alan qi cao
I started apprenticing for my dad, Jin An Cao, when I was sixteen-years-old, but even before that I watched him work all the time. My dad established our company in 1995, starting our violin making adventure. In 2008, I went to the Violin Making School of America in Utah to continue studying the fine art of making and restoring violins and cellos. I studied how to play violin under Ji Zhe, Principal First Violin of Henan Symphony, and after I moved to America I kept up my playing studies with Rosalie MacMillan, a VMSA violin teacher. Because I am a player, I understand what a player wants and I always keep this in mind when making violins. I know how to craft and improve a violin to a player’s wishes and standards. This is why I won the Certificate of Tone Award from Violin Society of America during their 2018 International Competition.
Jin an cao
Jin An Cao, our owner, who has been making violins for over 36 years and the winner of the 2018 VMAAI (Violin Makers Association of Arizona International) Competition's Violin Gold Metal, Grand Champion Best In Show, and 2017's VMAAI Overall Violin Gold Metal.