Jinan Laurentia Woo (first prize and Best Performance of Commissioned Work) is 15 years old and the youngest winner in the JIC’s history. She is currently a 10^th-grader and studies with Li Lin and Stella Chen at the Pre-College division of the Juilliard School. Laurentia made her orchestral solo debut at age 12 with the Salzburg Chamber Soloists, and she has been invited to perform with numerous orchestras in Asia, Europe, and North America. In 2021, Laurentia was accepted into the Perlman Music Summer Program as the youngest student. An avid chamber musician and humanitarian, Laurentia founded the Trio Camelia in Hong Kong, giving concerts and raising money to support the “Build A Music School” Foundation, providing opportunities for young children in Myanmar to learn instruments. In 2019, she won first prize at the Zhuhai International Mozart Competition for Young Musicians and in 2022 won the Vancouver Symphony Young Artists Competition.