Emily Ho

First Violins

Emily Ho grew up in California where she began piano at age three and violin at age four.  She won the Interlochen Arts Camp Concerto Competition on piano and later went on to graduate as salutatorian of the Interlochen Arts Academy.  She continued her violin studies at Northwestern University where she graduated cum laude.  Her principal teacher at Northwestern was Blair Milton, a former member of the SLSO.  Emily Ho attended graduate school at Rice University, studying with Kathleen Winkler, before winning a position with the SLSO at the age of twenty-one.  She has performed with the Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Tanglewood Music Center, Music Academy of the West, Festival-Institute at Roundtop, Aspen Music Festival as an orchestral fellowship recipient, and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra on tour and at the Ravinia Festival.  In 2008, Emily Ho performed as soloist with the SLSO and conductor Nicholas McGegan.