Overview
Work History
Education
Festivals
Awards
Principal Teachers
Timeline
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Pou I Chao

Chicago,IL

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience

Work History

Substitute Percussionist

Symphony in C
01.2025

Percussionist

Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago
01.2024 - Current

Percussionist

Northbrook Symphony
01.2024 - Current

Education

Bachelor of Music - Performance

DePaul University
03-2026

Festivals

Aspen Music Festival

With the Deanna J. Anderson Life & Legacy Percussion Fellowship

2026

Brevard Music Festival

2025

Eastern  Music Festival

2024

Awards

Concerto runner-up for the DePaul University Concerto competition 2026

DePaul University Dean's List Award for 2024-2025

Macau Special Talent Scholarship Award in Music 2023-2026

Concerto winner for Macau Youth Symphonic Band for 2022

Principal Teachers

Cynthia Yeh

Principal Percussionist of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra

Eric Millstein

Assistant Principal Percussionist of the Lyric Opera of Chicago

Ian Ding

Former Assistant Principal Percussionist of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Timeline

Substitute Percussionist

Symphony in C
01.2025

Percussionist

Oistrakh Symphony of Chicago
01.2024 - Current

Percussionist

Northbrook Symphony
01.2024 - Current

Bachelor of Music - Performance

DePaul University
Pou I Chao