Jingqi Zhu is a DMA conducting candidate at the University of Minnesota, where she conducts and assists nearly every orchestral, choral ensemble, and opera. In the community, she guest-conducts the Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphony Orchestra and assists the Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, Minnesota’s most highly regarded civic orchestra. She received the Music Director Fellowship with Spokane Symphony and was invited to masterclasses taught by Marin Alsop, Johannes Schlaefli, Carl St. Clair, James Ross, and James Lowe. As a pianist, Jingqi performed with Indiana University Chamber Orchestra under Carl St. Clair as the winner of the concerto competition. She holds a double degree in Master of Music at Indiana University Jacobs School of music in choral conducting and piano performance.