About Us

Founder

Violet Pan

Violet Pan is a highly accomplished musician and teacher . A native of Beijing, China, Ms. Pan earned a position in the Central Opera house at fifteen years old, becoming the concert mistress only a few years later. Violet is a graduate of Beijing Conservatory and student of Wang Huae-Yi, Concertmaster of the Central Philharmonic in Beijing. Upon moving to America, she applied and was accepted to San Francisco Conservatory and The Juilliard School of Music but ended up going to the Brooklyn Conservatory of Music. She has a full time studio in Charlotte, NC with students holding concertmaster and principal positions in the Charlotte Youth Orchestras, North Carolina Western Regional Orchestra, and the North and South Carolina All-State Orchestras.

Previous students have attended The Heifetz Institute summer program,The Perlman Music program ,Indiana Summer String Academy, Meadowmount, Interlochen, and have won awards in state and local competitions, including but not limited to the Bales Violin Competition, Young Artist Competition in Charlotte, Hilton Head Concerto Competition, and the Charleston Young Artists Competition.

Violet has a tremendous commitment to student learning. She believes that nothing takes the place of hard work. Patience, student commitment, parent support, and detailed, consistent instruction over time make accomplishment on the violin a source of personal joy and a lesson for life.

Violet currently serves as Violin professor in Chun University.

Victoria Pan

From Charlotte, North Carolina, Victoria Pan began her studies on the violin at age four. Her past teachers have included David Russell, Weiwei Le, Hye-jin Kim, Ara Gregorian, and Miriam Fried and Donald Weilerstein at the New England Conservatory of Music where she completed her studies. She has had the pleasure to solo with both the Charlotte Symphony and Charleston Symphony Orchestras and has attended festivals such as Kneisel Hall, the Heifetz Institute, the Taos School of Music, Four Seasons Winter Workshop, Banff Centre for the Arts, and Music in the Vineyards. She was also a member of Highland St., a quartet which won the Honors Ensemble Competition at NEC 2017-2018. Over the last two years, Pan moved from Boston to Charlotte to help bring the knowledge and inspiration from her music education and experience back to her community where she continues her passion for teaching and for sharing music with others.

Gregory Pan

Gregory Pan, a native of Rock Hill, South Carolina, is a versatile musician known for his talents as a violinist, composer, arranger, producer, and educator. From a young age, he was immersed into the world of music through the constant influence of his violin teacher mother, and highly-talented violinist sister. Pan's curiosity led him to explore a variety of musical styles, styles that have been implemented in his performances around the United States and around the world. With a strong classical foundation, Pan's musical interests span across several genres, but he primarily focuses on orchestral scoring and pop music production. His compositions, characterized by their melodic focus and motivic structure, have been described by audiences as "catchy" and "memorable". In addition to his musical pursuits, Pan plays a pivotal role in the Violet Violin Summer Academy at Chun University each year, where he shares his expertise in music theory, violin, choir direction, and other fundamental musical skills with young and aspiring musicians.

Pan's dedication to music education extends beyond the summer academy, as he has been a private violin instructor with a dedicated studio for more than four years. He also arranges music for large ensemble performances, including choirs and digital productions. Through his teaching and arrangements, Pan continues to inspire and nurture the next generation of musicians, hoping to leave an enduring legacy in his community and beyond. Pan will be continuing his degree this fall at the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts.