Mann-Wen Lo, violin

Violinist Mann-Wen Lo performs extensively throughout the world in some of the most prestigious venues as a soloist and chamber musician. Mann-Wen has been a recurring artist in performances at Carnegie Hall, Jordan Hall, Alice Tully Hall, and Walt Disney Hall, among others. Featured on radio and TV broadcasts in the United States, Taiwan, Japan, and France, Mann-Wen has gained recognition at numerous competitions and awards. Most recently, her recording with the Mana Music Quartet featuring music of Queen Liliʻuokalani was awarded Instrumental Album of the Year at the 2021 Na Hoku Hanohano Awards.

Mann-Wen has been a featured artist and has recorded under labels such as Warner Classics, Navona Records, and CMH Label Groups. She has collaborated with musicians from world-renowned string quartets, including the Juilliard String Quartet, the Cleveland Quartet, and the Takács Quartet. Her festival appearances include Yellow Barn Chamber Music Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, Saito Kinen Festival, Hawaii International Music Festival, Hawaii Chamber Music Festival, and Rencontres Franco-Américaines de Musique Chambre. Mann-Wen is a member of Trio Magnoliana with her colleagues at the University of Houston pianist Andrew Staupe and cellist Eunghee Cho.

Mann-Wen's exploration beyond the Western Classical genre has led to collaborations with Grammy award-winning artists such as Jake Shimabukuro (ukulele), Bèla Fleck (banjo), and Kalani Pea (singer). She is also a recording artist with the Vitamin String Quartet, known for its popular renditions of rock and pop music.

To inspire and encourage everyone to lead a creative life through performances and teaching is Mann-Wen’s personal mission. In addition to her role as a Professor of Practice at the University of Houston's Moores School of Music, she is a recurring faculty at the Deutsch-Polnische Festival für junge Musiker in Bremen, the Montecito International Music Festival and Texas Music Festival. In collaboration with the Liliʻuokalani Trust and Mana Music Hawaii, Lo is a teaching artist mentoring young Hawaiian children and youths in various projects and summer programs. She has served as a jury member for the International Music Competition Opus 2022, Houston Virtuosi Concerto Competition 2023, and AAMA 10th Young Musicians Festival Competition.

A graduate of the University of Southern California (DMA) with an Outstanding Achievement Award, Lo also holds degrees from Yale School of Music (MM) the New England Conservatory (BM). She has worked closely with Ralph Kirshbaum, Roger Tapping, Daniel Phillips, Donald Weilerstein, and members of the Tokyo String Quartet, in addition to her primary mentors: Glenn Dicterow, Syoko Aki, and Masuko Ushioda.

Aside from music, Lo loves reading, drawing, cooking, and watching films. She also enjoys running, yoga, learning to play Go and experimenting with cameras in her spare time.