Katie Xiang is from Winston Churchill HS in Potomac, MD, and will attend Brown University in 2024 for Engineering & Physics and Music. She studies viola and piano under Dr. Sungah Min and Dr. Svetlana Volkova, respectively.
Katie has been playing piano for 10 years under Dr. Volkova, placing in numerous state solo competitions, earning 2nd Prize in the William Knabe International Piano Competition, and performing solos with the Philharmonic Orchestra at the Maryland Classical Youth Orchestras(MCYO). She started viola with Dr. Min in 8th grade and has been a member of MCYO for 5 years (8th-12th). In 2022 she placed as the Maryland All-State Senior Orchestra 2nd violist. She was the principal violist for the 2023 Carnegie Hall Honors Performance Series program and won 2nd place for the Jack Weaver Memorial Competition.
Katie is a Director of Global Operations at Back to Bach and Co-Regional Director for College Park, MD.