Cellist Jing Zhao has established herself internationally as one of the most versatile cellists of her generation. She has performed with conductors such as Yuri Bashmet, Myung-whun Chung, Jean Fournet, Eliahu Inbal, Kenichiro Kobayashi, Lorin Maazel, Ricardo Muti, Andris Nelsons, Seiji Ozawa, Mikhael Pletnev, Muhai Tang, Jaap van Zweden.

A passionate chamber musician, Jing is playing regularly with Martha Argerich, Guy Braunstein, Boris Berezovsky, Bertrand Chamayou, Michael Guttman, Igor Levit, Emmanuel Pahud, Trevor Pinnock, Vadim Repin, Antoine Tamestit, Maxim Vengerov and Lilya Zilberstein.

Jing Zhao has recorded Tchaikovsky trio with Martha Argerich and Doa Schwarzberg and 5 CDs for Victor entertainment in Japan.

The 1st prize winner of the prestigious ARD international competition in Munich in 2005, Jing Zhao started her music studies in China and Japan and then moved to Berlin, where she studied with David Geringas, being also mentored by Yo-Yo Ma and Rostropovich.

Jing currently plays on a Matteo Goffriller cello (1711) on a generous loan to her from a private foundation.