Performer Biography

Virginia Kao

Virginia Kao is pursuing an Artist Diploma in oboe performance at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where she studies with Jeffrey Rathbun, Assistant Principal Oboe of The Cleveland Orchestra. Virginia earned her Master of Music degree from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music and Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Princeton University. Her major teachers include Russell deLuna, Mingjia Liu, Christopher Gaudi, and Louis Rosenblatt.

Between her undergraduate and graduate studies, Virginia worked as an intellectual property paralegal at law firms and Fortune 100 companies in New York City. During this time, she played the oboe in Camerata Notturna, an orchestra comprised of amateur and professional musicians. After spending over a decade in law, Virginia is following her passion in music.