Jennifer Koh is recognized for intense, commanding performances with dazzling virtuosity and technical assurance. A forward-thinking artist, she is dedicated to exploring a broad and eclectic repertoire, while promoting diversity and inclusivity in classical music. Koh has expanded the contemporary violin repertoire through a wide range of commissioned projects and has premiered more than seventy works written especially for her. Named Musical America’s 2016 Instrumentalist of the Year, Koh has also won the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the Concert Artists Guild Competition, and an Avery Fisher Career Grant. She is the artistic director of arco collaborative, an artist-driven nonprofit that fosters a better understanding of our world through musical dialogue.