Jayden King

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Jayden started his violin study at the age of 3 and since then he has been performing as a soloist at some major venues such as Carnegie Hall and Merkin Concert Hall. With his exceptional music talent, Jayden was accepted to Juilliard Pre-College Division when he was 7. At the Pre-College, Jayden is studying under the tutelage of Professor Masao Kawasaki.

Jayden has won numerous prestigious competitions as First Prize and Grand Prize winner. He recently won the second prize at the International Violin Competition Henri Marteau in 2026, and Gold Medal in the 2024 Bravura Philharmonic’s Annual Young Artists Concerto Competition, and he was the youngest Gold Medal winner. Jayden will be performing at the winners’ concert with the Bravura Philharmonic Orchestra in June. He also won the Grand Prize at the 2024 New York Laureate International Music Competition. In 2023, at the age of 8, he was the youngest First Prize winner at the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition and the youngest Grand Prize winner ever at the 2023 Camerata Artists International Competition. Jayden was the First Prize winner at the 2023 Hill Concerto Competition, VIVO International Music Competition for 2019 to 2023 (also received the Gold Prize Award in 2023), and 2021 Crescendo International Music Competition.

As one of the highlights of his violin journey, Jayden made his solo debut with the Lindeblad Orchestra at the age of 6. As First Prize winner in 2023, Jayden performed with the Camerata New Jersey Orchestra at the Camerata Artists International Competition’s Winners’ Concert, and the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra at the Hill Concerto Competition’s Winners’ Concert.

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