Jennifer Cho

Born in Glendale, California, Jennifer Cho joined the California Symphony as Assistant Concertmaster in October 2013. She was appointed as Concertmaster by Donato Cabrera in 2017 and has also been a member of the San Francisco Opera first violin section since 2011.  Jennifer began her studies at the age of 7 and decided to pursue a career as a violinist in high school while studying with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Associate Concertmaster Alexander Treger.  She attended Crossroads School in Los Angeles before venturing east to The Juilliard School.  At Juilliard, Jennifer earned Bachelors and Masters degrees while studying with Stephen Clapp and Robert Mann.  For her graduate studies, she was chosen by the prestigious Jack Kent Cooke Foundation to be a Graduate Scholar.  The JKC Foundation financially supported her studies until she graduated with a Master’s Degree in 2008.

Hidden Talent

Jennifer is an avid gardener, creating a food forest landscape in her home in Petaluma with her husband, son, two cats, and five chickens.