Born in Tianjin China, Fang Gao started her violin studies at the age of four. She received the Master of Music Degree in Violin Performance at the Tianjin Conservatory of Music in 2011. From 2009 to 2012, Ms. Gao was a faculty member at the Wenning Guan Studio for Strings and Musical Arts, Tianjin Conservatory of Music and at the Sunshine School of Arts. She was a member of the first violin section of the Tianjin TEDA Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Gao came to the United States to be with her husband Weicheng Zhao in 2012. One year later, she enrolled in the Graduate Certificate program and studied with Susan Feldman in Baroque Violin Performance at the University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music, while holding a Colburn Foundation Scholarship. Private study of Baroque Violin has been with Elizabeth Blumenstock, David Wilson and study of Modern Violin has been with Suli Xue and Lynn Blakeslee. In 2014, Ms. Gao entered the Concerto and Solo String Division Competitions sponsored by the California Association of Professional Music Teachers who gave her the highest rating of Unanimous Superior. She has been interviewed by TV stations “LA 18” and “Fairchild TV” from Canada.

Ms. Gao has performed with her husband in the United States and Canada, and has been featured as an ensemble member in the Corona del Mar Baroque Music Festival, Berkeley and San Francisco Early Music Festivals. She teaches violin at her studio and continues to perform concerts on both the Baroque and Modern Violins.