Violinist Jennifer Hsuan Wang is a Boston-based performer and educator whose work bridges artistic excellence, movement-centered pedagogy, and community engagement. She holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from Boston University, where her doctoral research examined the application of Paul Rolland’s movement-focused pedagogy in a public-school string orchestra program. She is Level 3 endorsed by the Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society. Her work emphasizes cultivating freedom of movement, reducing unnecessary tension, and fostering expressive, healthy musicianship in young players.

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Since 2019, Jennifer has been a faculty member at the Boston Music Project, an El Sistema–inspired organization dedicated to empowering youth through music. In her role as Ensemble Director and Teaching Artist, she leads heterogeneous elementary string orchestras and presents professional-development workshops for fellow educators. She is also on faculty at Village Youth Conservatory in Newton, where she teaches violin and coaches studio class. Through her Instagram platform, she shares practical, movement-based teaching strategies designed to help string educators teach with creativity, clarity, and effectiveness, reaching an audience of over 2,000 followers.

 

An active orchestral musician, Jennifer has served as Concertmaster of the Boston Civic Symphony since 2022. She regularly performs with local ensembles including the Boston Philharmonic Orchestra and Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra, and has appeared as a soloist at venues such as the Harvard Musical Association and the Boston University Tanglewood Institute.

 

Jennifer’s musical work extends beyond traditional concert settings. From 2024 to 2025, she served as Principal Artist with MusiCare, an initiative of the Boston University School of Music and Boston Medical Center. In this role, she offered live and improvised virtual performances for ICU patients, using music to foster connection, presence, and comfort during moments of vulnerability. She believes deeply that music’s highest purpose is to serve its listeners.

 

Jennifer is a recipient of the Boston Public Schools Arts Expansion Grant, the Outstanding Achievement in Art Award from the Zonta Society of Taiwan, and the Ou Kang Scholarship from Taipei University of Education. She studied violin with Peter Zazofsky at Boston University.