Jeremy Zhu (violin, chamber ensembles) MM, Eastman School of Music; BM, Performance / Ed. Shanghai Conservatory of Music/Normal University. Studied with Peiwen Yuan, Charles Castleman, John Celentano.

He serves as full time faculty in violin and chamber ensemble, and Co-chair of the String Department. He had taught in both pre-college and college in U.S and China, including SUNY Brockport and Roberts Wesleyan College, New York. He gives masterclasses in various parts of the States and overseas. His life has been focused on teaching for more than two decades. His philosophy of “The way to approach the understanding” has been effective in his teaching from the junior students up to the concert musicians. He was commented as "…a supportive colleague in any situation, and he has the capability of being a fine teacher" by James Dunham of New England Conservatory; “…what I have learned from him improved my performance abilities incredibly. He helped me to re-establish my understanding and concepts of the professional life. It is totally incomparable…” by Jeremy Hill of New York Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. His name appeared in press in US and overseas in various languages: His student “…credits him for pushing … creatively.” by Democrat & Chronicle Rochester NY. "Zhu has influenced her (Dr. Linda Hsu of University of Central Arkansas, formerly Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) more than any other teacher she has learned from...there are several aspects of music that Zhu as taught her, including sound production, style and the pulse of the music..." by Arkansas Democrat - Gazette River Valley & Ozark, “…his dedicated teaching inspired me (Chang Guo, concert violinist, formerly Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra) as a soloist in many ways from my recitals to working with the orchestra, sharing with Zhu about the ideas and philosophy of music has brought a result of today’s performance which I feel more mature …” by Actividad Cultural" R.O.Chile.

His students have won prizes in solo and chamber music in international competitions. They give recitals on international stages, such as Carnegie Hall, National Concert Hall of Taiwan, and festivals from American Fine Arts Festival and From The Top, to Santiago Spring Symphonia Festival of R.O.Chile, and International Johannes Brahms Society Pörtschach, Austria. They soloed with leading orchestras, including Taipei Symphony Orchestra, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra; are commissioned to premiere in International Contemporary Composition Conference and acclaimed by important composers such as George Crumb, Samuel Adler, Laurent Mettraux; and were invited to perform in White House. They have been reviewed, interviewed by major media such as New York Concert Review, Democrat & Chronicle Rochester NY, "Actividad Cultural" R.O.Chile, People's Daily of P.R.China, China Times of Taiwan; TV/radio broadcast including WXXI TV and 91.5FM radio, NPR, National TV/Radio Broadcast of Bulgaria, of Chile, and of Taiwan. They are in leading orchestras such as New York Philharmonic, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and also become the faculty members of universities.

He has performed in recital, chamber music, solo with orchestra, and lectured recitals, also served as the leader / concertmaster of various ensembles/orchestras in U.S. and abroad. At age 18, he was already in the first violin section of TV/Radio Broadcast Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonic Orchestra, and Philharmonic Chamber Players in Shanghai. He is the founder of the Gabriel Trio. His performances were acclaimed by the renowned musicians: "expressive playing with very good facility…" by Donald Weilerstein"; "…dedicated with a remarkable drive to excel…a talented violinist with excellent physical gifts for the instrument and good musical ideas…" by Charles Castleman; "…he is endowed with a natural gift for the violin, the possessor of a fluid technique, a uniquely beautiful tone and an intuitive musical expression. An excellent performer as a soloist and also an enthusiastic participant in chamber music…" by John Celentano.

Besides the teaching and performance, he is deeply interested in the acoustics of violin and bow based on different traditional making theories for more than fifteen years. He also enjoys listening to the performances of the historical violinists as well as of vocalists and other instrumentalists through heritage recordings. All become the sources of his life-long learning.