Kristy Kou is concertmaster with Shen Yun North America Company. She started learning music at the age of 5 and earned distinctions at multiple violin competitions. She studied with renowned violin teachers and then earned her bachelor’s degree, graduating magna cum laude, from Fei Tian College in New York. She won Bronze Medal at the Fei Tian Music Competition in 2023, and has performed at the Casalmaggiore Music Festival in Italy and Musiktage am Rhein in Germany.