-2014)
 Cellist, Orange County School of the Arts String Quartet,(2010-2013)
 Cellist, Junior Chamber Music Honors Quintet (2011)
 Section Cello, Pacific Symphony Santiago Strings (2007-2010)
 Annual orchestral performances in Disneyland (2006-2010)
OUTREACH/EXTRACURRICULARS
 Volunteer performances at The Salvation Army’s Homeless Shelter(2010-present)
 Volunteer performances at The Military Outreach Variety Show of San Clemente, reaching out the families of
military personnel (2013)
 Volunteer performances at The Salvation Army Tustin Ranch(2010-present)
 Volunteer performances at Orange County School of the Arts(2010-2014)
 Organized and performed at the International Salvation Army event, “The Gathering” in Pasadena, CA (2012)
 Organized and performed at the National Salvation Army Advisory Board event in San Diego, CA(2011)
 Showcase cello and interact with children at the “Kid’s station” during Pacific Symphony’s Family Concerts
held in Renee and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall(2012-2013)
EDUCATION
New York University 2016, Spring
Jiafan Shi
2015, Spring
Sylvia Yi-Chun Chen
The Pioneer School of Music 2010-2014
Principal teacher, Sarah Koo
Private Instruction 2007-2010
Principal teachers: Wendy Liu