About
Julia Jacobsen is a violinist and marketer with a mission to bring greater diversity, equity, and accessibility to the classical music industry. She will soon complete her violin performance and marketing studies at the University of South Carolina, where she is studying with Dr. Ari Streisfeld. Julia is the Principal Second Violinist of the Spartanburg Philharmonic, a section violinist with the Aiken Symphony, and frequently plays with the South Carolina Philharmonic and Long Bay Symphony, among other orchestras in the Carolinas. Previously, Julia has attended the National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute, Decoda Chamber Music Festival, Interlochen Violin Institute, and Piccolo Spoleto Rising Stars Series. This summer, she will be heading to Graz, Austria to perform in the orchestra with the American Institute of Musical Studies for six weeks. Outside of playing, Julia works as the Creative Marketing Manager for Boulanger Initiative, a nonprofit organization that promotes women and gender-marginalized composers.