Mei Chang

Violinist Mei Chang was born in Taipei, Taiwan, and grew up in São Paulo, Brazil.

She completed her Bachelor’s degree in Violin Performance at São Paulo State University (UNESP), under the guidance of renowned Brazilian violinist Ayrton Pinto, formerly of the Boston Symphony; and a Master’s in Violin Performance with Peter Zazofsky at Boston University. There she also had extensive chamber music training with the Muir String Quartet and the great violist Raphael Hillyer. She became a DMA dropout after completing the required courses but ultimately opting for the pursuit of orchestral jobs. 

Mei is a former member of the Hong Kong Philharmonic, and the Orquesta Sinfónica de Galícia, in Spain. She was also the acting concertmaster for the Eugene Symphony for a season during the short time she lived in Portland, Oregon. Currently a member of the Pasadena and Long Beach Symphonies, she is also active in the Film and TV recording community in Los Angeles.

Having retired her shoulder rest after thirty years of not knowing why there was something between her and her violin, she performs fittings for Frisch & Denig Chinrests, helping professionals, students and amateurs alike in their quest for freedom from excessive tension.

As a certified Paul Rolland String Pedagogy teacher, she regularly presents for the Paul Rolland String Pedagogy Society Workshops and mentors PRSPS Certification training courses.

Mei is the lucky custodian of a Carlo Antonio Testore violin made around 1730 in Milan, an Arlie Moran violin completed in 1990 in Los Angeles, and a very young Baroque violin (b. 2023) by Gabriela Guadalajara, of NYC.