Jing was born on the "Piano Island" of
Gulangyu Island in
Xiamen,
Fujian, China. She began studying violin at the age of 4, and was named a member of the
Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra at age 15. At age 17, she took up viola and began studying at the
Shanghai Conservatory of Music. At age 21, she received a full scholarship from the
Royal Academy of Music in London. She then earned a second degree from the
Mozarteum University of Salzburg,
Austria, also on full scholarship, where she studied under viola master Thomas Riebl. She became viola principal of
Camerata Salzburg and the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra. In 2009, at 25 years old, she was named Associate Principal of the
Frankfurt Radio Symphony (
Hr-Sinfonieorchester). In 2012, Jing returned to China, where she was named professor and chair of the viola department at Xiamen University. In 2014 she released her first CD album, "Kulangsu: Through the Strings of Time," which included works of Bach, Paganini, Saint-Saens, Schumann and Sarasate. In 2015, she began touring as a soloist, performing in the
Shanghai Concert Hall and other major venues around the world. In 2016, she established the Jing & Friends crossover band, and in 2017 she recorded a single with the punk band Collapsing Scenery. In 2021, Warner Beijing Label released her electronic music single "New World." In 2024, she moved to the United States. She now lives in Princeton, New Jersey, and is president of the Chinese String Musicians Association and a member of U.S.-China Young Leaders' Forum. ==Five-String Soprano Viola==