These concerts are the North Carolina Symphony debut for Sirena Huang.

Praised by The Baltimore Sun for her “impeccable technique…deeply expressive phrasing…and poetic weight," Sirena Huang has been the recipient of numerous accolades and awards. She is the Gold Medalist of the 11th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and was also awarded eight of the eleven special prizes. In 2017, she was awarded first prize at the Elmar Oliveira International Violin Competition and won the New York Concert Artist Worldwide Debut Audition. Other honors include first prize of the 6th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians, first prize and the Audience Award at the Cooper International Competition, the Hahnloser Prize for Violin at the Verbier Music Festival in Switzerland, and top prizes at the Singapore International Violin Competition and the Shanghai Isaac Stern International Violin Competition.

Huang made her solo debut with the National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra in 2004 at the age of nine. She has been featured as a soloist with more than 50 ensembles including the New York Philharmonic; The Cleveland Orchestra; the symphony orchestras of Indianapolis, Baltimore, Shanghai, and Singapore; and the Staatskapelle Weimar in Germany. She has appeared as a guest artist at the Verbier Festival, Marlboro Music Festival, Ravinia Festival, Aspen Music Festival and School, Newport Classical, Music in the Mountains, Eastern Music Festival, Artist Series Concerts of Sarasota, and many others.

In addition to her TED Talk “An 11-year-old’s magical violin” in 2006, Huang has been featured on numerous radio and television broadcasts including WQXR’s Young Artists Showcase and NPR’s From the Top.